 | Neil Arnott - Physics - 1827 - 692 pages
...just set with placid appearance, after a beautiful afternoon, and the usual mirth of the evening watch was proceeding, when the captain's order came to prepare...begun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet, the old sailors had not perceived even a threatening in the sky, and they were surprised at the extent... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1829 - 466 pages
...just set with placid appearance, after a beautiful afternoon, and the usual mirth of the evening watch was proceeding, when the captain's order came to prepare,...begun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet the old sailors had not perceived even a threatening in the sky, and they were surprised at the extent... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...just set with placid appearance, after a beautiful afternoon, and the usual mirth of the evening watch was proceeding, when the captain's order came to prepare...begun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet, the old sailors had not perceived even a threatening in the sky, and they were surprised at the extent... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - Physics - 1831 - 312 pages
...usual mirth of the evening watch proceeding, when the captain's orders came, to prepare with all hasle for a storm. The barometer had begun to fall with...appalling rapidity. As yet, the oldest sailors had not per. ceived even a threatening in the sky, and were surprised at the extent, and hurry of the preparations... | |
 | William Martin - Nature - 1835 - 336 pages
...; anc mirth of the evening watch was when the captain's order came with all hands for a storm. The had begun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet the oldest sailors had not even perceived a threatening in the sky, and were surprised at the extent and hurry of preparation,... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - Physics - 1836 - 308 pages
...beautiful afternoon, and the usual mirth of the evening watch proceeded, when the captain's orders came to prepare with all haste for a storm. The barometer...even a threatening in the sky, and were surprised al the extent, and hurry of the preparations ; but the required measures were not completed, when a... | |
 | George Combe - Human behavior - 1841 - 140 pages
...set with placid nppearance, closing a heautiful afternoon, and the usual uiirth of the evening watch was proceeding, when the captain's order came to prepare with all haste for a storm. The harometer hod hegun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet the oldest sailors had not perceived even... | |
 | John Purdy - 1845 - 562 pages
...just set with placid appearance, añer a beautiful afternoon, and the usual mirth of the evening watch was proceeding, when the captain's order came to prepare...begun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet the old sailors had not perceived even a threatening in the sky, and they were surprised at the extent... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - Physics - 1847 - 374 pages
...beautiful afternoon, and the usual mirth of the evening watch proceeded, when the captain's orders came to prepare with all haste for a storm. The barometer...rapidity. As yet, the oldest sailors had not perceived oven a threatening in the sky, and were surprised at the extent and hurry of the preparations ; but... | |
 | James Lees - 1851 - 478 pages
...set with placid appearance, closing a beautiful afternoon ; and the usual mirth of the evening watch was proceeding, when the captain's order came, to...rapidity, — as yet, the oldest sailors had not perceived a threatening sky, and were surprised at the hurry and extent of the preparations ; but the required... | |
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It was in a southern latitude. The sun had just set with placid appearance, closing a beautiful afternoon, and the usual mirth of the evening watch was proceeding, when the captain's order came to prepare with all haste for a storm. The barometer had... 
