 | 1816 - 756 pàgines
...the capital. The chief obftacle was now overcome. A two-inch rope was tied to one end of the firing, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the ft-amcn afcended to the top ; and in lefs than an hour, a kind of fhroud was conftrucled, by which... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pàgines
...the capital. The chief obstacle was now 'overcome. A two-inch rope was tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the seamen ascended to the top ; and in less than an hour a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the... | |
 | 1823 - 536 pàgines
...the capital. The chief obstacle was now overcome^ A two inch-rope was tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the seamen ascended to the top ; and in less than an hour a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pàgines
...was madi to fly directly over the pillar. A two inch rope was then tied to one_ end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope, one of the seamen ascended to the top, and in less than an hour, a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pàgines
...kite was made to fly directly over the pillar. A two inch rope was then tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope, one of the seamen ascended to the top, and in less than an hour, a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the... | |
 | 1826 - 384 pàgines
...kite was made to fly directly over the pillar. A two inch rope was then tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope, one of the seamen ascended to the top, and in less than an hour, a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1832 - 234 pàgines
...other side, the string lodged upon the capital. A two inch rope was then tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope, one of the seamen ascended to the top ; and in less than an hour a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the... | |
 | 1833 - 448 pàgines
...the capital. The chief obstacle was now overcome. A two-inch rope was tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the seamen ascended to the top ; and in less than an hour, a kind of shrowd was constructed, by which the... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1838 - 672 pàgines
...the capital. The chief obstacle was now overcome. A two-inch rope was tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the seamen ascended to the top; and, in less than an hour, a kind of shrowd was constructed, by which the... | |
 | William Bingley - 1840 - 412 pàgines
...lodged upon the top. The chief difficulty was thus overcome. A strong rope was tied to the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was fixed. By this rope one of the seamen climbed to the top. In less than an hour, a kind of rope ladder... | |
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A two-inch rope was tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the seamen ascended to the top ; and in less than an hour a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the whole company... 
