| Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1851 - 496 pages
...sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought... | |
| 1852 - 388 pages
...one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of deserlpfrom 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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
...of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from west and to the northwest of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...different distances, at times moving with great celerity, and at others stalking on with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very... | |
| 1852 - 702 pages
...the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillais 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... | |
| Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1854 - 588 pages
...most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from the west and to the north-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...different distances ; at times moving with great celerity, and at others stalking on with a majestic slowness : at intervals we thought they were coming in a... | |
| Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1855 - 446 pages
...the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from the west to the 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... | |
| Moulton Hampton (pseud.?), Henry E. Davenport (pseud.?) - 1855 - 336 pages
...pillars of sand at various distances, sometimes moving with great velocity, sometimes stalking on with majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us, and smalt quantities of sand did actually reach us more than once : again... | |
| Moulton Hampton, Henry E. Davenport (pseud.?) - 1856 - 330 pages
...pillars of sand at various distances, sometimes moving with great velocity, sometimes stalking on with majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually reach us more than once : again... | |
| William Chambers - 1856 - 570 pages
...pillars of sand at various distances, sometimes moving with great velocity, sometimes stalking on with majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually reach us more than once : again... | |
| Henry E. Davenport - 1857 - 336 pages
...pillars of sand at various distances, sometimes moving with great velocity, sometimes stalking on with, majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually reach us more than once : again... | |
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