 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 Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Էջ 254խմբագրել է - 1787Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1792 - 522 էջ
...of this bridge arc provided in fome parts with a parapet of fixed rocks, yet few men have refolution to walk to them, and look over into the abyfs. You...on your hands and feet, creep to the parapet, and peep over it. Looking down from this height about a minute, gave me a violent head-ach. If the view... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 558 էջ
...of this bridge are provided in fome parts with a parapet of fixed rocks, yet few men have refolution to walk to them and look over into the abyfs. You...fall on your hands and feet, creep to the parapet and peep over it. If the view from the top be painful and intolerable, that from below is delightful in... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1801 - 402 էջ
...the fides -of this bridge а^о 4^irtswith a parapet of fixed rocfes>1 • 't* '"<»"' -refolution to walk to them, and look over Into the abyfs. — You involuntarily fall upon your hands and feet, creep to the parapet, and peep over it. LookIng down from this height aboi^ta... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 էջ
...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 me a violent head-ach. If the view... | |
 | 1811 - 576 էջ
...a parapet of fixed rocks, yet few men have resolution to walk to them and look oyer into the abyss, You involuntarily fall on your hands and feet, creep...parapet, and look over it. Looking down from this heiglit about a minute gave me a violent head-ache. If the view from the top be painful and intolerable,... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1823 - 408 էջ
...fixed rocks, yet few men have resolution 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 about a minute, gave me a violent headache. If the view from the top be painful and... | |
 | 1828 - 348 էջ
...fixed rocks, yet few men have resolution 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 about a minute gave me a violent head-ache. If the view from the top be painful and... | |
 | Bernhard (Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) - 1828 - 478 էջ
...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. Looking down from this height about a minute, gave me a violent head-ache. If the view... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1831 - 236 էջ
...'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. — Looking down from this height about a minute, saya the writer, gave me a violent... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1832 - 296 էջ
...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. Looking down from this 21 height about a minute, gave me a violent head-ache. If the... | |
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