 | 1873 - 744 pages
...shepherd's delight." A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing the rain ire opposite to the sun. In the evening the rainbow is in the east, and in...in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west shows that the bad weather is on the road to us; whereas the rainbow in... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1846 - 226 pages
...rainbow can only occur when the Clouds containing or depositing the rain are opposite the sun,—and in the evening the rainbow is in the east, and in the morning in the west. As, therefore, our heavy rains in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 pages
...shepherd's delight. Can you explain this omen ? Phys. A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing, or depositing the rain are opposite to the sun, —...this climate, are usually brought by the westerly wind, a westerly wind indicates that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind, to us ; whereas the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 372 pages
...A rainbow at night is the shepherd's delight. ' A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain are opposite to the sun ; and...in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind to us ; whereas... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1847 - 416 pages
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 | 1849 - 492 pages
...delight." " This old proverb is generally correct, as a rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain are opposite to the sun ; and...in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road by the wind to us ; whereas... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1850 - 648 pages
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 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 pages
...shepherd's delight. Can you explain this omen? Phys. A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain are opposite to the sun —...this climate, are usually brought by the westerly wind, a westerly wind indicates that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind, to us ; whereas the... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 332 pages
...shepherd's delight. « Can you explain this omen ? Phys. A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain are opposite to the sun, —...this climate, are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind, to us ; whereas... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 456 pages
...shepherd's delight.. Can you explain this omen ? Phys. A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain are opposite to the sun, —...and in the morning in the west ; and as our heavy rams, in this climate, are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that... | |
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A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain, are opposite to the sun ; and in the evening the rainbow is in the east, and in the morning in the west ; and as our heavy rains, in this climate, are usually brought by the westerly... 
