 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 curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel...  The Percy Family: The Baltic to Vesuvius - Page 201by Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1868 - 256 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 pages
...Veffel to be got ready, and gave me the Liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him. I lather chofe to continue my Studies ; for, as it happened, he had given me an Employment of that Kind. As be was coming out of the Houfe, he received a Note from Refllna, the Wife of Bajjfus, who was in... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - Education - 1754 - 590 pages
...Vcflel to be got ready, and gave me the Liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him. I rather chofe to continue my Studies ; for, as it happened, he had given me an Employment of that Kind. As he was comincr out of the Houfe he received a Note from Rcttlna, the Wife of BnJJii:, who was in... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - Lawyers - 1807 - 424 pages
...curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He accordingly ordered a light vessel to be prepared, and offered me the liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him. I rather chose to continue the employment in which I was engaged ; for, it happened, that he had given me a certain writing to... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He accordingly ordered a light vessel to be prepared, and offered me the liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him. I rather chose to continue the employment in which I was engaged ; for it happened, that he had given me a certain writing to... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - Astronomy - 1815 - 568 pages
...sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical...my studies ; for, as it happened, he had given me * In the gulf of Naples. •(• The Romans used to lie or walk naked in the sun, after anointing their... | |
 | Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 pages
...ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him. 1 rather chose to continue my studies; for, as it happened, he had given me an employment of that kind. As he was coming out of the house he received a note from Rectina the wife of Bassus, who was in the,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 pages
...sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical...happened, he had given me an employment of that kind. As he was coming out of the house, he received a note from Rectina, the wife of Bassus, who was in... | |
 | William Clarke (architect.) - Pompeii (Extinct city) - 1836 - 358 pages
...Bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical...happened, he had given me an employment of that kind. As he was coming out of the house, he received a note from Rectina, the wife of Bassus, who was in... | |
 | William Clarke (architect.) - Pompeii (Extinct city) - 1836 - 354 pages
...oright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical...happened, he had given me an employment of that kind. As he was coming out of the house, he received a note from Rectina, the wife of Bassus, who was in... | |
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