 As you enter the dock, the sight of the forest of masts in the distance, and the tall chimneys vomiting clouds of black smoke, and the manycoloured flags flying in the air, has a most peculiar effect; while the sheds, with the monster wheels arching through...  Our home islands [by T. Milner - Page 138by Thomas Milner - 1857Full view - About this book
 | Edward Litt L. Blanchard - Great Exhibition - 1851 - 324 pages
...following graphic details, which cannot fail to interest the visitor: — " As you enter the dock, the sight of the forest of masts in the distance,...flags flying in the air, has a most peculiar effect ; whilst the sheds with the monster wheels arching through the roofs, look like the paddle-boxes of... | |
 | Peter Cunningham - 1851 - 382 pages
...The total of port was 14,783 pipes, 4460 hogsheads, and 3161 qnartcr casks. "As you enter the dock, the sight of the forest of masts in the distance,...clouds of black smoke, and the manycoloured flags Hying in the air, has a most peculiar effect; while the Kheds, with the monster wheels arching through... | |
 | Samuel Prout Newcombe - 1851 - 398 pages
...chimneys vomiting clouds of smoke, and many-coloured flags flying in the air, has a most peculiar effect: the sheds with the monster wheels arching through...like the paddleboxes of huge steamers. " ' Along the 7«wy you see, now men with their faces blue with indigo, and now gaugers with their long brass-tipped... | |
 | Peter Cunningham - 1851 - 390 pages
...The total of port was 14,783 pipes, 4460 hogsheads, and 3161 quarter casks. " As you enter the dock, the sight of the forest of masts in the distance and the tall chimneys vomiting clonds of black smoke, and the manycoloured flags flying in the air, has a most peculiar effect; while... | |
 | 1851 - 492 pages
...masts in the distance, and the tall chimnies vomiting clouds of black smoke, and the many coloured flags, flying in |the air, has a most peculiar effect ; while the sheds, with their monster wheels, arching through the roofs, look like the paddle boxes of huge steamers. Along... | |
 | John Murray (Firm), Peter Cunningham - London (England) - 1853 - 386 pages
...The total of port was 14,783 pipes, 4460 hogsheads, and 3161 quarter casks. "As you enter the dock, the sight of the forest of masts in the distance,...now men with their faces blue with indigo, and now gaugers with their long brasstipped rule dripping with spirit from the cask they have been probing;... | |
 | Peter Cunningham - London (England) - 1856 - 382 pages
...The total of port was 14,783 pipes, 4460 hogsheads, and 3161 quarter casks. "As yon enter the dock, the sight of the forest of masts in the distance,...now men with their faces blue with indigo, and now gaugers with their long brasstins at hcr feet, telling you she is an emigrant preparing for her voyage.... | |
 | Edward Litt L. Blanchard - 1860 - 336 pages
...following graphic details, which cannot fail to interest the visiter: — " As you enter the dock, the sight of the forest of masts in the distance,...flags flying in the air, has a most peculiar effect; whilst the sheds with the monster wheels arching through the roofs, look like the paddle-boxes of huge... | |
 | Henry Mayhew - 1861 - 520 pages
...121,000/. The stock of goods in the warehouses last May was upwards of 1 70,000 tons. As you enter the dock the sight of the forest of masts in the distance, and the tall chimneys vomiting clonds of black smoke, and the many coloured dogs flying in the air, has a most peculiar ettect ; while... | |
 | Henry Mayhew - Charities - 1864 - 480 pages
...121,000/. The stock of goods in the warehouses last May was upwards of 170,000 tons. As you enter the dock the sight of the forest of masts in the distance,...tall chimneys vomiting clouds of black smoke, and the many coloured flags flying in the air, has a mo*t peculiar eftect ; while the sheds with the monster... | |
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