 | Thomas Pennant - London (England) - 1790 - 556 pages
...piles. Thefe contracted the fpace between the piers fo greatly, as to occafion, at the retreat of every tide, a fall of five feet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which, fince the foundation of the bridge, have occafioned the lofs of many thoufand lives. The water, at... | |
 | John Bew - 1794 - 358 pages
...remain, although they contract the fpace between the piers fo greatly, as to occafion at the ebb of every tide, a fall of five feet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which, fince the foundation of the bridge, have occafioned the lofs of innumerable lives. If! thefe could... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 1809 - 442 pages
...piles. These contracted the space between the piers so greatly, as to occasion, at the retreat of every tide, a fall of five feet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which, since the foundation of the bridge, have occasioned the loss of many thousand lives. The water, at... | |
 | Benjamin Crosby - 1815 - 576 pages
...appeaiunce; but the sterlings still remain, although they contract the space between the piers so muth as to produce, at the ebb of tide, a fall of five feet,...contemplation to be erected, midway between London and Black friar* bridges, to be called the Southwark bridge- Westminster bridge, one of the finest in the... | |
 | Geography - 1821 - 768 pages
...so contract the spaec between the piers, as to occasion, at the ebb of tide, a fall of five ièet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which have occasioned the loss of many lives. Westuiinster bridge, one of the finest in the world, was built by Labeyle, a native of Switzerland.... | |
 | 1824 - 452 pages
...piles. These contracted the space between the piers so greatly, as to occasion, at the retreat of every tide, a fall of five feet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which, since the foundation of the Bridge, have occasioned the loss of many thousand lives. The water at spring... | |
 | English essays - 1824 - 716 pages
...piles. These contracted the space between the piers so greatly, at to occasion, at the retreat of every tide, a fall of five feet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which, since the foundation of the Bridge, have occasioned the loss of many thousand lives. The water at spring... | |
 | Henry Thomas (antiquarian.) - 1830 - 490 pages
...piles. These contracted the space between the piers so greatly, as to occasion, at the retreat of every tide, a fall of five feet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which since the foundation of the bridge have occasioned the loss of many thousand lives. The length of this... | |
 | Sir Richard WHITTINGTON - English fiction - 1841 - 416 pages
...Tennant, " contracted the space between the piers so greatly, as to cause, at the retreat of every tide, a fall of five feet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which, since the foundation of the bridge, have occasioned the loss of many thousand lives." DICK WHITTINGTON,... | |
 | 1884 - 562 pages
...piles. These contracted the space between the piers so greatly, as to occasion, at the retreat of every tide, a fall of five feet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which, since the foundation of the bridge, have occasioned the loss of many thousand lives. The water at spring... | |
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... designed for the preservation of the foundation piles. These contracted the space between the piers so greatly, as to occasion, at the retreat of every tide, a fall of five feet, or a number of temporary cataracts, which, since the foundation of the... 