 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - 1900 - 458 pages
...give a more exact description of its figure than by comparing it to a pine tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased... | |
 | Richard Anthony Proctor - 1904 - 462 pages
...more exact description of its figure than by comparing it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches ; occasioned, I suppose, either by a sudden gust of air which impelled it, whose force decreased as... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1905 - 494 pages
...give a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to a pine tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches. It appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated... | |
 | Esther Singleton - 1908 - 528 pages
...proceed from Vesuvius. I can not give you a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up a great height in the form of a tall trunk, which spread at the top into a sort of branches ; occasioned, I suppose, either that the... | |
 | 1911 - 860 pages
...give a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to a pine tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger) - 1915 - 460 pages
...cannot give you a more exact description of itgjigure, than by resembling it to that of a pinetreeT for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into several branches ; because I imagine, a momentary gust of air blew it aloft, and then failing, forsook... | |
 | Edward Hutton - 1915 - 392 pages
...cannot give you a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into sort of branches ; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force... | |
 | Frances Ellis Sabin - 1921 - 552 pages
...to be Vesuvius. I cannot give you a more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pinetree, for it shot up a great height...of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into several branches; because, I imagine, a momentarygust of air blew it aloft, and then failing, forsook... | |
 | Sir John Alexander Hammerton - 1923 - 610 pages
...cannot give you a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a taK trunk, which spread at the top into a sort of branches, either because the force of the internal... | |
 | George Howe, Gustave Adolphus Harrer - 1924 - 660 pages
...to be Vesuvius. I cannot give you a more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height...of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into several brandies; because, I imagine, a momentary gust of air blew it aloft, and then failing, forsook... | |
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I cannot give you a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches... 
