238 Volcanic Eruptions of Hawai. 
rising of brilliant pillars—like burning brass—the irregular shoot- 
ing of coruscations, and the fearful flow of the molten sea—all 
tend to excite a wakeful spirit, and incline us sometimes to keep 
vigils for most of the night. For about four weeks, this scene 
continued without much abatement. At the present time, after 
-. “We did not take the usual route—that pursued by Captain 
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