When the weather is thick and hazy, the springs boil up the higher, and the naphtha often takes fire on the surface of the earth, and runs in a flame into the sea in great quantities, to a distance almost incredible. Transactions - Page 551890Full view - About this book
 | Ezra Sampson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1807 - 463 pages
...When the weather is thick and hazy, the Naptha-Springe (in Portia) boil up the higher, and the naptha often takes fire on the surface of the earth, and runs in a flame hi great quantities to a distance almost incredible. In clear wca• ther the »pring» do not boil... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 434 pages
...When the weather is thick and hazy, the Naptha-Springs (in Persia) boil up the higher, and the naptha often takes fire on the surface of the earth, and runs in a flame in great quantities to a distance almost incredible. In clear weather the springs do not boil up above... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Bookbinding - 1817 - 418 pages
...weather is hazy, the springs of Naptha (on an island near Baku) boil up the higher, and the Naptha often takes fire on the surface of the earth, and runs in a flame into the sea to a distance almost incredible.". — Hanway on the Everlasting Fire at Baku. " On, Swords of God... | |
 | Books - 1817 - 576 pages
...weather is hazy, the springs of Naptha (on an island near Baku) boil up the higher, and the Naptha often takes fire on the surface of the earth, and runs in a flame into the sea to a distance almost incredible." — Hamoay on the Everlasting Firt at Baku.' 1 Oh Oh Reason ! who... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - Geography - 1823 - 512 pages
...is covered with it for leagues together. When the weather is thick and hazy, the springs boil up the higher ; and the naphtha often takes fire on the surface...great quantities, to a distance almost incredible. H European's first impression on his landing in Persia. " Accustomed as his eye has been," says Mr.... | |
 | Frederika von Freygang, Wilhelm von Freygang - Caucasus - 1823 - 450 pages
...weather is hazy, the springs of naptha, (on an island near Baku,) boil up the higher, and the naptha often takes fire on the surface of the earth, and runs in a flame into the sea to a distance almost incredible." — Hameay. The Russians are said to drink the white naphtha as a... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 422 pages
...weather is hazy, the springs of Naptha (on an island near Baku) boil up the higher, and the Naptha often takes fire on the surface of the earth, and runs in a flame into the sea to a distance almost incredible." — HAISWAY, on the ILverlasling Fire at liaku. Such was the wild... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1826 - 410 pages
...abroad ! • " When the weather is hazy, the springs of Naphtha (on an island near Baku) boil up the higher, and the Naphtha often takes fire on the surface of the earth, and runs in a flame into the sea to a distancealmost incredible."— Hanway on the Everlasting Fire at Baku.. " On, Swords of God !"... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1835 - 440 pages
...weather is hazy, thesprinsrs of Naptha (on an island near Baku) boil up higher, and the Naptha %ften akes fire on the surface of the earth, and runs in a flame nto the sea, to a distance almost incredible." — Ilantoay on tie everlasting Fire at Baku. 3 In the... | |
 | Thomas Ewing (of Edinburgh.) - 1839 - 348 pages
...the springs boil up the higher ; ard the naphtha often takes fire on the surface of the earth, ar.d runs in a flame into the sea, in great quantities, to a distance almost ircrcdible. In clear weather the springs do not boil up above two cr three feet Some of the springs... | |
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