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a perpetual mifi iflues from thefe apertures, accompanied with a tremendous noife, which is occafioned by the rolling of large fionesy or fragments of the rock that have fallen in, and are cooftantly kept in motion bj the agitation. of the water.
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You remember, where Hogan whips out his croc-gutter bayonet and says "Now THOT'S a noife!"
The Secret Constitutional Duties of the Military Branch of Government 2009
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Some of the women, and fuch people as could not go from us, lay flill by a fire, making a doleful noife, as if we had been coming to devour them; but when they faw we did not intend to harm them, they were pretty quiet, and the refl that fled from us at our firfl coming returned again.
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And thofe whirlpools were not conftant to one place but drove about ftrangely; and fometimes we faw among them large ripplings of the water, like great over-falls, making a fearful noife.
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One of thefe, who makes a greater noife than the reft, is termed Setebos, the inferior imps are called Cheleule; they are painted like the people of the country.
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At every eruption, it made a long rumbling noife like that of thunder, or the blowing up of large mines.
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There was alfo at no great diftance a number of etooa trees, on - which clung, vaft quantities of the large temate bats, making a difagreeable noife.
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While they were together, the noife was continued, and part of the tiling of the houfe was ftript off, and all the windows of an upper room were taken away with it.
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As the noife and tumult of war increafcd, captain Mafon fent a par - ty to affift captain Patrick.
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The fulphur took fire without afFbrding any noife | but, when che hammer was ufed hot, a detonation was heard, and rays of filvcr appeared on the anvil.
A Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry, and the arts .. 1797
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