Make a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the arms so long as to reach to the four corners of a large thin silk handkerchief when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite ; which,... London Magazine Enlarged and Improved - Page 6031752Full view - About this book
| Early English newspapers - 1752 - 696 pages
...handkerchief when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the crofs.fclb you have the body of a kite ; which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and ftring, will rife in the air, like thofe made of paper; but this being of filk is fitter to bear the... | |
| Richard Lovett - Compasses (Mathematical instruments) - 1766 - 610 pages
...handkerchief f when extended ; tie. the corners of the. hand* kerchief to the extremities of the erofs, fo you' have the Body of a Kite ; which being properly ' accommodated with a Tail, Loop, and String, ; will riCe in' the Air like thole madĀ£ of Paperi * but ' but ,thi& "being of Silk is fitter... | |
| William Hooper - Playing cards - 1774 - 368 pages
...it, by fattening the fous corners to two flight ftrips of cedar. The handkerchief thus prepared and accommodated with a tail, loop, and firing, will rife in the air as a common paper kite. To the top of the upright flick of the crofs is to be fixed- a> pretty fharp-pointed... | |
| Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 pages
...handker. chief, when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite, which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, will rise in the air like those made of paper; but this, being of silk, is fitter to bear the... | |
| Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 pages
...handker. chief, when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite, which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, wilt rise in the air like those made of paper ; but this, being of silk, is filter to bear... | |
| Edward Polehampton - Natural history - 1821 - 592 pages
...handkerchief, when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite, which, being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, will rise in the air like those made of paper ; but this, being of silk, is fitter to bear... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...silk handkerchief when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite ; which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and String, will rise in the air, like those made of paper ; but this being of silk is fitter to bear the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...extended; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremitieg of the cross, so you have the hody of a kite ; which .being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and strinĀ°. nill rise in the air, like those made of paper; bui this being of silk is fitter to bear the... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...handkerchief, when extended : tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross : so you have the body of a kite ; which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, will rise in the air like those made of paper ; but this, being of silk, is fitter to bear... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1837 - 552 pages
...silk handkerchief when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite ; which, being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, will rise in the air, like those made of paper; but this being of silk is fitter to bear the... | |
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