| Sir John Barrow - 1805 - 444 pages
...secret of cloathing fire, seems one of the chief merits of " their pyrotechny. The whole concluded with a volcano, or " general explosion and discharge...the gardens, for above an hour after, in a cloud of intolera" ble smoke. Whilst these entertainments were going for" ward, the emperor sent to us a variety... | |
| 1805 - 590 pages
...the secret of clothing fire, seems one of the chief merits of their pyrotechny. The whole concluded with a volcano, or general explosion and discharge...the gardens for above an hour after in a cloud of smoke. Whilst these entertainments were going forwards, the emperor sent to us a variety of refreshments,... | |
| 1805 - 552 pages
...pyrotechny. The whole concluded with a volcano, or general explofionand difchargepf (uns and ilars, Iquibs, bouncers, crackers, rockets, and grenadoes, which involved the gardens for above an hour alter in a cloud ofintolerable fmoke." Of this fpecies of exhibition, which nju ft produce a wonderful... | |
| James Johnson - 1807 - 430 pages
...of their pyrotechny. The whole concluded with a volcano, or general explosion and discharge of suns, stars, squibs, bouncers, crackers, rockets, and grenadoes, which involved the gardens for above an hour in a cloud of intolerable smoke." — BAUUOW. Confidence placed in the English. piled up on the beach,... | |
| R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 pages
...the secret of clothing fire seems one of the chief merits of their pyroteclmy. The whole concluded with a volcano, or general explosion and discharge...entertainments were going forward the emperor sent us a variety of refreshments, all which, as coming from him, the etiquette of the court required us... | |
| World - 1821 - 280 pages
...secret of clothing fire seems, indeed, one of the chief merits of their pyrotechny. The whole concluded with a volcano, or general explosion and discharge...rockets, and grenadoes, which involved the gardens where the fire-works were exhibited in a cloud of intolerable smoke for above half an hour afterwards.... | |
| 1839 - 272 pages
...clothing fire, seems one of the chief merits of their pyrotechny. The whole concluded with a valcano or general explosion and discharge of suns and stars,...above an hour after in a cloud of intolerable smoke. RECREATIONS IN NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. No. VI. ON CAPILLARY ATTRACTION (concluded.) IN our last article,... | |
| Thomas Richardson - 1865 - 652 pages
...burnished copper, and flashed like prismatic lightning, with every impulse of the wind. The whole concluded with a volcano or general explosion and discharge of suns and stars, squibs, crackers, rockets, and grenadocs, which involved the gardens for an hour in a cloud of intolerable... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1872 - 1318 pages
...diversity of form and colors, flashing in great splendor, and constantly changing. The whole concluded with a volcano, or general explosion and discharge of suns and stars, squibs, crackers, rockets, (641) and grenadoes, which involved the garden for above an hour in an intolerable... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1872 - 1318 pages
...diversity of form and colors, flashing in great splendor, and constantly changing. The •whole concluded with a volcano, or general explosion and discharge of suns and stars, squibs, crackers, rockets, \ and grenadoes, which involved the garden for above an hour in an intolerable smoke."... | |
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