The Falls of Niagara: Or Tourist's Guide to this Wonder of Nature, Including Notices of the Whirlpool, Islands, &c, and a Complete Guide Thro' the Canadas ...W. B. Hayden, 1839 - Počet stran: 168 |
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... seen to move the surface ; it next assumes a descending and cradle like movement ; the waves enlarge , the tops roll over each other , and are broken into white - caps and spray . The whole body of the mighty river becomes agitated , as ...
... seen to move the surface ; it next assumes a descending and cradle like movement ; the waves enlarge , the tops roll over each other , and are broken into white - caps and spray . The whole body of the mighty river becomes agitated , as ...
Strana 23
... seen most advantageously , at one view ; at other points the objects of interest must be viewed more in detail . It is much the same on the Canada shore , go where you will and you have one grand and comprehen- sive view of the ...
... seen most advantageously , at one view ; at other points the objects of interest must be viewed more in detail . It is much the same on the Canada shore , go where you will and you have one grand and comprehen- sive view of the ...
Strana 25
... seen , except when scattered by the wind . It is sometimes seen from a great distance , even from that of one hundred miles . Computations have been made of the quantity of water that passes over the Falls . One is that 5,084,089,280 ...
... seen , except when scattered by the wind . It is sometimes seen from a great distance , even from that of one hundred miles . Computations have been made of the quantity of water that passes over the Falls . One is that 5,084,089,280 ...
Strana 28
... Seen through the turbid air , beyond the life , " Objects appear . The Falls , to residents , have lost much of their lone- liness , the majesty and awfulness which they once pos- sessed . Frequently beholding them has made the scene ...
... Seen through the turbid air , beyond the life , " Objects appear . The Falls , to residents , have lost much of their lone- liness , the majesty and awfulness which they once pos- sessed . Frequently beholding them has made the scene ...
Strana 30
... seen passing through the principal street of the village of Niagara Falls . He had under his arm a roll of blankets , a flute , a port folio , and a large book ; in his right hand he car- ried a small stick . He advanced towards the ...
... seen passing through the principal street of the village of Niagara Falls . He had under his arm a roll of blankets , a flute , a port folio , and a large book ; in his right hand he car- ried a small stick . He advanced towards the ...
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The Falls of Niagara: Or Tourist's Guide to This Wonder of Nature, Including ... Samuel De Veaux Náhled není k dispozici. - 2019 |
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American side appear Bath Island battle beautiful behold Benjamin Rathbun Betty boat bridge British Brock's Monument Buffalo building built burnt called Canada side canal cataract Chippewa commence curiosity danger dark deep Devil's Hole Drummondville erected Erie Falls of Niagara feet ferry forest Fort George Fort Niagara Fort Schlosser fort strong Francis Abbott Grand Island Horse Shoe Falls Hotel hundred Indian Ingraham's Cave inquired interest Iris Island JAUNT John ladder Lake Ontario land Lewiston lived look miles mist Moss Island Navy Island Niagara Falls Niagara river night object observed party passed persons proprietors Prospect Island PROSPECT TOWER public-house Queenston rail-road rapids residence road roar round rushing scene scenery Schlosser sheet of water sight soon spot stairs steam-boat stream Table Rock thence timber travellers trees Tuscarora upper vessels village of Niagara visited the Falls walk waves Welland Canal Whirlpool wild
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Strana 73 - There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore ; There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar : I love not man the less, but nature more...
Strana 74 - Ah ! never shall the land forget How gushed the life-blood of her brave — Gushed, warm with hope and courage yet, Upon the soil they fought to save. Now all is calm, and fresh, and still...
Strana 119 - it was the headquarters," says De Veaux, " of all that was barbarous, unrelenting, and cruel. There were congregated the leaders and chiefs of those bands of murderers and miscreants who carried death and destruction into the remote American settlements. There civilized Europe reveled with savage America, and ladies of education and refinement mingled in the society of those whose only distinction was to wield the bloody tomahawk and the scalping-knife.
Strana 118 - ... Niagara. In 1679, M. De Salle, the explorer of the Mississippi, in the service of France, inclosed the spot on which the fort was here built in 1725, by palisades. In 1759 it was taken by the British, under Sir William Johnson, in whose hands it remained until 1796, when it was evacuated and given up to the United States. On the 19th of December, 1813, it was again taken by the British by surprise; and in March, 1815, again surrendered to the Americans. This old fort is as much noted for being...
Strana 127 - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied.
Strana 104 - Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest?
Strana 120 - The dungeon of the messhouse, called the black-hole, was a strong, dark, and dismal place ; and in one corner of the room was fixed the apparatus for strangling such unhappy wretches as fell under the displeasure of the despotic rulers of those days. The walls of this dungeon, from top to bottom, had engraved upon them French names, and mementoes in that language. That the prisoners were no common persons was clear, as the letters and emblems were chiselled out in good style.
Strana 118 - This fortress is in latitude 43 deg. 14 sec. N. In 1679, a small spot was enclosed by palisades, by M. De Salle, an officer in the service of France. In 1725, the fort was built. In 1759, it was taken by the British, under Sir William Johnson. The capture has been ascribed to treachery, though there is not known to be any existing authority to prove the charge. In 179G, it was surrendered to the United Stales.
Strana 119 - It is a traditionary story, that the mess-house, which is a very strong building and the largest in the fort, was erected by stratagem. A considerable, though not powerful body of French troops, had arrived at the point. Their force was inferior to the surrounding Indians, of whom they were un'der some apprehensions. They obtained consent of the Indians to build a wigwam, and induced them, with some of their officers, to engage in an extensive hunt. The materials had been made ready, and, while the...
Strana 119 - House, which is a very strong building and the largest in the fort, was erected by stratagem. A considerable, though not powerful, body of French troops had arrived at the point. Their force was inferior to the surrounding Indians, of whom they were under some apprehensions. They obtained consent of the Indians to build a wigwam, and induced them, with some of their officers, to engage in an extensive hunt. The materials had been made ready and while the Indians were absent the French built. When...