 ... that you cannot but by active force get down to the egg. Thus you feel the power of the water to support you, and learn to confide in that power ; while your endeavours to overcome it, and to reach the egg, teach you the manner of acting on the water...  Frank, a Sequel to Frank in Early Lessons - Page 213by Maria Edgeworth - 1861 - 502 pagesFull view - About this book
 | History - 1805 - 608 pages
...manner of acting on the water with your feet und hands, which action is afterwards used in swimmnig to support your head higher above water, or to go forward through it. I would the more earnestly press you to the trial of this method, because, though I think I satisfied... | |
 | William Nicholson - Science - 1806 - 964 pages
...reach the egg, teach you the manner " of acting on the water with your feet and hands, which " action " action is afterwards used in swimming to support your...higher above water, or to go forward through it." page 474. The Doctor proceeds to make several observations on the Dr. Franklin's natural tendency of... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 574 pages
...feel the power of the water to support you, and learn to confide in that power ; while your endeavours to overcome it, and to reach the egg, teach you the...head higher above water, or to go forward through it. I would the more earnestly press you to the trial of this method, because, though I think I satisfied... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 572 pages
...reach the egg, teach you the manner of acting on the water with your feet and hands, which action ia afterwards used in swimming to support your head higher above water, or to go forward through it. I would the more earnestly press you to the trial of thi» method, because, though I think I satisfied... | |
 | John Walker - 1814 - 566 pages
...support you, and learn to confide in that power; while your endeavours to overcome it, and to reacn the egg, teach you the manner of acting on the water...head higher above water, or to go forward through it. . I would the more earnestly press you to the trial of this method, because, though I think I satisfied... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...the power of the water to support you, and learn to confide ill that power ; while your endeavours to overcome it, and to reach the egg, teach you the...head higher above water, or to go forward through it. I would the more earnestly press you to the trial of this method, becanse, though I think I satisfied... | |
 | Colin MacKenzie - 1821 - 724 pages
...of the water to support you, and leani to confide in that power; while your endeavour* to evercome it, and to reach the egg, teach you the manner of...head higher above water, or to go forward through it. I would the more earnestly press you to the trial of this method, because, though I think I satisfied... | |
 | Colin Mackenzie - Chemistry - 1822 - 774 pages
...of the water to support you, and learn to confide in that power; while your endeavours to evercome it, and to reach the egg, teach you the manner of...head higher above water, or to go forward through it. I would the more earnestly press you to the trial of this method, because., though I think I satisfied... | |
 | John S Skinner - 1825 - 436 pages
...y-iii, and learn to confide in that power, while your endeavours to overcome it, and to reach the egs, teach you the manner of acting on the water with your...head higher above water, or to go forward through it anii, upon Wissahicken creek, would also confer V* ^ ye t, till you have obtained this experiA favour... | |
 | Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...you the manner of acting on the water with your feet and hands, which action is afterwards used ii. swimming to support your head higher above water or to go forward through it. I would the more earnestly press you to the trial of this method, because though I think I satisfied... | |
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