Onely upon the thursday night Sir George Summers being upon the watch, had an apparition of a little round light, like a faint Starre, trembling, and streaming along with a sparkeling blaze, halfe the height upon the Maine Mast, and shooting sometimes... A History of American Literature - Page 44by Moses Coit Tyler - 1878Full view - About this book
| Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 558 lehte
...clamor encouraged and called upon others, who gave her now up, rent in pieces and absolutely lost. .... During all this time the heavens looked so black upon...possible the elevation of the Pole might be observed ; not a star by night nor sunbeam by day was to be seen. Only upon the Thursday night, Sir George Summers... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1895 - 494 lehte
...eleuation of the ' Pole might be obserued Onely vpon the thursday night Sir George Summers ' being vpon the watch, had an apparition of a little round light, like a faint starre, ' trembling, and streaming along with a sparkling blaze, halfe the height vpon the ' Maine... | |
| Charles Noble - 1898 - 460 lehte
...great dramatist's mind when he wrote the play. The following sentences from Strachey are of interest : During all this time the heavens looked so black upon...possible the elevation of the Pole might be observed ; not a star by night nor sunbeam by day was to be seen. Only upon the Thursday night, Sir George Summers... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1900
...with " monstrous thunder-storms and tempests." On the night the ship was wrecked the Admiral himself " had an apparition of a little, round light, like a...streaming along with a sparkling blaze, half the height above the main-mast, and shooting sometimes from shroud to shroud, tempting to settle as it were upon... | |
| Addison Emery Verrill - 1902 - 644 lehte
...described this appearance as follows : — •' During all this time, the heavens look'd so blacke upon us, that it was not possible the elevation of the Pole might be observed : nor a Starre by night, nor Sun beame by day was to be seene. Onely upon the thursday night Sir George Summers... | |
| John George Robertson, Charles Jasper Sisson - 1906 - 396 lehte
...without any reference to Strachey's account of the wreck of the ' Sea-venture ' when ' Sir George Summers being upon the watch had an apparition of a little...along with a sparkling blaze, half the height upon the main-mast, and shooting sometimes from shroud to shroud.' The oddest example of Mr Brooke's unhistorical... | |
| John George Robertson, Charles Jasper Sisson - 1905 - 440 lehte
...without any reference to Strachey's account of the wreck of the ' Sea-venture ' when ' Sir George Summers being upon the watch had an apparition of a little...along with a sparkling blaze, half the height upon the main-mast, and shooting sometimes from shroud to shroud.' The oddest example of Mr Brooke's unhistorical... | |
| Samuel Purchas - 1906 - 590 lehte
...fortie eight houres together to toik with the best. During all this time, the heavens look'd so blacke upon us, that it was not possible the elevation of the Pole might be observed : nor a Starre by night, not Sunne beame by day was to be scene. Onely upon the thursday night Sir George Summers... | |
| Samuel Purchas - 1906 - 586 lehte
...fortie eight houres together to toile with the best. During all this time, the heavens look'd so blacke upon us, that it was not possible the elevation of the Pole might be observed : nor a Starre by night, not Sunne beame by day was to be seene. Onely upon the thursday night Sir George Summers... | |
| William B. Cairns - 1909 - 528 lehte
...fortie eight houres together to toile with the best. During all this time, the heavens look'd so blacke upon us, that it was not possible the elevation of the Pole might be observed: nor a Starre by night, not Sunne beame by day was to be seene. Onely upon the thursday night Sir George Summers... | |
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