| Tobias Smollett - English fiction - 1784 - 316 pages
...confternation, exclaimed, " Zounds \ what's the matter ;" And turning about to fee the caufe of his difrnay, beheld a hideous phantom vomiting blue flame, which aggravated the horrors of its afpect. He was inftantly feized with an agony of fear, which divefted him of his reafon ; neverthelefs,... | |
| Tobias George [novels] Smollett - 1821 - 746 pages
...into a long passage in which he was precjded by Perry with a light in his hand, kindled his fire-work with a match, and began to bellow like a bull. The...horrors of its aspect. He was instantly seized with an ugony of fear, which divested him of his reason ; nevertheless, he, as it were mechanically, raised... | |
| English fiction - 1832 - 256 pages
...extinguished in the fall ; when Trunnion, alarmed at his nephew's consternation, exclaimed, " Zounds Î what's the matter?" and turning about to see the cause of his dismay, beheld a hideous phantom 23 24 DAVY JONES. vomiting blue flame, which aggravated the horrors of its aspect. He was instantly... | |
| Tobias Smollett, Thomas Roscoe - English fiction - 1860 - 428 pages
...into a long passage, in which he was preceded by Perry with a light in his hand, kindled his fire-work with a match, and began to bellow like a bull. —...cause of his dismay, beheld a hideous phantom vomiting bine flame, which aggravated the horrors of its aspect. He was instantly seized with an agony of fear,... | |
| Tobias George Smollett - 1870 - 666 pages
...began to bellow like a bull. The boy, us it was concerted, looking behind him, screamed aloud, anil dropped the light, which was extinguished in the fall...his dismay, beheld a hideous phantom vomiting blue name, whicli aggravated the horrors of its aspect. He was instantly seized with an agony of fear, which... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1882 - 352 pages
...nephew's consternation, exclaimed, "Zounds! what's the matter?" and turning about to see the cause oí his dismay, beheld a hideous phantom vomiting blue...nevertheless, he, as it were mechanically, raised hitrusty supporter in his own defence, and, the apparition advancing towards him, aimed it at this... | |
| Edmund Gosse - English literature - 1889 - 454 pages
...into a long passage in which he was preceded by Terry with a light in his hand, kindled his firework with a match, and began to bellow like a bull. The...the apparition advancing towards him, aimed it at the dreadful annoyance with such a convulsive exertion of strength, that, had not the blow chanced... | |
| Edmund Gosse - English literature - 1889 - 440 pages
...into a long passage in which he was preceded by Perry with a light in his hand, kindled his firework with a match, and began to bellow like a bull. The...the apparition advancing towards him, aimed it at the dreadful annoyance with such a convulsive exertion of strength, that, had not the blow chanced... | |
| Edmund Gosse - English literature - 1889 - 462 pages
...into a long passage in which he was preceded by Perry with a light in his hand, kindled his firework with a match, and began to bellow like a bull. The...the apparition advancing towards him, aimed it at the dreadful annoyance with such a convulsive exertion of strength, that, had not the blow chanced... | |
| Edmund Gosse - English literature - 1891 - 440 pages
...into a long passage in which he was preceded by Perry with a light in his hand, kindled his firework with a match, and began to bellow like a bull. The...the apparition advancing towards him, aimed it at the dreadful annoyance with such a convulsive exertion of strength, that, had not the blow chanced... | |
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