 | Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 406 pages
...shore, while others prostrated themselves, and besought Providence to protect them from the approaches of the horrible monster, which was marching on the...and lighting its path by the fires which it vomited. Mr. Fulton was himself a passenger on this voyage, and .upon his return published an account of it,... | |
 | 1818 - 606 pages
...shore, while others prostrated themselves, and besought Providence to protect them from tbe approaches of the horrible monster, which was marching on the...lighting its path by the fires which it vomited.' —p. 172, 173. We understand, however, that eleven years before this period, Mr. Livingstone had made... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1818 - 622 pages
...shore, while others prostrated themselves, and besought Providence to protect them from the approaches of the horrible monster, which was marching on the...lighting its path by the fires which it vomited.' —p. 172, 173. We understand, however, that eleven years before this period, Mr. Livingstone had made... | |
 | 1819 - 630 pages
...themselves, and besought Providence to protect them from the approaches of the horrible monster, which wai marching on the tides and lighting its path by the fires which it vomited.'— p. 172, 173. We understand, however, that elevenyears before this period, Mr. Livingston had made some... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1822 - 474 pages
...shore, while others prostrated themselves, and besought Providence to protect them from the approaches of the horrible monster, which was marching on the...and lighting its path by the fires which it vomited. Vesuvius Tons. Tont. Etna 390 Kentucky 80 Buffalo 390 Governor Shelby 120 James Monroe 300 Madison... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1826 - 356 pages
...besought Providence to;pro' tcct them from the approaches of the horrible monster, which was marching oa the tides, and lighting its path by the fires which it vomited." Building. Tom. 2 at Pittsburgh of 180 tons 360 2 at Wheeling, of 500 and 100 600 2 at Steubenville... | |
 | Hugo Reid - 1838 - 234 pages
...paddles was heard, the crews, in some instances, shrunk beneath their decks from the terrific sight, and left their vessels to go on shore, while others prostrated...lighting its path by the fires which it vomited." 312. Fulton thus demonstrated the capability of steam to be applied as a moving power for ships. A... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1838 - 1116 pages
...besought Providence to protect them from the approaches of the horrible monster which was inarching on the tides, and lighting its path by the fires which it vomited." The inland navigation of this country has made an amazing progress since the commencement of the present... | |
 | 1839 - 532 pages
...beneath their decks, from the terrific sight ; and others left their vessels, to go on shore ; whilo others prostrated themselves, and besought Providence...lighting its path by the fires which it vomited." As soon as the great success of this attempt became known, steam-boats were rapidly built both in the... | |
 | 1839 - 272 pages
...themselves, and besought Providence to protect them from the approach of the horrible monster, ffhich was marching on the tides, and lighting its path by the fires which it vomited." As soon as the great success of this attempt became known, steam-boats were rapidly built both in the... | |
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... beneath their decks from the terrific sight, and left their vessels to go on shore ; while others prostrated themselves, and besought Providence to protect them from the approach of the horrible monster which was marching on the tides, and lighting... 
