 | Sir David Brewster, Robert Jameson - 1822 - 458 страница
...nephew and I stood quite close to die edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view...greater than the reality. Our guide refused to partake of our amusement ; he retreated behind a tree at some distance, where he had the consolation to be... | |
 | John Playfait - 1822 - 668 страница
...opinion that is generally received. " In viewing the descent of the trees, my nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested...greater than the reality. Our guide refused to partake of our amusement ; he retreated behind a tree at some distance, where he had the consolation to be... | |
 | 1822 - 696 страница
...nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view...greater than the reality. Our guide refused to partake of our amusement ; he retreated behind a tree at some distance, where he had the consolation to be... | |
 | John Ryley, John Gawthorp, John Whitley - 1822 - 344 страница
...nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view...greater than the reality. Our guide refused to partake of our amusement ; he retreated behind a tree at some distance, where he had the consolation to be... | |
 | 1825 - 590 страница
...nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view...greater than the reality. Our guide refused to partake of our amusement ; he retreated behind a tree at some distance, where he had the consolation to be... | |
 | William Brockedon - 1829 - 240 страница
...nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view...greater than the reality. Our guide refused to partake of our amusement ; he retreated behind a tree ut some distance, where he had the consolation to be... | |
 | Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1829 - 416 страница
...nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing, than to experience the impression which the near view...greater than the reality ! Our guide refused to partake of our amusement ; he retreated behind a tree at some distance off, where he had the consolation to... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1831 - 620 страница
...nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view...spectator. The noise, the rapidity of the motion, tbe magnitude of the moving body, and the force with which it seemed to shake the trough as it passed,... | |
 | Henry David Inglis - 1831 - 596 страница
...nephew and I stood finite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view of so singular rm object must mak« on a spectatar. The noise, the rapidity of the motion, the magnitude of the moving... | |
 | William Henry Bartlett, William Beattie - 1836 - 374 страница
...Professor Playfair, " we stood close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view...the force with which it seemed to shake the trough us it passed, were altogether very formidable, and conveyed an idea of danger much greater than the... | |
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In viewing the descent of the trees, my nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view of so singular an object must make on a spectator. The noise,... 
