 | John Russell (painter.) - 1748 - 324 pages
...vifible and " dreadful. But my Uncle, in order to footh " the apprehenfions of his friend, aflured him it '* 'was only the burning of the villages, which...abandoned to the flames : " after this he retired to reft, and it is moft '* certain that he was fo little difcompofed as to " fall into a deep fleep; for... | |
 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 pages
...more vifible and dreadful. But my Uncle, in order to footh the Apprehenfions of his Friend, affured him it was only the Burning of the Villages, which the Country People had abandon'd to the Flames. After this he retired to Reft, and it is moft certain, that he was fo little... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - Education - 1754 - 590 pages
...more vifible and dreadful. But my Uncle, in order to footh the Apprehenfions of his Friend, affured him it was only the burning of the Villages, which...abandoned to the Flames : After this he retired to Reft ; and, it is moft certain, he was fo little difcompofed as to fall into a deep Sleep ; for, being... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - Latin letters - 1757 - 390 pages
...more vifible and dreadful. But my uncle, in order to footh the apprehenfions of his friend, aflured him it was only the burning of the villages, which...abandoned to the flames: after this he retired to reft, and it is moft certain he was fo little difcompofed as to fall into a deep fleep ; for being... | |
 | Characters and characteristics - 1804 - 560 pages
...down to supper with an apparent chearfulness. In the mean while the irruption from Vesuvius flamed out in several places with much violence, which the...contributed to render still more visible and dreadful. Pliny, to soothe the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the burning of the villages,... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - Lawyers - 1807 - 424 pages
...In the mean while, the fire from Vesuvius flamed forth from several parts of the mountain with great violence ; which the darkness of the night contributed...still more visible and dreadful. But my uncle, in _order to calm the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the conflagration of the villages,... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - Authors, Latin - 1809 - 340 pages
...In the mean while, the fire from Vesuvius flamed forth from several parts of the mountain with great violence ; which the darkness of the night contributed...more visible and dreadful. But my uncle, in order to calm the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the conflagration of the villages, which... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...In the mean while, the fire from Vesuvius flamed forth from several parts of the mountain with great violence; which the darkness of the night contributed...more visible and dreadful. But my uncle, in order to calm the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the conflagration of the villages, which... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 540 pages
...sat down to supper with apparent cheerfulness. In the mean while, the eruption from Vesuvius flamed out in several places with much violence, which the...contributed to render still more visible and dreadful. Pliny, to soothe the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the burning of the villages,... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 pages
...equally heroic) with all the appearance of it. In the mean while the eruption from mount Vesuvins flamed out in several places with much violence, which the darkness of the night * Now called Castcl I Mar ili'Stabic, in the gulf of Naples. contributed to render still more visible... | |
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But my uncle, in order to soothe the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the burning of the villages which the country people had abandoned to the flames. After this, he retired to rest ; and it is most certain he was so little discomposed... 
