 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 540 pages
...them strongly characteristic of the age in wbich he lived. « On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast...tempest in which he appears, no one is in danger. Be that as it may, I leave the matter to them; but if we may believe Pliny, similar lights have sometimes... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 534 pages
...them strongly characteristic of ibe age in which he lived. « On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast...that those lights were seen which mariners affirm to he the body of St Elmo, on beholding which they chanted many litanies and orisons, holding it for certain,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 436 pages
...them strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast;...to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which they chant many litanies and orisons, holding it for certain that, in the tempest in which he appears, no... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 pages
...manner strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast....tempest in which he appears, no one is in danger." A similar mention is made of this nautical superstition in the voyage of Magellan. During several great... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 454 pages
...them strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast...to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which they chant litanies and orisons, holding it for certain, that in the tempest in which he appears, no one... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 450 pages
...them strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast...to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which they chant litanies and orisons, holding it for certain, that in the tempest in which he appears, no one... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 756 pages
...them strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast:...to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which they chant litanies and orisons, holding it for certain, that in the tempest in which he appears, no one... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1850 - 456 pages
...them strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast...to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which they chant litanies and orisons, holding it for certain, that in the tempest in which he appears, no one... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 444 pages
...them strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast:...to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which they chant litanies and orisons, holding it for certain, that in the tempest in which he appears, no one... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1860 - 896 pages
...manner strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast....mariners affirm to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding wliich they chanted many litanies and orisons, holding it for certain, that in the tempest in which... | |
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On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast : there was much rain and great thunder ; I mean to say, that those lights were seen, which mariners affirm to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which... 
