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" The mules themselves are sensible of the caution requisite in these descents; for, coming to the top of an eminence, they stop, and having placed their fore feet close together, as in a posture of stopping themselves, they also put their hinder feet together,... "
The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary ...: Accompanied by an Atlas - Page 177
1822
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The Monthly Review

Books - 1709 - 578 pages
...the caution requisite in the descent. On coming to the top of 'an eminence, they stop, and hav. ing placed their fore feet close together, as in a posture...the rider has to do is to keep himself fast in the saddle, without checking his beast ; for the least motion is sufficient to digorder the equilibrium...
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A Voyage to South-America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns ...

Antonio de Ulloa, Jorge Juan - Chile - 1758 - 564 pages
...In this attitude, having as it were taken a furvey of the road, they flide down with the fwiftnefs of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to keep himfelf faft in the faddie without checking his beaft ; for the leaft motion is fufficient to diforder...
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A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing ..., Volume 1

North America - 1767 - 550 pages
...In this attitude, having as it were taken a furvey of the road, they flide down with the fwiftnefs of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to keep himfelf faft in the faddle without checking his beaft ; for the leaft motion is fufficient to diforder...
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A Relation of a Journey to the Glaciers in the Dutchy of Savoy

Marc-Théodore Bourrit - Alps - 1776 - 284 pages
...heard from different quarters feveral thrill furvey of the road, they flide down with the fwiftnefs of a meteor. All the rider has to do, is to keep himfelf fall in the faddle, without checking the beaft ; for the leaft motion, is fufficient to diforder...
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Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries ...

William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1796 - 342 pages
...In this attitude having, as it were, taken a fufvey of the road, they flide down with the fwiftnels of a meteor. All the rider has to do, is to keep himfelf faft in the faddle, without checking his beaft; for the leaft motion is fufficientto diforder...
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Animal Biography: Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners ..., Volume 2

William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...hinder feet together, but a little forward, as if they were about to lie down. In this attitude, having taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. In the mean time all that the rider has to do is to keep himself fast on the saddle, without checking...
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The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever ..., Volume 9

Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1804 - 356 pages
...together, put thuir hinder feet a little forwards, as if goist: to lie down. Having in this attitude taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the...swiftness of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to kwp himself fast in the saddle ; for the least motion is sullicient to disorder the equilibrium of...
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A Voyage to South America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities ..., Volume 1

Antonio de Ulloa - Blacks - 1806 - 530 pages
...their fore feet close together, as in a posture of stopping themselves, they also put their hinder feet together, but a little forwards, as if going...the rider has to do is to keep himself fast in the saddle without checking his beast; for the least motion is sufficient to disorder the equilibrium of...
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A General History of Quadrupeds

Ralph Beilby - Animals - 1807 - 564 pages
...but a little forward, as if they were going to lie down. In this attitude, having taken as it were a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. In the mean time, all the rider has to do is to keep himself fast on the saddle, without checking the...
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A Voyage to South America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities ..., Volume 1

Jorge Juan, Antonio de Ulloa - Peru - 1807 - 532 pages
...down. In this attitude, having as it were taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the swifmess of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to keep himself fasc in the saddle without checking his beast j for the least motion is sufficient to disorder the...
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