 | Sir John Barrow - 1802 - 404 Seiten
...In the midst of one of these storms the appearance of the heavenly bodies, as observed by the Abbe de la Caille, is strange and terrible : " The stars...alone, but are, in many parts of the world, among the terrific accompanyments of a storm, and are probably occasioned by looking at the objects through a... | |
 | James Johnson - 1807 - 430 Seiten
...storms' the heavenly bodies have a strange and terrible appearance, as observed by the Abbe de la Caille^ The stars look larger and seem to dance; the moon...of beard like comets. • Effects such as these are riot confmed td the Cape alone; but are, in many parts of the world, the terrific accompaniments of... | |
 | George Barrington - 1810 - 512 Seiten
...Abbe de la Caille, the appearance of the celestial bodies is strange and terrible. "The stars looli larger, and seem to dance; the moon has an undulating tremor; and the planets have a sort of beard-like cornets." But symptoms similar to these have been observed in many parts o9 the world, among... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 544 Seiten
...south-east wind blows, which is pretty often, it is attended with some strange and even terrible effects: the stars look larger, and seem to dance ; the moon...and the planets have a sort of beard like comets. M. de la Caille returned to France in the autumn of 1754, after an absence of about four years; loaded,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 546 Seiten
...south-east wind blows, which is pretty often, it is attended with some strange and even terrible effects: the stars look larger, and seem to dance; the moon...and the planets have a sort of beard like comets. M. de la Caille returned to France in the autumn of 1754, after an absence of about four years; loaded,... | |
 | 1813 - 536 Seiten
...often, it is attended with some Strange and even terrible effects: the stars look larger, and •eem to dance; the moon has an undulating tremor; and the planets have a sort of beard like comets. M. de la Caiilf returned to France in the autumn of 1754, after an absence of about four years; loaded,... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1814 - 696 Seiten
...with great \-iolencc. " In the midst of one of these storms of wind," says theAbbe De la Caille, " the stars look larger, and seem to dance ; the moon...and the planets have a sort of beard, like comets." face of the Country. The Cape Peninsula is a hi^Ii mountainous tract, between Tuble and False Bays,... | |
 | 1837 - 538 Seiten
...In the midst of one of these storms, the appearance of the heavenly bodies, ж observed by the Abbé de la Caille, is strange and terrible : " The stars...and the planets have a sort of beard, like comets." Graham's Town is the second town in the colony, and the capital of the eastern frontier ; it takes... | |
 | 1837 - 260 Seiten
...In the midst of one of these storms, the appearance of the heavenly bodies, as observed by the Abbe" de la Caille, is strange and terrible : " The stars...an undulating tremor, and the planets have a sort o: beard, like comets." Graham's Town is the second town in the colony, and the capital of the eastern... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 770 Seiten
...south-east at the Cape. The appearance of the heavenly bodies, as observed by the Abb6 de la Caille,is strange and terrible, " The stars look larger and...and the planets have a sort of beard like comets." — HARROW. Where the ship breaks its way, the white dust of the water sinks at first, with a hissing... | |
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Abbé de la Caille, is strange and terrible, " The stars look larger and seem to dance ; the moon has an undulating tremor ; and the planets have a sort of beard like comets. 
