 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1817 - 528 Seiten
...barbarous shape, and formal appearance : CHAP, yet to us it appeared hardly possible, that persons susceptible of any feeling of sublimity could behold...not appear to be generally understood. The reader may imagine himself to be upon a staircase, every step of which, to a man of middle stature, is nearly... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 Seiten
...looking down from the elevation he had attained ; and being compelled to abandon the project, he hired an Arab to assist him in effecting his descent. The...not appear to be generally understood. The reader may imagine himself to be upon a staircase, every step of which, to a man. of middle stature, is nearly... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1823 - 512 Seiten
...looking down from the elevation he had attained ; and being compelled to abandon the project, he hired an Arab to assist him in effecting his descent. The...frequently described ; and yet from the questions that are often proposed to travellers, it does not appear to be generally understood. The reader may... | |
 | 1824 - 458 Seiten
...looking down from the elevation he had attained ; and being compelled to abandon the project, he hired an Arab to assist him in effecting his descent. The...it does not appear to be generally understood. The rea292 THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES. der may imagine himself to be upon a staircase, every step of which,... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 480 Seiten
...elevation he, had attained ; and being compelled to abandon the project, he hired an Arab to :*-- »ist him in effecting his descent. The rest of us, more accustomed to climbing heights, with many a halt for respiration, and many an exclamation of wonder, pursued our... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - 1827 - 272 Seiten
...looking down from the elevation he had attained; and being compelled to abandon the project, he hired an Arab to assist him in effecting his descent. The...The mode of ascent has been frequently described, though it is not generally understood. The reader may imagine himself to be upon a staircase, every... | |
 | 1831 - 320 Seiten
...difficult part of the undertaking, became giddy in consequence of looking down from the elevation that he had attained ; and being compelled to abandon the...not appear to be generally understood. The reader may imagine himself to be upon a staircase, every step of which to a man of middle stature, is nearly... | |
 | William Scott - 1837 - 382 Seiten
...Already some of the party had begun the ascent, and were pausing at the tremendous depth they saw below. The rest of us, more accustomed to the business of...and many an exclamation of wonder, pursued our way to the summit." Of the passage to the principal chamber in the interior, Dr Clarke observes, " The... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1838 - 672 Seiten
...looking down from the elevation he had attained : and being compelled to abandon the project, he hired an Arab to assist him in effecting his descent. The...for respiration, and many an exclamation of wonder, puisuetl way towards the summit. The mode of ascent has Dee« frequently described ; and yet, from... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1838 - 480 Seiten
...the elevation he had attained ; and being compelled to abandon the project, hehired an Arab toassist him in effecting his descent. The rest of us, more accustomed to climhing heights, with many a halt for respiration, and many an exclamation of wonder, pursued our... | |
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... an Arab to assist him in effecting his descent. The rest of us, more accustomed to the business of climbing heights, with many a halt for respiration, and many an exclamation of wonder, pursued our way towards the summit. The mode of ascent has been... 
