 | James Augustus St. John - 1831 - 336 pages
...one of the most magnificent 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,...times moving with great celerity, at others, stalking on with a majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm... | |
 | Robert Jameson, James Wilson, Hugh Murray - 1831 - 382 pages
...surely one of the most magnificent 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 times moving with great velocity, at others stalking on •with majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pages
...the world. In the vast expanse of desert from west to north-west of us, we saw a prodigious number of pillars of sand at different distances; at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a few minutes to overwhelm... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 pages
...surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert from west to north of us we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with majestic slowness: at intervals we thought they were coming in a few minutes to overwhelm us;... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - 1832 - 446 pages
...one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from west and to north-west of us we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand,...times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm... | |
 | Theodore Edward Hook - 1832 - 494 pages
...sigbt, surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In the vast expanse of desert, from W. to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stately or with a majestic slowness ; at intervals we thought thev were coming in a very few minutes... | |
 | Augustin Calmet - 1832 - 1060 pages
...world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pulars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness ; at intervals wo thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm... | |
 | Robert Jameson, James Wilson, Hugh Murray - 1833 - 394 pages
...surely one of the most magnificent 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 times moving with great velocity, at others stalking on with majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in... | |
 | 1834 - 438 pages
...— Having reached the vast expanse of desert which lies to the west and north-west of Chendi, they saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, and at others stalking on with a majestic slowness. At intervals, the party thought they should be... | |
 | 1836 - 496 pages
...surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In the vast expanse of desert, from west to northwest of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...at different distances, at times moving with great velocity, at others stalking on with majestick slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in... | |
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... few minutes to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds. 
