 ... scarcely elapsed, when the whole forest before me was in fearful motion. Here and there, where one tree pressed against another, a creaking noise was produced, similar to that occasioned by the violent gusts which sometimes sweep over the country....  The book of adventure and peril - Side 345af Charles Bruce (writer of tales.) - 1875Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1831 - 1008 sider
...gusts which sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively towards the direction from which the wind blew, I saw, to my great astonishment, that the noblest trees of the forest bent their lofty beads for a while, and unable to stand against the blast, were falling into piece?. First, the branches... | |
 | 1831 - 1040 sider
...gusts which sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively towards the direction from which the wind blew, I saw, to my great astonishment, that the noblest trees of the forest bent their lofty beads for a while, and unable to stand against the blast, were falling into pieces. First, the branches... | |
 | John James Audubon - 1832 - 564 sider
...gusts which sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively toward the direction from which the wind blew, I saw, to my great astonishment, that...broken off with a crackling noise; then went the upper partof the massy trunks; and in many places whole trees of gigantic size were falling entire to the... | |
 | 1832 - 446 sider
...gusts which sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively toward the direction from which the wind blew, I saw, to my great astonishment, that...broken off with a crackling noise, then went the upper parts of the massy trunks, and, in many places, whole trees of gigantic size were falling entire to... | |
 | 1832 - 438 sider
...gusts which sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively toward the direction from which the wind blew, I saw, to my great astonishment, that...broken off with a crackling noise, then went the upper parts of the massy trunks, and, in many places, whole trees of gigantic size were falling entire to... | |
 | 1833 - 468 sider
...gusts which sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively toward the direction from which the wind blew, I saw, to my great astonishment, that...noblest trees of the forest bent their lofty heads for awhile, and, unable to stand against the blast, were falling into pieces. First the branches were broken... | |
 | 1833 - 224 sider
...gusts which sometimes swept over the country. 6. Turning instinctively towards the direction from which the wind blew, I saw, to my great astonishment, that the noblest trees of the fe~est bent their lofty heads for a while, and unable to stand against the blast, were falling into... | |
 | 1850 - 386 sider
...gusts which sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively toward the direction from which the wind blew, I saw, to my great astonishment, that...broken off with a crackling noise, then went the upper parts of the massy trunks, and in many places, whole trees of gigantic size were falling entire to... | |
 | Charles Wilkins Webber - 1855 - 240 sider
...sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively towards the direction from which the storm blew, I saw to my great astonishment, that the noblest trees of the forest bent their lofty heads for awhile, and, unable to stand against the blast, were falling into pieces. First, the branches were... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 sider
...gusts which sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively toward the direction from which the wind blew, I saw, to my great astonishment, that...and unable to stand against the blast, were falling to pieces. First, the branches were broken off with a crackling noise, then went the upper part of... | |
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