 ... 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 was like...  The Eclectic Review - Page 241edited by - 1859Full view - About this book
 | 1834 - 562 pages
...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 not able...on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismal, and reached upon computation, near fifty miles in... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1834 - 682 pages
...people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like an hideous storme, and the air all about so hot and inflamed, that at last one was not able...still and let the flames burn on, which they did for neere two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismal and reached, upon computation,... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 876 pages
...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 the flames bum on, which they did for neere two miles in length and one... | |
 | 1837 - 650 pages
...people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like an hideous storme, and the bir all about so hot and inflamed, that at last one was not able...still and let the flames burn on, which they did for neere two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismal and reached, upon computation,... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...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 the flames burn on, which they did for neere two miles in length and... | |
 | George Godwin - 1838 - 368 pages
...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 near two miles in length and one in breadth.' 2 It has been calculated that 1 He proposed, ' by cutting... | |
 | Thomas Allen - 1839 - 512 pages
...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 *ere forc'd to stand still and let the flames burn on, which they did for neere two miles in length... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1841 - 478 pages
...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 not able...on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds also of smoke were dismal, and reached, upon computation, near fifty miles... | |
 | 1844 - 490 pages
...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...on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds also of smoke were dismal, and reached upon computation near fifty miles... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 332 pages
...no horse nor man was able to tread on them. The air all about was so hot and inflamed, that, at the last, one was not able to approach it, so that they...on, which they did for near two miles in length and one in breadth. The clouds also of smoke were dismal, and reached, upon computation, near fifty miles... | |
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