| 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,... | |
| Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 pages
...made it rist- again. I have never since that time piactiscd 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. NEW MODE OF BATHING. THE cold bath has long been in... | |
| |