 I am firmly persuaded that, in some parts of it, if a person held a large stone in each hand, and let them both fall at once, each would roll above a quarter of a mile, and thus, when they stopped, be more than half a mile asunder.  Handbook for travellers in North Wales - Page 99by John Murray (publishers.) - 1861 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1800 - 614 pages
...of the mountain. And I am firmly perfuaded that, in fome 'parts of k, if a perfon held a large ftone in each hand, and let them both fall at once, each would roll above a quarter of a mile, and 'thns, when they flopped, be more than half a wile afunder. The lady who was with us, to my great furprife,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1814 - 572 pages
...on each side, down the whole extent or the mountain. And I am persuaded, that in some parts of it, if a person held a large stone in each hand, and let them both fall at once, each might roll above a quarter of a mile, and thus, when they stopped, they might be more than half a mile... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - Monmouthshire (Wales) - 1835 - 394 pages
...each side down the whole extent of the mountain ; and I am firmly persuaded that, in some parts of it, if a person held a large stone in each hand, and let...a quarter of a mile, and thus, when they stopped, be more than half a mile asunder. The lady who was with us passed this ridge without the smallest signs... | |
 | William Bingley - Travel writing - 1839 - 400 pages
...on one side down the whole extent of the mountain. And in some parts of it, if a person was to hold a large stone in each hand, and let them both fall at once, each might roll to such a distance that, when they stopped, they would be more than half a mile asunder.... | |
 | William Bingley - 1839 - 414 pages
...on one side down the whole extent of the mountain. And in some parts of it, if a person was to hold a large stone in each hand, and let them both fall at once, each might roll to such a distance that, when they stopped, they would be more than half a mile asunder.... | |
 | George Nicholson - 1840 - 692 pages
...each side down the whole extent of the mountain. And I am firmly persuaded that, in some parts of it, if a person held a large stone in each hand, and let them both fall at once, each would roll above a % m., and thus, when they stopped, be more than i m. asunder. The lady who was with us passed this... | |
 | British empire - 1847 - 856 pages
...reached, on each side, down the whole extent of the mountain. And I am persuaded that in some pnrts of it, if a person held a large stone in each hand, and let them fall both at once, each might roll above a quarter of a mile ; and thus, when they stopped, they might... | |
 | Charles Frederick Cliffe - Wales, North - 1850 - 316 pages
...broad sunlight the prospect is sublime. Bingley thought that in some parts of this narrow stony bwlch, if a person held a large stone in each hand, and let...above a quarter of a mile, and thus when they stopped be more than half a mile asunder ; and he does not exaggerate. Below us, on the E. and NE, but hidden... | |
 | Charles Frederick Cliffe - Wales, North - 1851 - 336 pages
...sublime. Bingley thought that in some parts of this narrow stony bwlch, if a person held a large stone iu each hand, and let them both fall at once, each would...above a quarter of a mile, and thus when they stopped be more than half a mile asunder ; and he does not exaggerate. Below us, on the E. and NE, but hidden... | |
 | England - 1856 - 586 pages
...reached, on each side, down the whole extent of the mountain. And I am persuaded that in some parts of it, if a person held a large stone in each hand, and let them fall both at once, each might roll above a quarter of a mile ; and thus, when they stopped, they might... | |
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