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" ... of them looked larger and as bright as the star Sirius; of course they look dim when seen in ground fogs, but there was not any fog on the night in question; there was however a muddy closeness in the atmosphere, and at the same time a considerable... "
Tales of the Cymry: With Notes Illustrative and Explanatory - Page 114
by James Motley - 1848 - 186 pages
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The Saturday Magazine, Volumes 16-17

1840 - 534 pages
...strong, much bluer than that of a candle, and very like that of an electric spark, and three or four of them looked larger and as bright as the star Sirius; of course they look dim when seen m ground fogs, but there was not any fog on the night in question ; there was however a muddy closeness...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 16

Periodicals - 1840 - 272 pages
...strong, much bluer than that of a candle, and very like that of an electric spark, and three or four of them looked larger and as bright as the star Sirius;...and at the same time a considerable breeze from the south-west. Those Will-o'-the-wisps which shot horizontally invariably proceeded before the wind towards...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 16

Periodicals - 1840 - 274 pages
...strong, much bluer than that of a candle, and very like that of an electric spark, and three or four of them looked larger and as bright as the star Sirius...and at the same time a considerable breeze from the south-west. Those Will-o'-the-wisps which shot horizontally invariably proceeded before the wind towards...
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Natural Phenomena

Natural phenomena - 1846 - 142 pages
...strong, much bluer than that of a candle, and very like that of an electric spark, and three or four of them looked larger and as bright as the star Sirius;...and at the same time a considerable breeze from the south-west. Those Will-o'-the- Wisps which shot horizontally, invariably proceeded before the wind...
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On the Ancient British, Roman, and Saxon Antiquities and Folk-lore of ...

Jabez Allies - Folklore - 1852 - 532 pages
...rather of these ignes fatui, was very clear and strong, much bluer than that of a candle, and very like that of an electric spark, and some of them looked...fog on the night in question ; there was, however, a muggy closeness in the atmosphere, and at the same time a considerable breeze from the south-west....
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The Home friend, a weekly miscellany of amusement and instruction, Volume 1

Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 pages
...that of an electric spark, and three or four of them looked larger and as bright as the star Sirins ; of course they look dim when seen in ground fogs,...and at the same time a considerable breeze from the southwest. Those Will-o'-the- Wisps which shot horizontally, invariably proceeded before the wind towards...
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All the Year Round, Volume 5; Volume 25

English literature - 1871 - 632 pages
...and strong, much bluer than that of a candle, and very like that of an electric spark. Three or four of them looked larger, and as bright as the star Sirius....atmosphere, and at the same time a considerable breeze Prom the south-west. Those lights which shot horizontally invariably proceeded before the wind towards...
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All the Year Round, Volume 5; Volume 25

English literature - 1871 - 632 pages
...and strong, much bluer than that of a candle, and very like that of an electric spark. Three or four of them looked larger, and as bright as the star Sirius....and at the same time a considerable breeze from the south-west. Those lights which shot horizontally invariably proceeded before the wind towards the north-...
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