| Edward T W. Polehampton - Astronomy - 1815 - 568 pages
...expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I... | |
| C. Gros - French language - 1818 - 492 pages
...expanded in this manner; it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either* more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited (my uncle's)" philosophical*4 curiosity (to take a nearer view of it)". He ordered [4] accorder a ; [/] talent, ting.;... | |
| Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 pages
...expanded in this manner: it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 pages
...expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I... | |
| William Clarke (architect.) - Pompeii (Extinct city) - 1836 - 392 pages
...weight, expanded in this manner : it appeared sometimes oright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I... | |
| William Clarke (architect.) - Pompeii (Extinct city) - 1836 - 354 pages
...weight, expanded in this manner : it appeared sometimes oright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I... | |
| Charles Anthon - Classical dictionaries - 1841 - 664 pages
...expanded in this manner : it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I... | |
| John Miley - Christianity and culture - 1843 - 382 pages
...weight, expanded in this manner ; it appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I... | |
| Wilhelm Wittich - Earthquakes - 1845 - 432 pages
...expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it 'was cither more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He immediately ordered a light vessel to be got ready ; but... | |
| James Caughey - Methodist Church - 1847 - 376 pages
...expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I... | |
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