 ... fell without the protection which the streets and roofs afforded to the land. Wild, haggard, ghastly with supernatural fears, these groups encountered each other, but without the leisure to speak, to consult, to advise ; for the showers fell now frequently,...  The last days of Pompeii, by the author of 'Pelham'. - Page 397by Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1839Full view - About this book
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