 Sudden, th' impetuous hurricanes descend, Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play, Tear up the sands, and sweep whole plains away. The helpless traveller, with wild surprise, Sees the dry desert all around him rise, And smother'd in the dusty whirlwind...  The British Essayists;: Guardian - 56. oldalszerző: Alexander Chalmers - 1808Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1838 - 588 oldal
...Numidian wastes extend, Sudden the impetuous hurricanes descend ; Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play, Tear up the sands, and sweep whole plains...wild surprise, Sees the dry desert all around him r;se, And smothered in the dusty whirlwind dies/ The few hours we remained in this situation were passed... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1838 - 590 oldal
...hurricanes defend; Wheel through the air, in circlms eddies pliy, Tear up the Rands, and sweep whole plainI away : The helpless traveller, with wild surprise, Sees the dry desert all around him rise, And smothered in the dusty whirlwind dies.' The few hours we remained in this situation were passed in... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1839 - 828 oldal
...Numidian wastes extend, Budilrn Ihe impetuous hurricanes descend, Which through ihe air in circling eddies play. Tear up the sands, and sweep whole plains...away. The helpless traveller, with wild surprise, See« the dry desert nil around him rive: And, einolherctl in the dusty whirlwind, die.*.' of terror... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1839 - 834 oldal
...NnmiiHan waste« extend, Sudden the Impetuous hurricanes dencend, Which through the air in circling eddies play. Tear up the sands, and sweep whole plains...away. The helpless traveller, with wild surprise, Bees the dry desert all around him ri*e: And, smothered In the dusty whirlwind, die«.' of terror forbade... | |
 | George Paxton - 1842 - 586 oldal
...Numidian states extend, Sudden the impetuous hurricanes descend. Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play, Tear up the sands, and sweep whole plains...surprise, Sees the dry desert all around him rise, And, smothered in the dusty whirlwind, dies.' * Maillet, Let. xiv. p. 232. t Savary's Letters on Egypt ;... | |
 | J. T. Bannister - 1844 - 650 oldal
...hurricanes descend ; Wheel through the air, in circling eddies plav, Tear up the sands, and swf ep whole plains away. The helpless traveller, with wild...surprise, Sees the dry desert all around him rise, And, smothered in the dusty whirlwind. dies."* 4. LOCCSTS. The Laud of Canaan has often been laid waste... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 410 oldal
...Numidiau wastes extend, Sudden the impetuous hurricanes descend, Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play, Tear up the sands, and sweep whole plains...surprise, Sees the dry desert all around him rise, And, smothered in the dusty whirlwind, dies. meadow ; and the people of the island say, that their fathers... | |
 | 1862 - 1406 oldal
...wastes extend, Sudden the impetuous hurricanes descend ; Which through the air in circling eddies piny, Tear up the sands and sweep whole plains away. The...surprise, Sees the dry desert all around him rise. And, smothered in the dusty whirlwind, dies. " The few hours we remained in this situation were passed in... | |
 | John Farrar - 1852 - 692 oldal
...extend, Sudden the' impetuoua hurricanes descend ; Which through the air in circling eddies play, Tear cp the sands, and sweep whole plains away. The helpless...wild surprise, Sees the dry desert all around him risc ; And, smother'd in the dusty whirlwind, dies.' " The few hours we remained in this situation... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1853 - 600 oldal
...Jfumidian wastet The same beauty ns in the similo of Mount Atlas. Wheel through the air, in circling eddics play, Tear up the sands, and sweep whole plains away....around him rise, And smother'd in the dusty whirlwind dics. ACT ll1. SCENE I. MARCUS, PORTIUS. MARCUS. Thanks to my stars, I have not ranged about The wilds... | |
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