 At length a glimmering light appeared, which we imagined to be rather the forerunner of an approaching burst of flames, as in truth it was, than the return of day. However, the fire fell at a distance from us : then again we were immersed in thick darkness,...  The midwife: or, The old woman's magazine - Page 137by Midwife - 1750Full view - About this book
 | John Russell (painter.) - 1748 - 324 pages
..." imaginary ones; and made the frighted multi** tude falfly believe § that Mifenum was actually *' in flames. At length a glimmering light '* appeared, which: we imagined to be rather the X ? " forerunner * Orig. f lures nujquam jam Jens ullas... interpretabanturt HE N. a multitude difbeliev'd... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - Latin letters - 1757 - 390 pages
...terrors by imaginary ones, and made the frighted multitude falfly believe that Mifenum was actually in flames.' At length a glimmering light appeared,...than the return of day : however, the fire fell at a diftance from us: then again we were immerfed in thick darknefs, and a heavy fhower of allies rained... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - Lawyers - 1807 - 424 pages
...terrors by imaginary ones, and made Ihe frighted multitude falsely believe that Miscnum was actually in flames. At length, a glimmering light appeared, which we imagined to * The Stoic and Epicurean philosophers held, that the world was to be destroyed by fire, and all things... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - Authors, Latin - 1809 - 340 pages
...terrors by imaginary ones, and made the frighted multitude falsely believe that Misenum was actually in flames. At length, a glimmering light appeared,...imagined to be rather the forerunner of an approaching burst of flames, (as in fact it was,) than the return of day; however, the fire fell at a distance... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...terrors by imaginary ones, and made the frighted multitude falsely believe that Misenum was actually in flames. At length a glimmering light appeared,...imagined to be rather the forerunner of an approaching burst of flames (as in fact it was), than the return of day ; however, the fire fell at a distance... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - Astronomy - 1815 - 568 pages
...terrors by imaginary ones, and made the frighted multitude falsely believe that Misenura was actually in flames. At length a glimmering light appeared,...imagined to be rather the forerunner of an approaching burst of flames (as in truth it was) than the return of day ; however, the fire fell at a distance... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 pages
...terrors by imaginary ones, and made the frighted multitude falsely believe that Misenum was actually in flames. At length a glimmering light appeared, which we imagined to b« rather the forerunner of an approaching burst of flames (as in truth it was) than the return of... | |
 | Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 pages
...terrors by imaginary ones, and made the frighted multitude falsely believe that Misenum was actually in flames. At length a glimmering light appeared,...imagined to be rather the forerunner of an approaching burst of flames, (as in truth it was) than the return of day : however, the fire fell at a distance... | |
 | 1830 - 570 pages
...the real terrors by imaginary ones, and made the frighted multitude believe that Misenum was actually in flames. At length a glimmering light appeared, which we imagined to be rather a fore-runner of an approaching burst of flames, (as in truth it was,) than the return of day: however,... | |
 | William Clarke (architect.) - Pompeii (Extinct city) - 1836 - 354 pages
...terrors by imaginary ones, and made the frighted multitude falsely believe that Misenum was actually in flames. At length a glimmering light appeared,...imagined to be rather the forerunner of an approaching burst ol flames, as in truth it was, than the return of day. However, the fire fell at a distance from... | |
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