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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. "
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 254
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The American Geography: Or, a View of the Present Situation of the United ...

Jedidiah Morse - 1792 - 522 pages
...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...
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An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of ..., Volume 3

William Winterbotham - 1795 - 558 pages
...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...
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Notes on the State of Virginia

Thomas Jefferson - 1801 - 402 pages
...the fides -of this bridge à^î 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...
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Notes on the State of Virginia: With an Appendix Relative to the Murder of ...

Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 pages
...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...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal

1811 - 576 pages
...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,...
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On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With ..., Volume 1

Charles Bucke - 1823 - 408 pages
...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...
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The Cambrian Tourist; Or, Post-chaise Companion Through Wales ...

1828 - 348 pages
...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...
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Travels Through North America, During the Years 1825 and 1826, Volumes 1-2

Bernhard (Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) - 1828 - 478 pages
...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...
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The Analytical Reader

Samuel Putnam - 1831 - 236 pages
...'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...
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Notes on the State of Virginia

Thomas Jefferson - 1832 - 296 pages
...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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