 | History - 1790 - 522 pages
...twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blulh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for 1 fcarce could turn to fall upon -the ground with my head to the -northward j •when I felt the heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as it... | |
 | 1790 - 612 pages
...ground. It was a Jtin.l of hluih upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I icarce could turn to fail upon the ground with my head to the northward, when...Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple h.ize, which I faw, was indeed paflTed, but the light air that liill blew was of heat to threaten futfocation.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1790 - 728 pages
...with my head to the no.thward, \vhen I felt the heat of its curreht pl.iinlv upon my face. We ;i'i lay flat on the ground as if dead, till Idris told us it wai blown over. The meteor or purple haze which 1 faw, w»s indeed piffled, but the light air that... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1790 - 606 pages
...the ground. It was a kind of blufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I fcarce could tum to fall upon the ground with my head to the northward, when I teft the heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1790 - 734 pages
...upon the ground with my head to the northward, when 1 felt the heat of its current pLiinlv upon mv face. We all lay flat on the ground as if dead, till Iilris told us it was blown over. The incîcor or purple haze which 1 faw, wjs indeed p.iflcd, bur... | |
 | George Gregory - Philosophy - 1796 - 620 pages
...twelve feet high from the ground. It was_ a kind of blufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for 1 fcarce could turn to fall upon the ground with my...heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay fiat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The me:eor, or purple haze, which... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - Botany - 1798 - 472 pages
...twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of a felufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I fcarce...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat upon the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it wns blown over. The meteor, or purple haze which... | |
 | Thomas Dick - Atmosphere - 1799 - 200 pages
...to fall upon the ground, with my head to the north, when I felt the heat of its current plainly on my face. We all lay flat on the ground as if dead,...was blown over. The meteor or purple haze which I saw was indeed passed, but the light air which still blew was of heat to threaten suffocation. For... | |
 | John Boyd Greenshields - 1800 - 174 pages
...high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly ; for I scarce could turn to fall upon the ground, with my head to...was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which I saw, was indeed passed ; but the light air that still blew, was of heat to threaten suffocation. For... | |
 | John B. Greenshields - 1806 - 164 pages
...high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly ; for I scarce could turn to fall upon the ground with my head to the northward, when I felt the heat cf its current plainly upon my face." Bruce' s Travels. The effects of the Simoom are felt in places... | |
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I scarce could turn to fall upon the ground, with my head to the northward, when I felt the heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which I... 
