 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
 | Francis Lancelott - 1858 - 552 pàgines
...was like an hideous storm ; and the air all ahout so hot and inflamed, that at last one was not ahle to 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 of smoke were dismal, and reached upon computation... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1858 - 560 pàgines
...; and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at the last one was not able to approach it, во that they were forced to stand still, and let the flames burn on, Burning of Ncwgato ; Old St. Paul's in the background. which they did, for near two miles in length... | |
 | Francis Lancelott - 1859 - 554 pàgines
...hurry of people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like an hideous storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at last one was...still and 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 leached upon computation... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1859 - 856 pàgines
...people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm; and the air all around so hot and inflamed, that at last one was not able...still, and let the flames burn on, which they did, for near two miles in length and breadth." So Evelyn sadly left the burning ruins, solemnly meditating... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 882 pàgines
...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 the flames burn on, which they...length and one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismall, and reach 'd upon computation neer fifty miles in length. Thus I left it this aflernoone burning,... | |
 | John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - 1860 - 300 pàgines
...people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm, and the air all about was so hot and inflamed, that at last one was not able...still and let the flames burn on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth." Sad as was this calamity at the time, it led to improvements... | |
 | Jane Anne Winscom - 1861 - 466 pàgines
...hurry of people ; the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at last one was...still, and let the flames burn on, which they did for nearly two miles in length, and one in breadth." Frightful as this fire was, I believe London gained... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1862 - 620 pàgines
...people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm, and the air all about was so hot and inflamed that at last one was not able...stand still, and let the flames burn on, which they j3id for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds also of smoke were dismal, and reached... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1862 - 450 pàgines
...storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at the last one was not able to approach it, BO 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 also of smoke were dismal, and reached, upon... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1862 - 356 pàgines
...hurry of people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like an hideous storme, and the aire all about so hot and inflamed that at last one was not able to approach it. They were forc'd to stand still and let flames burn on, which they did for neere two miles in length,... | |
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