| Catherine Hutton - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...called Waadi el Halboub; the word Waadi signifying such a place in the desert. In our way here we were at once surprised and terrified by a sight, surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In the vast expanse of desert from west to north west, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand,... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 788
...terrified. Having reached the vast expanse of desert which lies to the west and north-west of Chendi, they saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, and at others stalking on with a majestic slowness. At intervals the party thought they should be overwhelmed... | |
| Robert Southey - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 296
...dreadful columns mov'd. — P. 1 92. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving... | |
| William Jillard Hort - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 290
...who visited the Abissinian source of the Nile, has given the following impressive account. " We were at once surprised and terrified by a sight, surely one of the most magnificent in nature. In the vast expanse of desert around us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different... | |
| 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 384
...Halhonh, having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once snrprised and terrified hy a sight snrely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from \V. to NW of ns, we saw a prodigions nnmher of pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving... | |
| 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 886
...were here (at a place called ffradi a/ Halboub) L 2 »Í Nubian Desert || Nucta. * Bruce'» Travels, at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely...in the world. In -that vast expanse of desert, from VV. to NW. of us, we saw a , number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times... | |
| 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...the most magnificent sights in the world. In the vast expanse of desert, to the west and north-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, moving with great celerity, but which was afterwards changed to a majestic slowness : at intervals... | |
| 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 638
...countenance possible, and committed themselves to the desert. . lug gone twenty-one miles. We were hero surprised and terrified by a sight, surely one of...in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with... | |
| 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 390
...318,) gives the following account of some phenomena observed in the deserts of Baiabra. Here we were at once surprised and terrified by a sight, surely...magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distanves from us, at simes moving with... | |
| Robert Southey - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 806
...?.. Tlit dreadful untl-tponU muv'd. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to V W. of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving... | |
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