sea-coal

By reason of the excessive coldness of the air, hindering the ascent of the smoke, was so filled with the fuliginous steam of the sea-coal, that hardly can one see across the street, and this filling the lungs with its gross particles exceedingly obstructed the breast, so as one would scarcely breathe.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

By reason of the excessive coldness of the air, hindering the ascent of the smoke, was so filled with the fuliginous steam of the sea-coal, that hardly can one see across the street, and this filling the lungs with its gross particles exceedingly obstructed the breast, so as one would scarcely breathe.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

By reason of the excessive coldness of the air, hindering the ascent of the smoke, was so filled with the fuliginous steam of the sea-coal, that hardly can one see across the street, and this filling the lungs with its gross particles exceedingly obstructed the breast, so as one would scarcely breathe.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

The return of “pea-soup fogs” caused by burning “sea-coal” and wood, because electricity and natural gas are no longer avaiable.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Pepsi Challenge. London after the Wave. 2009

Here you are, stirring up a business rather scandalous in itself, and fraught with mischief to all concerned — a business which might sleep for ever, if you let it alone, but which is sure, like a sea-coal fire, to burst into a flame if you go on poking it.

Saint Ronan's Well 2008

One—two—three in the morning…and still we sat by the sea-coal fire and smoked…I could have written his biography at the end of the season.

Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

One—two—three in the morning…and still we sat by the sea-coal fire and smoked…I could have written his biography at the end of the season.

Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

Thou didst swear to me upon a parcel-gilt goblet, sitting in my Dolphin-chamber, at the round table, by a sea-coal fire, upon

The second part of King Henry the Fourth 2004

But, Sir Spaniel, there are some stars that — ahem — stay fixed; that shine, to put it in a nutshell, never so bright as by a sea-coal fire on a brisk morning.

Between the Acts 2004

British peer with his back to the sea-coal fire, and his hands in his breeches pockets — how his fine eye was lit up with anger, and his forehead gleamed with patriotism — how he stamped his foot as he thought of his heavy associates — how he all but swore as be remembered how much too clever one of them had been — my creative readers may imagine.

Barchester Towers 2004