| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pàgines
...let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismal, and reached upon computation...burning, a resemblance of Sodom, or the last day. London was, but is BO more ! 4. The burning still rages, and It was now gotten as far as the Inner... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pàgines
...were diemall, and rcach'd upon computation neer 50 miles in length. Thus I left it this afternoone — плп pnim hie habemw stabilem ciintatf'm : the ruins resembling the picture of Troy. London was.... | |
| Richard Brindley Hone - 1833 - 414 pàgines
...approach it, so that they were forced to stand still and let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length, and one in breadth. The clouds...last day. It forcibly called to my mind that passage — We have here no abiding city ; the ruins resembling the picture of Troy. London was, but is no... | |
| 1834 - 562 pàgines
...let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismal, and reached upon computation,...afternoon burning, a resemblance of Sodom or the last day. London was, but is no more! 4th Sept. — The burning still rages, and it is now g-otten as far as... | |
| 1834 - 560 pàgines
...let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismal, and reached upon computation,...in length. Thus I left it this afternoon burning, a i esemblance of Sodom or the last day. London was, but is no i nore ! 4th Sept. — The burning still... | |
| 1838 - 950 pàgines
...like, who now saw above 10,000 houses all in one 8ame. . . . Thus I left it this afternoon (-tth Sept.) burning, a resemblance of Sodom, or the last day. It forcibly called to my mind that passage, ' We have here no abiding city.' .... In this calamitous condition I returned with a sad heart to my... | |
| Charles Knight - 1841 - 918 pàgines
...approach it; so that they were forced to stand still and let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds...reached, upon computation, near fifty miles in length." Mr. Vincent also says,—" The cloud of smoke was so great that travellers did ride at noonday some... | |
| 1844 - 490 pàgines
...approach it, so that they were forced to stand still, and let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds...burning ; a resemblance of Sodom, or the last day. London was, but is no more ! So I returned." All was confusion : the people thronged every avenue,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 338 pàgines
...approach it, so that they were forced to stand still and let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds...reached, upon computation, near fifty miles in length." The whole city was now threatened with destruction, and an attempt was made, when too late, to check... | |
| England - 1845 - 478 pàgines
...approach it, so that they were forced to stand still, and let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds...burning ; a resemblance of Sodom, or the last day. London was, but is no more ! So I returned." All was confusion : the people thronged every avenue,... | |
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