 | Tobias Smollett - 1787 - 510 pages
...parapet of fixed rocks, yet few men have refolutiou to walk to them, and look over into the abyfs. You involuntarily fall on your hands and feet, creep to the parapet, and look over it. Looking down from this height about a minute, gave me a violent head-ach. If the view... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1792 - 522 pages
...parapet of fixed rocks, yet few men have refolution to walk to them, and look over into the abyfs. You involuntarily fall on your hands and feet, creep...from this height about a minute, gave me a violent head-ach. If the view from the top be painful and intolerable, that from below is delightful in an... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 558 pages
...a parapet of fixed rocks, yet few men have refolution to walk to them and look over into the abyfs. You involuntarily 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 an equal extreme.... | |
 | 1808 - 674 pages
...the sides uf this bridge arc-, 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, creep to the parapet, and peep over it; but if the view from the top be ¡minrui and intolerable, that... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1801 - 402 pages
...'"<»"' -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 minute, gave me a violent head-ache. If the view from the top be pain.ful and intolerable,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 pages
...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...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 fe^Si the top... | |
 | 1811 - 576 pages
...some parts with 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 to the parapet, and look over it. Looking down from this heiglit about a minute gave me a violent head-ache. If the view... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 540 pages
...resolution to walk to them and look over into the abyss. You involuntarily fall on your hands, i reep to the parapet; and peep over it. Looking down from...gave me a violent head-ache. If the view from the top he painful and intolerable, that from below is delightful in au equal extreme. It is impossible for... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 546 pages
...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, creep to the parapet; and peep over it. Looking down front this height about a minute gave me a violent... | |
 | Francis Hall - 1818 - 564 pages
...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...head-ache. If the *•* view from the top be painful and into" lerable, that from below is delightful in v' an equal extreme. It is impossible for the emotions... | |
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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.... 
