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" ... it, is as smooth and even as glass in comparison. In half an hour's time after it has reached the shore, it fans pretty briskly, and so increaseth, gradually, till twelve o'clock ; then it is commonly strongest, and lasts so till two or three a very... "
Buffon's Natural history, corrected and enlarged by J. Wright. (To which are ... - Page 78
by Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831
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Physico-theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God ...

William Derham - 1768 - 502 pages
...then it is commonly the ftrongefl, and lajis fo till T<wo or Three, a vtry brijk Gait. — Jfter Three it begins to die away again, and gradually withdraws its Force till all is fpent ; and about Fi've o' Clock — it ts lulUd ajleep, and comes no mcrt till next Morning. i And...
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The Complete Weather Guide: A Collection of Practical Observations for ...

Joseph Taylor - 1812 - 184 pages
...then it is commonly the strongest, and lasts so till two or three, a very brisk gale. — After three, it begins to die away again, and gradually withdraws...its force till all is spent ; and about five o'clock it is lulled asleep, and comes no more till next morning. As the sea-breezes blow in the day, and rest...
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The Complete Weather Guide, &c

Joseph Taylor - 1816 - 182 pages
...then it is commonly the strongest, and lasts so till two or three, a very brisk gale. — After three, it begins to die away again, and gradually withdraws...its force till all is spent ; and about five o'clock it is lulled asleep, and comes no more till next morning. As the sea-breezes blow in the day, and rest...
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Extracts from a Journal: Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and ..., Volume 2

Basil Hall - 1824 - 422 pages
...off to sea two or three points, or more in very fair weather. After three o'clock, it begins to dye away again, and gradually withdraws its force till...lulled asleep, and comes no more till the next morning. " Land-breezes are as remarkable as any winds that I have yet treated of ; they are quite contrary...
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Extracts from a Journal: Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru ..., Volumes 1-2

Basil Hall - 1824 - 492 pages
...strongest, and lasts so till two or three a very brisk gale ; about twelve at noon, it also veers off to sea two or three points, or more in very fair weather. After three o'clock, it begins to dye away again, and gradually withdraws its force till all is spent, and about five o'clock, sooner...
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Extracts from a Journal Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru ..., Volumes 1-2

Basil Hall - 1824 - 806 pages
...strongest, and lasts so till two or three a very brisk gale ; about twelve at noon, it also veers off to sea two or three points, or more in very fair weather. After three o'clock, it begins to dye away again, and gradually withdraws its force till all is spent, and about five o'clock, sooner...
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Extracts from a Journal: Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and ..., Volume 2

Basil Hall - 1825 - 442 pages
...strongest, and lasts so till two or three a very brisk gale ; about twelve at noon it also veers off to sea two or three points, or more in very fair weather....lulled asleep, and comes no more till the next morning. " Land-breezes are as remarkable as any winds that I have yet treated of ; they are quite contrary...
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Extracts from a Journal: Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and ..., Volume 2

Basil Hall - 1825 - 418 pages
...strongest, and lasts so till two or three a very brisk gale ; about twelve at noon it also veers off to sea two or three points, or more in very fair weather....according as the weather is, it is lulled asleep, and conies no more till the next morning. " Land-breezes are as remarkable as any winds that I have yet...
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New system of astronomy, comprehending the discovery of the gravitating power

L. Cohen - 1825 - 192 pages
...then it is " commonly the strongest, and lasts so till two or " three, a very brisk gale. After three it begins to " die away again, and gradually withdraws..." force till all is spent, and about five o'clock if is " lulled asleep and comes no more till next morning. " And as the sea breezes do blow in the...
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Rudiments of the Primary Forces of Gravity, Magnetism, and Electricity, in ...

Patrick Murphy - 1830 - 578 pages
...strongest, and lasts so till two or three, a very brisk gale ; about twelve at noon, it also veers off' to sea two or three points, or more in very fair weather....begins to die away again, and gradually withdraws ii- force till all is spent; and about five o'clock, sooner or later, according as the weather is,...
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