I sought a resting-place, found one, and contrived to sit ; but when my weight bore on the body of an Egyptian, it crushed it like a band-box. I naturally had recourse to my hands to sustain my weight, but they found no better support ; so that I sunk... A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature ... - Pàgina 220 editat per - 1829 Visualització completa -
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