 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1858 - 610 pagina’s
...hurry of people ; the falling of towers, houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm ; and the air about so hot and inflamed, that at last one was not...did, for near two miles in length and one in breadth. Thus I left it, on that afternoon, a resemblance of Sodom, or the last day. Thus it continued its awful... | |
 | Francis Lancelott - 1858 - 552 pagina’s
...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...smoke were dismal, and reached upon computation near eighty miles in length. Thus I left it this afternoon, bearing a resemblance of Sodom on the last day... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1858 - 556 pagina’s
...women aud children, the 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 the last one was not able to approach it, во that they were forced to stand still, and let the flames... | |
 | Francis Lancelott - 1859 - 554 pagina’s
...women and children, the hurry of people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like an hideous storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed,...one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismal, and leached upon computation near eighty miles in length. Thus I left it this afternoon, bearing a resemblance... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1859 - 856 pagina’s
...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...on, which they did, for near two miles in length and breadth." So Evelyn sadly left the burning ruins, solemnly meditating on the text, that " here we have... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 882 pagina’s
...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 one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismall, and reach 'd upon computation... | |
 | John William Clayton - 1859 - 464 pagina’s
...and children, the hurry of the people, the fall of towers, 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. The fire raged for four days, and all that time the King... | |
 | John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - 1860 - 300 pagina’s
...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...for near two miles in length and one in breadth." Sad as was this calamity at the time, it led to improvements highly beneficial. The close, illbuilt... | |
 | Jane Anne Winscom - 1861 - 466 pagina’s
...women and children ; the hurry of people ; the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like a hideous storm ; and the air all about so hot and inflamed,...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 pagina’s
...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... | |
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God grant mine eyes may never behold the like, who now saw 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,... 
