| James Bruce - 1813 - 584 pàgines
...us in the first days we had seen it. It was this day more magnificent than any we had as yet seen. The sun shining through the pillars, which were thicker,...us an appearance as if spotted with stars of gold. I do not think at any time they seemed to be nearer than two miles. The most remarkable circumstance... | |
| George Paxton - 1825 - 598 pàgines
...twisted pillars, which darkened the heavens, and moved over the desert with more magnificence than ever. The sun shining through the pillars, which were thicker,...of the preceding days, seemed to give those nearest them an appearance as if spotted with stars of gold. A little before twelve, the wind at north ceased,... | |
| Augustin Calmet - 1832 - 1060 pàgines
...morning, that one side was perfectly buried in the sand that the wind had blown above us in the night. The sun, shining through the pillars, which were thicker, and contained more sand apparently (han any of the preceding days, seemed to give those nearest us an appearance us if spotted with stars... | |
| George Paxton - 1842 - 586 pàgines
...twisted pillars, which darkened the heavens, and moved over the desert with more magnificence than ever. The sun shining through the pillars, which were thicker,...of the preceding days, seemed to give those nearest them an appearance as if spotted with stars of gold. A little before twelve, the wind at north ceased,... | |
| J. T. Bannister - 1844 - 650 pàgines
...twisted pillars, which darkened the heavens, and moved over the desert with more magnificence than ever. The sun shining through the pillars, which were thicker,...contained more sand apparently than any of the preceding ones, seemed to give those nearest them an appearance as if spotted with stars of gold. A little before... | |
| 1852 - 388 pàgines
...which were thicker, and con tained more sand, apparently, than any of the preceding days, seemed t give those nearest us an appearance as if spotted with stars of gold. 1 do not think at any time they seemed to be nearer than two miles. The mos remarkable circumstance... | |
| 1854 - 388 pàgines
...ing, that one side was perfectly buried in the sand that the wind had blown above us in the night. " The sun shining through the pillars, which were thicker,...us an appearance as if spotted with stars of gold. I do not think at any time they seemed to be nearer than two miles. The most remarkable circumstance... | |
| Albert Barnes - 1854 - 472 pàgines
...twisted pillars, which darkened the heavens, and moved over the desert with more magnificence than ever. The sun, shining through the pillars, which were thicker, and contained more sand, apparently, than on any of the preceding days, seemed to give those nearest them an appearance as if spotted with stars... | |
| Edmund Fillingham King - 1860 - 376 pàgines
...twisted pillars, which darkened the heavens, and moved over the desert with more magniticence than ever. The sun shining through the pillars, which were thicker,...contained more sand apparently than any of the preceding ones, seemed to give those nearest them an appearance as if spotted with stars of gold. A little before... | |
| Young people - 1869 - 684 pàgines
...morning, that one side was perfectly buried in the sand that the wind had blown above us in the night. The sun shining through the pillars, which were thicker...of the preceding days, seemed to give those nearest to us an appearance as if spotted with stars of gold. I do not think at any time they seemed to be... | |
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