 | 1838 - 286 pàgines
...amidst the shouts of the astonished multitude below. How many succeeded in ascending it ? To a person below, the capital of the pillar does not appear capable of holding more than one person upon it ; but the seamen of whom I have been speaking, found that it could contain no fewer... | |
 | Mrs. Lucy Sarah Atkins Wilson - 1843 - 266 pàgines
...was constructed, by which the whole company went up, amidst the shouts and claps of the astonished multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar...capable of holding more than one man upon it ; but our seamen found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently. No accident happened during... | |
 | 1844 - 632 pàgines
...constructed, by which the whole company went up, and drank their punch amid the shouts of the astonished multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar...capable of holding more than one man upon it ; but the seaman found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently. It is astonishing that... | |
 | Book - 1874 - 174 pàgines
...constructed, by which the whole company went up, and drank their punch amid the shouts of the astonished multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar...capable of holding more than one man upon it ; but thes seamen found that it would con tain no less than eight person very conveniently. It is aston ishing... | |
 | John Platts - 1876 - 986 pàgines
...constructed, by which the whole company went up, and drank their punch, amidst the shouts of the astonished multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar...capable of holding more than one man upon it; but our seamen found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently. It is astonishing that... | |
 | Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - 1886 - 420 pàgines
...constructed, by which the whole company went up, and drank their punch, amidst the shouts of the astonished multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar...of holding more than one man upon -• it ; but our seamen found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently. It is astonishing that... | |
 | Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - 1886 - 530 pàgines
...constructed, by which the whole company went up, and drank their punch, amidst the shoots of the astonished multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar...capable of holding more than one man upon it ; but our seamen found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently. It is astonishing that... | |
 | Anne M. Prescott - 1893 - 264 pàgines
...constructed, by which the whole company went up and drank their punch, amid the shouts of the astonished multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar...capable of holding more than one man upon it; but our seamen found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently. "It is astonishing that... | |
 | 1780 - 826 pàgines
...punch amid the Iboutt of the aftoniuSed multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the Pillar docs not appear capable of holding more than one man upon it { but our (tarnen found it could contain no left than eight perlons very conveniently. It ii aflonilhing that... | |
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... multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar does not appear capable of holding more than one man upon it; but our seamen found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently. "It is... 
