 | Robert Southey - 1812 - 290 pages
...The dreadful columns mov'd.—P. 193. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from VV. and to N. W. of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times... | |
 | James Bruce - 1813 - 584 pages
...north. At one o'clock we alighted among some acacia-trees at Waadi el Halboub, "having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified...the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 pages
...o'clock," says he, " we alighted among some acacia trees at \Vaadi cl Halboub, having gone twenty.one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified...by a sight, surely one of the most magnificent in (he world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars... | |
 | 1815 - 500 pages
...lightened, by the use we made of our provisions. On the 14th we were at once surprised and terrir fied by a sight, surely one of the most magnificent in the world. lu that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand,... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...DESERT. AT one o'clock we alighted among some acacia trees, «t Waadi el Halboub, having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified...in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from west to north-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, At... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 470 pages
...eddies of air and sand produced by the monsoon winds in Abyssinia is thus described by Mr. Bruce. " We were here at once surprised and terrified by a...in the world. In that vast expanse of desert from west and to northwest of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances,... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - 1819 - 490 pages
...called Waadi el Halboub; the word Waadi signifying such a place in the desert. In our way here we were at once surprised and terrified by a sight, surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In the vast expanse of desert from west to north west, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1821 - 296 pages
...to ride for many days without great fatigue. " — Hanway. The dreadful columns mov'd. — P. 1 92. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw... | |
 | 1822 - 384 pages
...Halhonh, having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once snrprised and terrified hy a sight snrely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from \V. to NW of ns, we saw a prodigions nnmher of pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 290 pages
...who visited the Abissinian source of the Nile, has given the following impressive account. " We were at once surprised and terrified by a sight, surely one of the most magnificent in nature. In the vast expanse of desert around us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different... | |
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We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with... 
