 It is impossible to imagine desolation more complete ; we could see neither sun, earth, nor sky : the plain at ten paces distance was absolutely imperceptible : our beasts, as well as ourselves, were so covered as to render breathing difficult ; they...  A Gazetteer of the World: AA-Brazey - Page 781856Full view - About this book
 | 1828 - 488 pages
...nor sky ; the plain at ten paces was absolutely imperceptible ; our beasts, as well as ourselvn, were so covered as to render breathing difficult; they...Ammon, and the destruction of the Persian armies of Cam byses in the Lybian Desert, rose to my recollection with new impressions, made by the horror of... | |
 | Science - 1829 - 426 pages
...the plain at ten paces distance was absolutely imperceptible ; our beasts, as well as ourselves, were so covered as to render breathing difficult ; they...uncover our own for a moment, to behold this chaos or mid-day darkness, and wait impatiently for its abatement. Alexander's journey to the temple of Jupiter... | |
 | Richard Brookes - Geography - 1832 - 864 pages
...the plain at ten paces distance was absolutely imperceptible : our beasts, as well as ourselves, were so covered as to render breathing difficult ; they...destruction of the Persian armies of Cambyses in the Lybian desert, rose to my recollection with new impressions, made by the horror of the scene before... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1832 - 812 pages
...the plain at ten paces distance was absolutely imperceptible : our beasts, as well as ourselves, were so covered as to render breathing difficult ; they...abatement. Alexander's journey to the temple of Jupiter Amraon, and the destruction of the Persian armies of Cambyses in the Lybian desert, rose to my recollection... | |
 | Augustin Calmet - Bible - 1832 - 1060 pages
...the plain at ten paces distance was absolutely imperceptible : our beasts, as well as ourselves, were so covered as to render breathing difficult ; they...abatement. Alexander's journey to the temple of Jupiter Ammon,and the destruction of the Persian armies of Cambyses, in the Lybian desert, rose to my recollection... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1832 - 580 pages
...plain at ten paces distance was absolutely imperceptible : our beasts, as well an ourselves, were ко covered as to render breathing difficult ; they hid...chaos of mid-day darkness, and wait impatiently for itt abatement. Alexander's journey to the temple of Jupiter Ammon, and the destruction of the Persian... | |
 | 1838 - 588 pages
...distant was absolutely imperceptible : our animals, as well as ourselves, were so covered with the sand as to render breathing difficult. They hid their faces...destruction of the Persian armies of Cambyses in the Lybian Desert, rose to my recollection, with new impressions made by the horror of the scene before... | |
 | Richard Brookes - Geography - 1839 - 834 pages
...paces distance was absolutely imperceptible : our beasts, as well as ourselves, were BO covered аз to render breathing difficult ; they hid their faces...destruction of the Persian armies of Cambyses in the Lybian desert, rose to my recollection with new impressions, mode by the horror of the scene before... | |
 | Richard Brookes - Geography - 1839 - 834 pages
...imperceptible : our beasts, as well as ourselves, were so covered as to render breathing difficult ; they bid their faces in the ground, and we could only uncover...Ammon, and the destruction of the Persian armies of Cambvses in the Lybian desert, rose to my recollection with new impressions, made by the horror of... | |
 | Richard Brookes - Geography - 1839 - 828 pages
...the plain at ten paces distance was absolutely imperceptible : our beasts, as well as ourselves, were so covered as to render breathing difficult ; they...faces in the ground, and we could only uncover our owTn for a moment, to behold this chaos of mid-day darkness, and wait impatiently for its abatement.... | |
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