 ... that of uncontrollable terror. It was not until I had> by frequent excursions to the Falls, in some measure familiarized my mind with their sublimities, that I ventured to explore the penetralia of the Great Cataract. The precipice over which it rolls...  The Guide to Knowledge - Page 192edited by - 1836Full view - About this book
 | 1824 - 890 pages
...ventured to explore the penetralia of the Great Cataract The precipice over which it rolls is very much arched underneath, while the impetus which the...retrace my steps, lest I should be suffocated by the blast of dense spray that whirled around me; however, the third time, I succeeded in advancing about... | |
 | John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...The precipice over which it rolls is very much arched underneath, while the impetus which the wat«; receives in its descent projects it far beyond the...retrace my steps, lest I should be suffocated by the blast of dense spray that whirled around me ; however, the third time, I succeeded in advancing about... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...ventured to explore the penetralia of the Great Cataract. The precipice over which it rolls is very much arched underneath ; while the impetus which the...suffocated by the blasts of dense spray that whirled round me : however, the third time I succeeded in advancing about twenty-five yards. Here darkness... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pages
...ventured to explore the penetralia of the Great Cataract. The precipice over which it rolls is very much arched underneath ; while the impetus which the...suffocated by the blasts of dense spray that whirled round me : however, the third time I succeeded in advancing about twenty-five yards. Here darkness... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...ventured to explore the penetralia of the Great Cataract. The precipice over which it rolls is very much arched underneath ; while the impetus which the...receives in its descent, projects it far beyond the i.• 1 ill'; and thus an immense Gothic arch is formed by the rock and the torrent. Twice I entered... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...ventured to explore the recesses of the Great Cataract. "The precipice over which, it rolls is very much arched underneath, while the impetus, which the...cavern, and twice I was obliged to retrace my steps, leslSl should be suffocated by the blast of dense spray that whirled around me : however, the third... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...I ventured to explore the recesses of the Great Cataract. The precipice over which it rolls is very much arched underneath, while the impetus, which the...retrace my steps, lest I should be suffocated by the blast of dense spray that whirled around me : however, the third time, I succeeded in advancing about... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1829 - 466 pages
...ventured to explore the penetralia of the Great Cataract. The precipice over which it rolls, is veiy much arched underneath, while the impetus which the...retrace my steps, lest I should be suffocated by the R3 Mast of dense spray that whirled round me ; however, the third time, I succeeded in advancing about... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1830 - 396 pages
...ventured to explore the penetralia of the Great Cataract. The precipice over which it rolls, is very much arched underneath, while the impetus which the...retrace my steps, lest I should be suffocated by the blast of dense spray that whirled round me ; however-, the third time, I succeeded in advancing about... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - 348 pages
...Cataract. The precipice over which it rolls, is very much arched underneath, while the impetus whirl) the water receives in its descent, projects it far...rock and the torrent. Twice I entered this cavern, nnd twice I was obliged to retrace my titeps, lesl 1 should be suffocated by the blast of the dense... | |
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