 | William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1889 - 520 էջ
...death, in their fear of what they prayed for. Many lifted their hands in prayer to the gods; more were convinced that there were now no gods at all, and...night of which we have heard had come upon the world. ... It now grew somewhat light again ; we felt sure that this was not the light of day, but a proof... | |
 | Hezekiah Butterworth - 1892 - 332 էջ
...death, in their fear of what they prayed for. Many lifted their hands in prayer to the gods ; more were convinced that there were now no gods at all, and...night of which we have heard had come upon the world. "There were not wanting persons who exaggerated our real perils with terrors imaginary or wilfully... | |
 | S. Russell Forbes - 1893 - 196 էջ
...parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing...dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greaterpart imagining that the last and eternal night was come which was to destroy both the gods and... | |
 | William Gee - 1895 - 340 էջ
...calling for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing...to die from the very fear of dying ; some lifting up their hands to the gods ; but the greater number imagining that the last day was come, which was... | |
 | Charles Morris - 1896 - 374 էջ
...parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing...lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy the gods and the world together.... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 564 էջ
...death, in their fear of what they prayed for. Many lifted their hands in prayer to the gods; more were convinced that there were now no gods at all, and...night of which we have heard had come upon the world. There were not wanting persons who exaggerated our real perils with terrors imaginary or willfully... | |
 | William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1900 - 332 էջ
...death, in their fear of what they prayed for. Many lifted their hands in prayer to the gods; more were convinced that there were now no gods at all, and...night of which we have heard had come upon the world. ... It now grew somewhat light again ; we felt sure that this was not the light of day, but a proof... | |
 | Charles Morris - 1902 - 524 էջ
...parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing...lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy the gods and the world together.... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 436 էջ
...death, in their fear of what they prayed for. Many lifted their hands in prayer to the gods ; more were convinced that there were now no gods at all, and...night of which we have heard had come upon the world. There were not wanting persons who exaggerated our real perils with terrors imaginary or willfully... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - 542 էջ
...in their fear of what they prayed for. Many lifted their hands in prayer to the gods ; more were now convinced that there were now no gods at all, and...night of which we have heard had come upon the world. There were not wanting persons who exaggerated our real perils with terrors imaginary or wilfully invented.... | |
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Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting... 
