Exhausted with fatigue and terror, we reached the edge of the deep trench, which remained to be crossed before we got into the great chamber.— Mustering all my strength, I leaped, and was followed by the American. Smelt stood on the brink ready to drop... London Medical and Physical Journal - Page 4691817Full view - About this book
| John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...remained to be crossed before we got into the great chamber.— Mustering all my strength, I leaped, and was followed by the American. Smelt stood on the...least to stop, if only for five minutes, to allow him to recover his strength." It was impossible — to stay was death, and we could not resist the desire... | |
| Periodicals - 1833 - 270 pages
...with fatigue and terror, we reached the edge of the deep trench. Mustering all my strength I leaped, and was followed by the American : Smelt stood on the brink, ready to drop ; be called to us for " God's sake to help him over the fosse, or at least to stop, if only for five... | |
| Maria Baldwin - 1839 - 364 pages
...Egypt, and before he had any idea of his valuable journal ever being published.—'Editor, 1837. tress, "to help him over the fosse, or at least to stop,...to allow him time to recover his strength." It was impossible—to stay was death, and we could not resist the desire to push on and reach the open air;... | |
| 1843 - 350 pages
...which remained to be crossed, before we got into the great chamber. Mustering all my strength I leaped, and was followed by the American. Smelt stood on the...least to stop, if only for five minutes, to allow him to recover his strength." It was impossible. To stay was death, and we could not resist the desire... | |
| William Cowper Prime - Egypt - 1857 - 518 pages
...which remained to be crossed before we got into the great chamber. Mustering all my strength I leaped, and was followed by the American. Smelt stood on the...to allow him time to recover his strength. It was impossible—to stay was death—and we could not resist the desire to push on and reach the open air.... | |
| John Foster - Essays - 1858 - 624 pages
...which remained to be crossed before we got into the great chamber. Mustering all my strength, I leaped, and was followed by the American. Smelt stood on the brink ready to drop with fatigue. He called out to us " for God's sake to help him over the fosse, or at least to stop, if only for five minutes,... | |
| John Foster - 1858 - 626 pages
...which remained to be crossed before we got into the great chamber. Mustering all my strength, I leaped, and was followed by the American. Smelt stood on the brink ready to drop with fatigue. He called out to us " for God's sake to help him over the fosse, or at least to stop, if only for five minutes,... | |
| Maria Hack - 1877 - 232 pages
...crossed before they could get into the great chamber. Mustering all his strength, Mr. Legh jumped over, and was followed by the American. Smelt stood on the brink, ready to drop with fatigue. He called to his friends: he entreated them to help him over the tr«acb, or at least to stop, if only for five... | |
| American periodicals - 1890 - 960 pages
...which remained to be crossed before we got into the great chamber. Mustering all my strength I leaped, and was followed by the American. Smelt stood on the...God's sake to help him over the fosse, or at least stop, if only for five minutes, to allow him time to recover his strength. It was impossible ; to stay... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1817 - 862 pages
...remained to be crossed before we got into the great chamber. Mustering all iny strength, I leaped, aud was followed by the American. Smelt stood on the brink, ready to drop with fatigue, lie culled to us " for God's sake to help him over the fosse, or at least to slop, if only for five... | |
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