 God grant my eyes may never behold the like, now seeing above 10,000 houses all in one flame : the noise, and cracking, and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children, the hurry of people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches...  National history and views of London with its environs, 2 vols - Pàgina 461837Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Lawson Stoddard - 1913 - 494 pàgines
...houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at the last one was not able to approach it, so that they...still, and let the flames burn on, which they did, for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds also of smoke were dismal, and reached, upon... | |
 | 1861 - 810 pàgines
...churches, was like an hideous storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at last no one was able to approach it ; so that they were forced to...still, and let the flames burn on ; which they did for near two miles in length, and one in breadth. Thus I left it this afternoon burning ; a resemblance... | |
 | Walter George Bell - 1920 - 468 pàgines
...houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at the last one was not able to approach it, so that they...still, and let the flames burn on, which they did, for near two miles in length and one in breadth." * Others, too, have described the splendid horrors of... | |
 | Robert Burns Morgan - 1923 - 696 pàgines
...houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm, and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at the last one was not able to approach it, so that they...still, and let the flames burn on, which they did, for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds, also, of smoke were dismal, and reached, upon... | |
 | Stephen Coleridge - 1923 - 290 pàgines
...houses, and churches, was like an hideous storme, and the aire all about so hot and inflamed that at the last one was not able to approach it, so that they were forced to stand still and let ye flames burn on, which they did for neere two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds also... | |
 | Elizabeth Montizambert - 1923 - 258 pàgines
...Towers, Houses, and Churches, was like an hideous storme, and the aire all about so hot and inflam'd that at last one was not able to approach it, so that they were forc'd to stand still and let ye flames burn on, wch they did for neere two miles in length and one... | |
 | John Bruce Williamson - 1925 - 726 pàgines
...of Towers, Houses and Churches was like an hideous storme And the aire all about so hot and inflam'd that at last one was not able to approach it, so that they were forc'd to stand still and let ye flames burn on, which they did for neere two miles in length and one... | |
 | 1925 - 432 pàgines
...houses and churches, was like a hideous storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed that at the last one was not able to approach it, so that they...still and let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. . . . There lay in ashes that most venerable church (St.... | |
 | Edwin Beresford Chancellor, Edward A. Foord - 1925 - 230 pàgines
...houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm; and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at the last one was not able to approach it, so that they...still, and let the flames burn on, which they did, for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds also of smoke were dismal, and reached, upon... | |
 | Guy Noel Pocock - 1925 - 268 pàgines
...houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at the last one was not able to approach it, so that they...still, and let the flames burn on, which they did, for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds also of smoke were dismal, and reached, upon... | |
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