On Sunday morning we arrived at the foot of the mountain, which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes; five ascending, and five descending ; the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly down the latter, by means of stationary... Works - Page 184by Charles Dickens - 1842Full view - About this book
| Charles Dickens - 1842 - 452 pages
...mountain, which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes; five ascending, and five descending: the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly...sometimes by horse, and sometimes by engine power, as the ease demands. Occasionally the rails are laid upon the extreme verge of a giddy precipice ; an! looking... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1863 - 202 pages
...which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes ; five ascending, and five descending; the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly...comparatively level spaces between, being traversed, sometimes t by horse, and sometimes by engine power, as the case demands. Occasionally the rails are laid upon... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1868 - 130 pages
...which is crossed hy railroad. There are ten inclined planes ; five ascending, and five descending. The carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly down the latter, hy means of stationary engines ; the comparatively level spaces hetween heing traversed sometimes hy... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1877 - 398 pages
...mountain, which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes; five ascending, and five descending: the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly...down the latter, by means of stationary engines ; the comparativi 'y level spaces between being traversed sometimes by horse and sometimes by engine power,... | |
| Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1871 - 424 pages
...which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes ; five ascending, and five cZescending. The carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly...being traversed, sometimes by horse, and sometimes by engine-power, as the case demands. Occasionally, the rails are laid upon the extreme verge of a giddy... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1877 - 502 pages
...which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes; five ascending, and five descending ; the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly...window, the traveller gazes sheer down, without a stone ov scrap of fence between, into the mountain depths below. The journey is very carefully made, however... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1880 - 496 pages
...which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes ; five ascending, and five descending ; the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly...sometimes by horse, and sometimes by engine power, a$ the case demands. Occasionally the rails are laid upon the extreme verge of a giddy precipice ;... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1884 - 990 pages
...mountain, which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes: fjve ascending and five descending: the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly...Occasionally the rails are laid upon the extreme verge of a giddv precipice; and looking from the carriage window, the traveller gazes sheer down, without a stone... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1885 - 990 pages
...mountain, which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes: five ascending and five descending: the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly down the latter, by means of stationary engines; trie comparatively level spaces between being traversed, sometimes by horse, and sometimes by engine... | |
| John Luther Ringwalt - 1888 - 532 pages
...five ascending and five descending; tho carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly down tho latter, by means of stationary engines; the comparatively...giddy precipice; and looking from the carriage window, tho traveler gazes sheer down, without a stone or scrap of fence between, into tho mountain depths... | |
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