 Before we arrived at our quarters, and while the enemy were pursuing us, we heard their shrill timbals, and the dismal sound of the great drum, from the top of the principal temple of the god of war, which overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noise...  The British Critic - Sivu 2531801Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1801 - 730 sivua
...while the enemy were purfuing us, we heard their fhrill timbáis, and the di final found of the ireat drum, from the top of the principal temple of the...Its mournful noife was fuch as may be imagined the muiic of the infernal gods, and it might be heard at the durance of alinoit three leagues. I hey were... | |
 | Bernal Díaz del Castillo - 1803 - 420 sivua
...Before'we arrived at our quarters, and while the enemy were^ purfuing us, we heard their fhrill timbals, and the difmal found of the great drum, from the top,...overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noife was fuch 33 may be imagined the mufic of the * infernal gods,%and it might be heird at the diftance of almoft... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1805 - 504 sivua
...B. Diaz, " and while the enemy were pursuing us, we heard their shrill timbals, and the dismal sound of the great drum, from the top of the principal temple...war, which overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noise was such as may be imagined the mutic of the infernal gods, and it might be heard at the distance... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1813 - 432 sivua
...enemy were pursuing us, We heard their shrill timbals, and the dismal sound of the great drum, jfrom the top of the principal temple of the god of war, which overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noise was such as may be imagined the music of the infernal gods, and it might be heard at the distance... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1840 - 478 sivua
...quarters, and while the enemy were pursuing us, we heard their shrill timbals, and the dismal sound of the great drum, from the top of the principal temple...war, which overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noise \vas such as may be imagined the music of the infernal gods, and it might be heard at the distance... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1840 - 532 sivua
...quarteei, and while tho enemy were pursuing us, we heard their shrill timbals, and tho dismal sound of thu great drum, from the top of the principal temple of...war, which overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noise was such as may be imagined the music of the infernal gods, and it might be heard at the distance... | |
 | 1846 - 348 sivua
...quarters, and while the enemy were pursuing us, we heard their shrill tymbals, and the dismal sound of the great drum, from the top of the principal temple...war, which overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noise was such as may be imagined the music of the infernal gods, and it might be heard at the distance... | |
 | Henry Howard Brownell - 1853 - 734 sivua
...that of Malinche (Cortes). While retreating, hotly pressed, "we heard," says Diaz, "the dismal sound of the great drum, from the top of the principal temple...war, which overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noise was such as may 1« imagined the music of the infernal gods, and it might be heard almost at... | |
 | Henry Howard Brownell - 1855 - 738 sivua
...that of Malinche (Cortes). While retreating, hotly pressed, "we heard," says Diaz, "the dismal sound of the great drum, from the top of the principal temple...war, which overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noise was such as may be imagined the music of the infernal gods, and it might be heard almost at the... | |
 | Henry Howard Brownell - 1862 - 524 sivua
...thot of Malinche (Cortes). While retreating, hotly pressed, ' we heard,' says Diaz, ' the dismal sound of the great drum, from the top of the principal temple...war, which overlooked the whole city. Its mournful noise was such as may be imagined the music of the infernal gods, and it might be heard almost to the... | |
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