( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) He had not been here five minutes, when a vivid flash of lightning wasfollowed by a loud peal of thunder that crashed and rolled away in thedistance with a terrific noise--then came another flash of lightning,brighter than the other, and a second peal of thunder louder than thefirst; and then down came the rain, with a force and fury that swepteverything before it.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) Mr. Pickwick was perfectly aware that a tree is a very dangerousneighbour in a thunderstorm.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'If he ever comes back, I'll poison him,' thought Mr. Pott, as he turnedinto the little back office where he prepared his thunderbolts.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'What's your name, fellow?' thundered Mr. Nupkins.
He wore a black velvet waistcoat, with thunder-and-lightningbuttons; and a blue striped shirt, with a white false collar.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) '"Blood and thunder!" roared the other gentleman.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) '"Now, gentlemen," said my uncle, taking his seat deliberately, "I don'twant to have any death, with or without lightning, in a lady's presence,and we have had quite blood and thundering enough for one journey; so,if you please, we'll sit in our places like quiet insides.
No; you've got hold of thewrong moral to his rather thundering sermon.