Vesuvius

Examples

• It is from the Hermitage, there on the side of Vesuvius, that one should see Naples and die. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• To see Naples as we saw it in the early dawn from far up on the side of Vesuvius, is to see a picture of wonderful beauty. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• So was Vesuvius, replied Crispin coolly, and that mountain in New Zealand—Tarawera, was it not? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The Vesuvius of today is a very poor affair compared to the mighty volcano of Kilauea, in the Sandwich Islands, but I am glad I visited it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He and George had been most intimate at Naples and had gone up Vesuvius together. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I'll partake of no one's hospitality, until I have--a--moved Mount Vesuvius--to eruption--on--a--the abandoned rascal--HEEP! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Hall next experimented with lava f rom Vesuvius, Etna, Iceland, and elsewhere, and found that it behaved like whinstone. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The passengers probably spend the long, blazing days looking out from under the awnings at Vesuvius and the beautiful city--and in swearing. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• For the present Lord Steyne lives at Naples, preferring the view of the Bay and Capri and Vesuvius to the dreary aspect of the wall in Gaunt Square. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• We were just about to go to bed early in the evening, and catch up on some of the sleep we had lost, when we heard of this Vesuvius expedition. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I exploded one mighty cough, and it was as if Vesuvius had let go. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

Editor: Oswald