 | 1729 - 342 pages
...there were innumerable Trap-doors that lay ' concealed in the Bridge, which the Paflengers no foon4 er trod upon, but they fell through them into the Tide ' and immediately difappeared. Thefe hidden Pit-falls * were fet very thick at the Entrance of the Bridge, fo * that... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the paffcngcrs no fooner trod upon, but they fell through them into the tide, and immediately difappeared. Thefe hidden pitfalls were fet very thick at the entrance of the bridge, fo> that throngs... | |
 | Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...there were innumerable Trap Doors that lay concealed in the Bridge, which the Paflengers no fooner trod upon, but they fell through them into the Tide, and immediately C 3 difapdifappeared. Thefe hidden Pit-Falls were fet very thick at the Entrance of the Bridge, fo... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the palfengers no fooner trod upon, but they fell through them into the tide, and immediately difappearcd. Thefe hidden pit-falls were fet very thick at the entrance of the bridge, fo that throngs... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...that flowed underneath it; and upon farther examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the passengers...the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-fulls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...that flowed underneath it; and upon farther examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the passengers...into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These bidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...doors that lay concealed in the hridge, which the pissengers no i -HIT trod upon, hut they fell throngh them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These...pitfalls were set very thick at the entrance of the hridge, s, '"..-' throng of people no sooner hroke throngh the cload, hut many of them tvil into them.... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...that flowed underneath it : and upon farther examination, perceived there were innumerable trapdoors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the passengers...immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set veiy thick at the entrance of the bridge ; so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...that flowed underneath it ; and, upon further examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the passengers...the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falb were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - English language - 1817 - 594 pages
...attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that Sowed underneath it; and upon further examination, perceived...upon, but they fell through them into the tide, and im mediately disappeared. These hidden pii-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge,... | |
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As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge, into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and upon further examination... 
