 | 1846 - 810 halaman
...the passengers, and away we all went, bondsmen and freemen, jolting and swaying in a dreadful manner, although a man sitting behind contrived, more or less,...rapid as to call for remonstrance. Accidents have not unfrequeutly occurred when travellers by this rail have encouraged, or not forbidden the men to abandon... | |
 | Godfrey Charles Mundy - 1852 - 456 halaman
...freemen, jolting and swaying in a manner that smacked somewhat too much of "the d—1 take the hindmost;" although a man sitting behind contrived, more or less,...momentum down the hills; for there are several sharpish tm'ns in the line, and the tram-way is of the rudest construction. Occasionally, perhaps, these capsizes... | |
 | Charles White - 1889 - 710 halaman
...somewhat too much of ,' the d 1 take the hindmost ' — although a man sitting behind contrived, more and less, to lock a wheel with a wooden crow-bar when...sharpish turns in the line, and the tramway is of the roughest construction. Occasionally, perhaps, these-capsizes have not been purely accidental when travellers... | |
 | Godfrey Charles Mundy - 1852 - 462 halaman
...jolting and swaying in a manner that smacked somewhat too much of "the d — 1 take the hindmost;" although a man sitting behind contrived, more or less,...there are several sharpish turns in the line, and the tram- way is of the rudest construction. Occasionally, perhaps, these capsizes have not been purely... | |
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... although a man sitting behind contrived, more or less, to lock a wheel with a wooden crow-bar when the descent became so rapid as to call for . remonstrance. Accidents have not unfrequently occurred when travellers by this rail have encouraged, or... 