 | John Watkins - 1822 - 476 էջ
...not succeed. " There are still four instances on record — a Neapolitan, a young Jew, Mr. Ekenhead, and myself: the two last were in the presence of hundreds...the opposite point of the coast, which the swimmer ^yishes to make, but still bearing up against it : it is strong ; but if you calculate well, you may... | |
 | George Clinton - 1825 - 826 էջ
...not succeed. ' There are still four instances on record — a Neapolitan, a young Jew, Mr. Ekenhead, and myself : the two last were in the presence of...witnesses. With regard to the difference of the current, 1 perceived none ; it is favorable to the swimmer on neither •ide, but may ire stemmed by plunging... | |
 | George Clinton - 1828 - 888 էջ
...not succeed. ' There are still four instances on record — a Neapolitan, a young Jew, Mr. Ekenhead, and myself: the two last were in the presence of hundreds...difference of the current, I perceived none ; it is favorable to the swimmer on neither •He, bat may be stemmed by plunging into the sea a considerable... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1833 - 678 էջ
...four in' stances on record : a Neapolitan, a young Jew, Mr. ' Ekenhead, and myself; the two last done in the ' presence of hundreds of English witnesses....' With regard to the difference of the current, I per' ceived none ; it is favourable to the swimmer on ' neither side, but may be stemmed by plunging... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1833 - 684 էջ
...four in' stances on record : a Neapolitan, a young Jew, Mr. ' Ekenhead, and myself; the two last done in the ' presence of hundreds of English witnesses....' With regard to the difference of the current, I per' ceived none ; it is favourable to the swimmer on ' neither side, but may be stemmed by plunging... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1851 - 784 էջ
...four instances on record : a Neapolitan, a young Jew, Mr. Ekcnhead, and myself ; the two last done in the presence of hundreds of English witnesses. " With regard to the difference of the current, 1 perceived none ; it is favourable to the swimmer on neither side, but may be stemmed by plunging... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1853 - 1024 էջ
...four instances on record : a Nef^politan, a young Jew, Mr. Ekenhead, and myself; the two last done in the presence of hundreds of English witnesses....stemmed by plunging into the sea, a considerable way aliove the opposite point of the coast which the swimmer wishes to make, bul slilí bearing up against... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1855 - 584 էջ
...still four instances on record : a Neapolitan, a young Jew, Mr. Ekenhead, and myself; the two last done in the presence of hundreds of English witnesses. " With regard to the difference of the current 1 perceived none ; it is favourable to the swimmer on neither side, but maybe stemmed by plunging into... | |
 | Ovid - 1893 - 578 էջ
...four instances on record : a Neapolitan, a young Jew, Mr. Ekenhead, and tnyself ; the two last done in the presence of hundreds of English witnesses....difference of the current, I perceived none: it is unfavourable to the swimmer on either side, but may be stemmed by plunging into the sea, a considerable... | |
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It is not quite fair in him to infer, that because he failed, Leander could not succeed. " There are still four instances on record — a Neapolitan, a young Jew, Mr. Ekenhead, and myself: the two last were in the presence of hundreds of English witnesses. 