Works, Volume 23D. Estes, 1989 |
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Page 286
... precipice of any considerable height . I mean by a true precipice , one by which a plumb - line will swing clear , or without touching the face of it , if suspended from a point a foot or two beyond the brow . Not only are perfect ...
... precipice of any considerable height . I mean by a true precipice , one by which a plumb - line will swing clear , or without touching the face of it , if suspended from a point a foot or two beyond the brow . Not only are perfect ...
Page 287
John Ruskin. * grand . When the beds are horizontal , b , the precipice is steeper , more dangerous , but much less impressive . When the beds slope towards the precipice , the front of it overhangs , and the noblest effect is obtained ...
John Ruskin. * grand . When the beds are horizontal , b , the precipice is steeper , more dangerous , but much less impressive . When the beds slope towards the precipice , the front of it overhangs , and the noblest effect is obtained ...
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... precipice . The plumb- line from the brow of this cliff hangs clear 124 Eng- lish feet ; it is then caught by a ledge about three feet wide , from which another precipice falls to about twice the height of the first ; but I had not line ...
... precipice . The plumb- line from the brow of this cliff hangs clear 124 Eng- lish feet ; it is then caught by a ledge about three feet wide , from which another precipice falls to about twice the height of the first ; but I had not line ...
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