| Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - Страниц: 584
...little south of the Plata on one very dark night," says Mr. Darwin, " the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze...milky train. As far as the eye reached, the crest of everj' wave was bright ; and the sky above the horizon, from the reflected glare of these livid flames,... | |
| 1852 - Страниц: 860
...little south of the Plata on one very dark night,' says Mr Darwin, ' the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze...; and every part of the surface, which during the tiny is seen *» foam, now glowed with a pale light. The vessel drove before her bows two billows of... | |
| David M. Warren - 1863 - Страниц: 116
..."While sailing a little south of the La Plata, on one very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze,...glowed with a pale light. The vessel drove before her bow two billows of liquid phosphorus, and in her wake she was followed by a milky train. As far as... | |
| John Brocklesby - 1868 - Страниц: 176
...river La Plata, on one very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. The vessel drove before her bows two billows of liquid...she was followed by a milky train. As far as the eye could reach, the crest of every wave was bright, the reflected light of which illumined the horizon."... | |
| David M. Warren, Adolph Steinwehr - 1869 - Страниц: 128
...While sailing a little south of the La Plata, on one very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze,...glowed with a pale light. The vessel drove before her bow two billows of liquid phosphorus, and in her wake she was followed by a milky train. As far as... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1872 - Страниц: 684
...that while ' sailing a little south of the Plata, on a very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze,...vessel drove before her bows two billows of liquid phosphorous, and in her wake she was followed by a milky train. As far as the eye reached, the crest... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1876 - Страниц: 818
...while " sailing a little south of the Plata, on one very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze, and every part of the surface, which during tho day is seen as foam, now glowed with a pale light. The vessel drove before her bows two billows... | |
| John Davis - 1880 - Страниц: 514
...— "While sailing a little south of the Plata, on one very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze,...a pale light. The vessel drove before her bows two billowa of liquid phosphorus, arid in her wake she was followed by a milky train. As far as the eye... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1889 - Страниц: 742
...: ' While sailing a little south of the Plata on one very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze,...phosphorus, and in her wake she was followed by a miiky train. As far as the eye reached, the crest of every wave was bright, and the sky above the horizon,... | |
| Edwin J Walter - 1889 - Страниц: 352
...says: "While sailing a little south of the Plata on one very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze,...light. The vessel drove before her bows two billows like liquid phosphorus, and in her wake she was followed by a milky train. As far as the eye reached... | |
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