 | Education, George Nicholson - 1805 - 276 pages
...progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the kite too much ; by doing which occasionally I made it rise again. I have never since...that time practised this singular mode of swimming, tho' I think it not impossible to cross in this manner from Dover to Calais. The packet-boat, however,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...that, by following too quick, I lowered thft kite too much ; by doing which occasionally I made it vise again — I have never since that time practised this singular mode of swimming, though 1 think it not im>possible to cross in thin manner from Dover to Calais The packet-boat, however,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 pages
...progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick,! lowered the kite too much ; hy doing which occasionally I made it rise again. I have never since...that time practised this singular mode of swimming, though I think it not impossible to cros* in this manner from Dover to Calais. The packet &o£t however,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 196 pages
...progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the kite too much ; by doing which occasionally I made it rise again — I have never...that time practised this singular mode of swimming, though I think it not impossible to cross in this manner from Dover to Calais. The packet-boat, however,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 190 pages
...progre.^s, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the kite too much ; by doing which occasionally I made it rise again — I have never...that time practised this singular mode of swimming, though.I think it not impossible to cross in this manner from Dover to Calais. The packet-boat, however,... | |
 | Roger Lamb - 1811 - 310 pages
...I made it rise again. 1 have never since that time practised this singular mode of swimming, though I think it not impossible to cross in this manner from Dover to Calais, The Packet boat, however, is still preferable." Indeed, I think so too: for, with all due deference... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 pages
...progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the kite too much ; by doing which occasionally I made it rise again. I have never since...that time practised this singular mode of swimming, though I think it not impossible to cross in this manner from Dover to Calais. The packet-boat, however,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1821 - 758 pages
...its progress when it appeared that by following too quick I lowered the kite too much, by doing which occasionally I made it rise again/ I have never since...that time practised this singular mode of swimming, though I think it not impossible to cross in this manner from Dover to Calais. The packet-boat, however,... | |
 | 1821 - 356 pages
...progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the kite too much ; by doing which occasionally I made it rise again. I have never since...that time practised this singular mode of swimming, though 1 think it not impossible to cross in this manner from Dover to Calais. The packet-boat, however,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1822 - 276 pages
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... which carried me quite over without the least fatigue, and with the greatest pleasure imaginable. I was only obliged occasionally to halt a little in my course, and resist its progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the... 
