 asked Jack. " There, that island in front of us." In the silvery mist which enveloped the island, Jack saw confusedly lines of great poplars and tall chimneys, whence issued a thick filthy smoke, spreading over all, blackening even the sky above it....  Jack - Page 297by Alphonse Daudet - 1900Full view - About this book
 | Alphonse Daudet - Child labor - 1890 - 730 pages
...great poplars and tall chimneys, whence issued a thick filthy smoke, spreading over all, blackening even the sky above it. At the same time, he heard a clamorous and resounding din, hammers falling on wrought and sheet iron, dull sounds, ringing sounds,... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - Anthologies - 1897 - 492 pages
...great poplars and tall chimneys, whence issued a thick filthy smoke, spreading over all, blackening even the sky above it. At the same time he heard a clamorous and resounding din, hammers falling on wrought and sheet iron, dull sounds, ringing sounds,... | |
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