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The Buried Cities of Campania: Or, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Their History ... - Page 28
by William Henry Davenport Adams - 1868 - 282 pages
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, A Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 1

Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 568 pages
...expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I...
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A new theoretical and practical grammar of the French tongue

C. Gros - 1818 - 492 pages
...expanded in this manner; it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either* more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited (my uncle's)" philosophical*4 curiosity (to take a nearer view of it)". He ordered [4] accorder a ; [/] talent, ting.;...
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A Midsummer Day's Dream: A Poem

Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 pages
...expanded in this manner: it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I...
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ..., Part 2, Volume 17

Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 pages
...expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I...
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Pompeii, Volume 1

William Clarke (architect.) - 1836 - 392 pages
...weight, expanded in this manner : it appeared sometimes oright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I...
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Pompeii, Volume 1

William Clarke (architect.) - 1836 - 354 pages
...weight, expanded in this manner : it appeared sometimes oright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I...
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A Classical Dictionary: Containing an Account of the Principal ..., Volume 2

Charles Anthon - 1841 - 664 pages
...expanded in this manner : it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I...
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Rome, as it was Under Paganism, and as it Became Under the Popes

John Miley - 1843 - 382 pages
...weight, expanded in this manner ; it appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I...
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Curiosities of Physical Geography

Wilhelm Wittich - 1845 - 432 pages
...expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it 'was cither more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He immediately ordered a light vessel to be got ready ; but...
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Letters on various subjects. [With a portrait.], Volume 5

James Caughey - 1847 - 376 pages
...expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This...phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I...
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