 | John Russell (painter.) - 1748 - 324 pagina’s
...other " by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, ** another that of his family •, fome wifhing to *' die, from the very fear of dying-; fome lifting...eternal night " was come, which was to deftroy both the fgods *' and the world together. Among thefe there ** were fome who augmented the real terrors by "... | |
 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 pagina’s
...diftinguiftnng each other by their Voices ; one lamenting his own Fate, another that of his Family, fome wifhing to Die, from the very fear of Dying ; fome lifting up their Hands to the Gods ; but.the greater Part imaig4ning thaf the feft and Eternal Night was come, which was to deftroy both... | |
 | Samuel Boyse - 1753 - 378 pagina’s
...fays, that fome were lifting up their Hands Hands to the Gods ; but that the greater Part imagined, that the laft and eternal Night was come, which was to deftroy both the Gods and the World together. This Diftinttion may be juftified by the united Teflimony of the Ancients, and indeed it in a great... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - 1757 - 390 pagina’s
...own fate, another that of his family; fome wifhing to die, from the very fear of dying, fome lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the laIl and eternal night was come, which was to deftroy both the A gods and the world trgether. Among... | |
 | Samuel Boyse - 1771 - 406 pagina’s
...Vefuvius, he fays, that fome were lifting up their hands to the gods; but that the greater part imagined, that the laft and eternal night was come, which was to deftroy both the gods and the world together. This diftinftion may be juftified by the united teftimony of the antients ; and indeed it in a great... | |
 | 1804 - 560 pagina’s
...lamenting his own fate, another that of his family, some wishing to die from the very fear of dying, some lifting up their hands to the Gods, but the greater part imagining, that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy both the Gods and the world together. At length... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 pagina’s
...fate, another that of his family ; some wishing to die, from the very fear of dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, \vhich was to destroy both the gods * and the world together. Among... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 pagina’s
...lamenting his own fate, another that of his family, some wishing to die from the very fear of dying, some lifting up their hands to the gods, but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy both the gods and the world together. At length... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pagina’s
...own fate, another that of his family; some wishing to die, from the very fear of dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy both the gods * and the world together. Among... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 568 pagina’s
...lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing to die from the very fear of dying, some lifting up their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy both the gods and the world together*. Among... | |
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... screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing... 
