 | LIEUT-COLONEL W. REID - 1850 - 580 pages
...In that vast expanse of desert, from west and to north-west of us, we saw a large number of pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with...slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us.... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1850 - 490 pages
...world. In that vast expanse of desert from W. to NW of us we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking...slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming to overwhelm us, &c. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck by a huge cannon-shot."... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1850 - 504 pages
...number of prodigious pillars of sand, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on wilh a majestic slowness ; at intervals we thought they were coming in a few minutes to overwhelm us, &c. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a huge cannon-shot." See also Goldsmith's... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1851 - 496 pages
...In that vast expanse of desert, from W. to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking...they were coming in a few minutes to overwhelm us, &c. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a huge cannon-shot." See also Goldsmith's... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 650 pages
...velocity, sometimes stalking on with majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually reach us more than once : again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching... | |
 | 1852 - 388 pages
...that vast expanse of deserlpfrom west and to north-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with...slowness ; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
...number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, and at others stalking on with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us: and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us.... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1854 - 588 pages
...number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances ; at times moving with great celerity, and at others stalking on with a majestic slowness : at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us.... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1855 - 446 pages
...vast expanse of desert, from the west to the north-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand, at different distances, at times moving with...slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us (and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us)... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1856 - 514 pages
...prodigious pi!iars of sand, at times moving with great ce!erity, nl others walking on with a malestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a few minutes to overwheim us, &c. Sometimes th1ly were broken near the middle, as if struck with a huge cannon-shot."... | |
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... few minutes to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds. 
