| Marlborough coll, nat. hist. soc - 1880 - 152 pages
...light was exceedingly faint and languid: the buildings all around us tottered, and though we stood upon open ground, yet as the place was narrow and...there without certain and great danger: we therefore resolved to quit the town. The people followed us in the utmost consternation, and as to a mind distracted... | |
| Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff - 1880 - 136 pages
...The buildings tottered all around us ; and though they stood upon open ground, yet, the place being narrow and confined, there was no remaining there without certain and great danger: we therefore resolved to quit the town. The people followed us in the utmost consternation, and pressed in great... | |
| Blackie and son, ltd - 1880 - 406 pages
...light was exceedingly faint and languid; the buildings all around us tottered, and though we stood upon open ground, yet, as the place was narrow and confined, there was no remaining without imminent danger: we therefore resolved to leave the town. The people followed us in the utmost... | |
| Charles Morris - 1896 - 374 pages
...light was exceedingly faint and languid ; the buildings all around us tottered, and though we stood upon open ground, yet, as the place was narrow and...there without certain and great danger ; we therefore resolved to leave the town. The people followed us in the utmost consternation, and, as to a mind distracted... | |
| Charles Morris - 1902 - 524 pages
...light was exceedingly faint and languid ; the buildings all around us tottered ; and, though we stood upon open ground, yet as the place was narrow and...there without certain and great danger : we therefore resolved to quit the town. The people followed us in the utmost consternation, and, as to a mind distracted... | |
| George Willis Botsford, Lillie M. Shaw Botsford - 1903 - 352 pages
...the light was very faint and languid ; the buildings all round us tottered, and though we stood on open ground, yet as the place was narrow and confined, there was no remaining without imminent danger. We therefore resolved to leave the town. The people Plight of followed us... | |
| Charles Francis Horne - 1905 - 440 pages
...was still exceedingly faint and doubtful ; the buildings all around us tottered, and though we stood upon open ground, yet, as the place was narrow and confined, there was no remaining without imminent danger: we therefore resolved to quit the town. A panicstricken crowd followed us,... | |
| Sydney Tyler - 1906 - 438 pages
...was still exceedingly faint and doubtful; the buildings all around us tottered, and though we stood upon open ground, yet as the place was narrow and confined, there was no remaining without imminent danger. We, therefore, resolved to quit the town. "A panic-stricken crowd followed... | |
| 1906 - 594 pages
...was still exceedingly faint and doubtful ; the buildings all around us tottered, and though we stood upon open ground, yet as the place was narrow and confined there was no remaining without imminent danger ; we therefore resolved to quit the town. Effects of the Earthquakes. A panic-stricken... | |
| Esther Singleton - 1908 - 528 pages
...light was exceedingly faint and languid; the buildings all around us tottered, and, though we stood upon open ground, yet, as the place was narrow and confined, there was no remaining without imminent danger; we therefore resolved to leave the town. The people followed us in the utmost... | |
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