 Nothing," replied the artist, "will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome. If you will favour my project, I will try the first flight at my own hazard. I have considered the structure of all volant animals, and find the...  Airs of Palestine: A Poem - Page 19by John Pierpont - 1817 - 58 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 176 pages
...bat's wings moft eafily accomodated to the human form. Upon this model I mail begin my tafk to morrow, and in a year expect to tower into the air beyond the malice or perfuit of man. But I will work only on this condition, that the art fhall not be divulged, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...of the bat's wings mod eafily accommodated to the human form. Upon this model I fhall begin my tafk to-morrow, and in a year expect to tower into the air beyond the malice and purfuit of man. But I will work only on this condition, that the art fhall not be divulged, and that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...of the bat's wings moil eafily accommodated to the human form. Upon this model 1 fhall begin my tafk to-morrow, and in a year expect to tower into the air beyond the malice and purfuit of nnn. But I will work only on this condition, that the art fhall not be divulged, and that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...begin my taflt to-morrow, and in a year expedl: to tower into the air beyond the malice and purfuit of man. But I will work only on this condition, that the art lhall not be divulged, and that you fliall not require me to make wings for any but ourfelves." tc... | |
 | 1788 - 778 pages
...(hall begin my talk to morrow, and in a year expeci to tower into the air btyond the malice and purfuit of man. But I will work only on this condition, that the art mail not be divulged, and that you ihall not require me to make wing$ for any but ourfelves.' ' Why,'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...of the bat's wings moft eafily accommodated to the human form. Upon this model I fhall begin my tafk to.morrow, and in a year expect to• tower into the air beyond the malice and purfuit of man. But I will work. only. PRINCE OF AB1SSINIA. 41 only on this condition, that the art... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...of the bat's wings moft eafily accommodated to the human form. Upon this model I fhall begin my tafk to-morrow, and in a year expect to tower into the air beyond the malice and purfuit of man. But I will work only on this condition, that the art fhall not be divulged, and that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...the bat's wi,ngs moft eafily accommodated to the human farm. Upon this. model I fhall begin my tafk to-morrow, and. in a, year expect to tower into the air beyond the malice and purfuit of man. But I will work only on this. condition, that the art (hall not be divulged, and, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...the bat's wings raoft eafily accommodated ta the human form. Upon this model I fhall begin my tafk to.morrow, and in a year expect to tower into the air beyond the malice and purtliit of man. But I will work only on this condition, that the art mall not be divulged, and that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...own hazard. I have considered the structure of all volant animals, and find the folding continuity of the bat's wings most easily accommodated to the...beyond the malice and pursuit of man. But I will work pnly on this condition, that the art shall not be divulged, and that you shall not require me to make... | |
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