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" Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting... "
Italy: a poem. With historical and classical notes - Page 495
by John Edmund Reade - 1838
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Letters from a young painter abroad [J. Russell] to his friends in England

John Russell (painter.) - 1748 - 324 pages
...by the crowd that " followed. " We had fcarce fteped out of the path, when " a darknefs over-fpread us, not like that of a " cloudy night, or when there is no moon, but " of a room when it is Ihut up, and all the lights " eitindl. Nothing then was to be hear'd but " the Ihrieks of women, the...
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The midwife: or, The old woman's magazine, Volume 1

Midwife - 1750 - 302 pages
...Dark ., by the Crowd that followed. We had fcarce ftepped oat of the Path, when a Darknefs overfpread us, not like that of a cloudy Night, or when there is no Moon, but of a Room when 'sis fhut up, and .all the Lights extinci ; nothing then was to be heawl but the Shrieks of Women,...
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The Letters of Pliny the Consul: With Occasional Remarks, Volume 1

Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - 1757 - 390 pages
...dark, by the crowd that followed us. We had fcarce fteped out of the path, when darknefs over-fpread us, not like that of a cloudy night, or when there is no moon, but of a room when it is fhut up, and all the lights extinct. Nothing then was to be Y 2 hear'd hear'd but the fhrieks of women,...
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The Letters of Pliny the Consul: With Occasional Remarks, Volume 1

Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 pages
...to death in the dark, by the crowd that followed us. We had scarcely stepped out of the path, when Darkness overspread us, not like that of a cloudy...but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their...
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The Letters of Pliny the Consul, Volumes 1-2

Pliny (the Younger.) - 1809 - 620 pages
...scarcely stepped out of the path, when darkness overspread- us, not likethat of a cloudy night,,or when there is no moon, but of a room when it is shut...but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their...
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Elegant epistles: a copious selection of instructive, moral, and ...

Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...in the dark, by the crowd that followed us. We had scarcely stepped out of the path, when dark' ness overspread us, not like that of a cloudy night, or...it is shut up, and all the lights extinct. Nothing thenwas to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men ; some...
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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
...pressed to death in the dark by the crowd that followed us. We had scarce stepped out of the path, when a darkness overspread us, not like that of a cloudy...but of a room when it is shut up and all the lights are extinct. Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 1

Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 pages
...scarce stepped out of the path, when a darkness overspread us, not like that of a cloudy night, or wheu there is no moon, but of a room when it is shut up and all the lights are extinct. Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art: Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 1

Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 590 pages
...pressed to death in the dark by the crowd that followed us. We had scarce stepped out of the path, when a darkness overspread us, not like that of a cloudy night, or when there is no muon, bat of a room when it is shut up and all the lights are extinct. Nothing then was to be heard...
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A Midsummer Day's Dream: A Poem

Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 pages
...pressed to death in the dark by the crowd that followed us. We had scarce stepped out of the path, when a darkness overspread us, not like that of a cloudy...but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men, some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands,...
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