 | John Wesley - Biography - 1796 - 666 pages
...his legs, by which he might be pulled back, at a concerted fignal, he entered head foremoft, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den, on the eaft fide oi a very high ledge of of rocks, is about two feet fquare ; from thence it defcends obliquely... | |
 | David Humphreys, Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati - Generals - 1788 - 202 pages
...his legs, by which he might be pulled back, at a concerted fignal, he entered head foremoft, with the blazing torch in his hand. THE aperture of the den, on the eaft fide of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet fquare ; from thence it deicends obliquely... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - United States - 1792 - 522 pages
...his legs, by which he might be pulled back, at a concerted fignal, he entered head foremen, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den, on the eaft fide of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet fquare ; from thence it defcends obliquely... | |
 | 1792 - 532 pages
...his legs, by which he might be pulled back, at a concerted fignal, he entered headforemoft, with the blazing torch in his hand. ' The aperture of the den, on the eaft fide of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet fquare : thence it defcends obliquely fifteen... | |
 | Horse racing - 1793 - 470 pages
...his legs, by which he might be pulled back at a concerted figna], he entered head foremoft, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den, on the eaft fide of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet fquare ; from thence it defcends obliquely... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 580 pages
...legs, by which he might be pulled back at a concerted fignal, he entered head forc-uioft, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den, on the eaft fule of a very high kdge of rocks, is about two feet fquare from thence it dcfccnd» obliquely... | |
 | William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1802 - 672 pages
...his legs, by which he might be pulled back at a concerted fignal, he entered, head-foremoft, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den, on the caft fide of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet fquare : from thence it defcends obliquely... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1804 - 740 pages
...his legs, by which he might be pulled back, at a concerted signal,he entered head foremost, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den,...about ten more, it ascends gradually sixteen feet towaitls its termination. The sKles of this subterraneous' cavity are composed of smooth and solid... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1804 - 356 pages
...head foremost, with the blaming torch in his hand. The aperture of the cave, on the east side of a high ledge of rocks, is about two feet square : from thence it descends obliquely fifteen feet, and then running horizontally abpu.t ten more, it Ascends gradually sixteen feet towards its termination.... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...his legs, by which he might be pulled back, at a concerted signal, he entered head foremost, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den,...horizontally about ten more, it ascends gradually fixteen feet towards its termination. The sides of this subterraneous cavity arc composed of smooth... | |
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The aperture of the den, on the east side of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet square ; from thence it descends obliquely fifteen feet, then running horizontally about ten more, it ascends gradually sixteen feet toward its termination. 
