The mules themselves are sensible of the caution requisite in these descents; for, coming to the top of an eminence, they stop, and having placed their fore feet close together, as in a posture of stopping themselves, they also put their hinder feet together,... The Monthly Review - Page 891709 - 552 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Antonio de Ulloa, Jorge Juan - 1758 - 564 pages
...In this attitude, having as it were taken a furvey of the road, they flide down with the fwiftnefs of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to keep himfelf faft in the faddie without checking his beaft ; for the leaft motion is fufficient to diforder... | |
| 1767 - 550 pages
...In this attitude, having as it were taken a furvey of the road, they flide down with the fwiftnefs of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to keep himfelf faft in the faddle without checking his beaft ; for the leaft motion is fufficient to diforder... | |
| Marc-Théodore Bourrit - 1776 - 284 pages
...heard from different quarters feveral thrill furvey of the road, they flide down with the fwiftnefs of a meteor. All the rider has to do, is to keep himfelf fall in the faddle, without checking the beaft ; for the leaft motion, is fufficient to diforder... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 342 pages
...In this attitude having, as it were, taken a fufvey of the road, they flide down with the fwiftnels of a meteor. All the rider has to do, is to keep himfelf faft in the faddle, without checking his beaft; for the leaft motion is fufficientto diforder... | |
| William Bingley - 1803 - 606 pages
...hinder feet together, but a little forward, as if they were about to lie down. In this attitude, having taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. In the mean time all that the rider has to do is to keep himself fast on the saddle, without checking... | |
| Thomas Smith - 1804 - 356 pages
...together, put thuir hinder feet a little forwards, as if goist: to lie down. Having in this attitude taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the...swiftness of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to kwp himself fast in the saddle ; for the least motion is sullicient to disorder the equilibrium of... | |
| Antonio de Ulloa - 1806 - 530 pages
...their fore feet close together, as in a posture of stopping themselves, they also put their hinder feet together, but a little forwards, as if going...checking his beast; for the least motion is sufficient to disorder the equilibrium of the mule, in which case they both unavoidably perish. The address of these... | |
| Ralph Beilby - 1807 - 564 pages
...but a little forward, as if they were going to lie down. In this attitude, having taken as it were a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. In the mean time, all the rider has to do is to keep himself fast on the saddle, without checking the... | |
| Jorge Juan, Antonio de Ulloa - 1807 - 532 pages
...down. In this attitude, having as it were taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the swifmess of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to keep himself fasc in the saddle without checking his beast j for the least motion is sufficient to disorder the... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1810 - 456 pages
...forwards, as if going1 to lie down. In this attitude, having, as it were, taken a survey of the roüd, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. All the rider has to do »sto keep himself fast in the saddle, without checking his boast; for the least motion is sufficient... | |
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