 Though the sides of this bridge are provided in some parts with a parapet of fixed rocks, yet few men have resolution to walk to them, and look over into the abyss. You involuntarily fall on your hands and feet, creep to the parapet, and peep over it....  The Monthly Magazine - Página 2441808Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 páginas
...this bridge are provided in some parts with a parapet of fixed rocks, yet- few men have reBolution to walk to them, and look over into the abyss. You involuntarily fall on your hands and feet, creep to the parapet, and peep over it. Look ing down from this height about a minute gave... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 546 páginas
...the cord of the arch, is many times longer than its transverse. Though the sides of this Bridge are provided in some parts with a parapet of fixed rocks,...your hands, creep to the parapet; and peep over it. Looking down front this height about a minute gave me a violent head-ache. If the view from tlie top... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 540 páginas
...the cord of the arch, is many times longer than its transveise. Though the sides of this Bridge are provided in some parts with a parapet of fixed rocks,...into the abyss. You involuntarily fall on your hands, i reep to the parapet; and peep over it. Looking down from this height about a minute gave me a violent... | |
 | Rev. Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 566 páginas
...is many times longer than its transverse. Though the sides of this Bridge are provided in some parls with a parapet of fixed rocks, yet few men have resolution...your hands, creep to the parapet; and peep over it. Looking down from this height •bout a minute gave me a violent head-ache. If the view from the top... | |
 | Francis Hall - 1818 - 944 páginas
...bridge " are provided, in some parts, with a parapet " of fixed rocks, yet few men have the re" solution to walk to them, and look over " into the abyss. You involuntarily fall " upon your hands and feet, creep to the " parapet, and peep over it. Looking " down from this height... | |
 | 1822 - 466 páginas
...the chord of the arch, is many times longer than its transverse. Though the sides of this bridge are provided in some parts with a parapet of fixed rocks,...them, and look over into the abyss. You involuntarily full on your hands, creep to the parapet, and peep over it. Looking down from this height about a minute... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1823 - 416 páginas
...de Chastellux, of the Virginian bridge of rocks. " Though the sides of the bridge," says he, " are provided, in some parts, with a parapet of fixed rocks,...to walk to them, and look over into the abyss. You voluntarily fall on your hands and feet, creep to the parapet, and look over it. Looking from the height... | |
 | Adam Hodgson - 1824 - 442 páginas
...sides of this bridge are provided, in some parts, with a parapet of fixed rocks, yet few men have the resolution to walk to them, and look over into the abyss. You involuntarily fall upon your hands and feet, creep to the parapet, and peep over it; looking down from this height about... | |
 | Bernhard (Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) - 1828 - 478 páginas
...the chord of the arch, is many times longer than the transverse. Though the sides of this bridge are provided in some parts with a parapet of fixed rocks,...into the abyss. You involuntarily fall on your hands and feet, creep to the parapet, and peep over it. Looking down from this height about a minute, gave... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - 1828 - 314 páginas
...de Chastelluse, of the Virginian bridge of rocks. " Though the sides of the bridge," says he, " are provided, in some parts, with a parapet of fixed rocks,...to walk to them, and look over into the abyss. You voluntarily fall on your hands and knees, creep to the parapet, and look over it. Looking from the... | |
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