 | Charles Jean Delille - 1844 - 476 pages
...over it," said I, " and a black cloud hanging on each end of it." As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud hut many of them fell into them. They grew... | |
 | Churchman - 1844 - 396 pages
...over it,' said I, ' and a black cloud hanging on each end of it.' As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and, upon farther examination, perceived that there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge,... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...over it," said I, " and a black cloud hanging on each end of it." As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...bridge, which the passengers no sooner trod upon, but that they fell through them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pitfalls were... | |
 | People's and Howitt's journal - 938 pages
...and the sudden and disastrous exits to it are thus described: — "As I looked more attentively I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...the great tide that flowed underneath it; and upon farther examination perceived there were innumerable trap-doors that lay c mcealed in the bridge, which... | |
 | William Balmbro'. Flower - 1848 - 304 pages
...passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They... | |
 | Hector Gavin - Bethnal Green (London, England) - 1848 - 144 pages
...over it," said I;" and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...further examination. perceived there were innumerable trap doors that lay concealed in the bridge which the passengers no sooner trod upon than they fell... | |
 | Henry Wright Phillott - 1849 - 224 pages
...passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and upon farther examination, perceived that there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the- bridge,... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...over it,' said I, ' and a black cloud hanging on each end of it.' As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and upon farther examination, perceived their were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge,... | |
 | Charles Jean Delille - French language - 1851 - 506 pages
...over it," said I, " and a black cloud hanging on each end of it." As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud but many of them fell into them. They grew... | |
 | Harrow school - 1865 - 374 pages
...over it," said I, " and a black cloud hanging on each end of it." As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge...further examination perceived there were innumerable trap doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the passengers no sooner trod upon but they fell... | |
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I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge, into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and upon... 
