 ... from an odd accident. — When about seven or eight years of age, a part of the roof of the house being decayed, my father, desirous of mending it, applied a prop and lever to an upright spar to raise it to its former situation; and, to my great astonishment,...  A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen - Page 292edited by - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Books - 1774 - 690 pages
...ponderous roof as if it had beea a fmall weight, I attributed this at firft to a degree of ftrength that excited my terror as well as wonder : but thinking further of the matter, I recollected that he bad applied his ftrength to that end of the lever which was furtheft from the prop , and, finding on... | |
 | Several Hands - 1774 - 622 pages
...ponderous roof as if it had been a fmall weight. I attributed this at fir it to a degree of ftcength that excited my terror as well as wonder : but thinking further of the matter, I recolleded that he had applied his ftrength to that end of the lever which was furtheil from the prop... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 668 pages
...spar to raise it to its former situation, and, to my great astonishment I saw him, without considering the reason, lift up the ponderous roof as if it had...I recollected that he had applied his strength to the end of the lever which was farthest from the prop ; and finding, by inquiry, that this was the... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Architecture - 1806 - 652 pages
...spar to raise it to its former situation, and, to my great astonishment I saw him, without considering the reason, lift up the ponderous roof as if it had...degree of strength that excited my terror as well as wojidtr ; but thinking further of the matter, I recollected that he had applied his strength to the... | |
 | English literature - 1806 - 1016 pages
...and, to my great astonishment, I saw him, without considering the reason, lift up the ponderous rooi, as if it had been a small weight. I attributed this at first to a degree of strength thar excited my terror as well as wonder ; but thinking further of the matter, I recollected that he... | |
 | James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1814 - 420 pages
...root as1^f it had been a sinalj weight. I attr|butet^ this at .first to a degre'e of strength tha* excited my terror as well • as wonder : but, thinking further of the majter, I recollected that he haa applied his, strength to that end of the lever whiph was farthest... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...at first, to a degree of strength '.that excited my terror as well as wonder; but thinking farther of the matter, I recollected that he had applied his strength to that end of the lever which was farthest from the prop, and finding, on enquiry, that this was the means by which the seeming wonder... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - Children - 1822 - 264 pages
...it, applied a lever to raise it to its former situation ; and to my great A 2 astonishment I saw him lift up the ponderous roof as if it had been a small...excited my terror as well as wonder ; but thinking farther of the matter, I recollected that he had applied his strength to that end of the lever which... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - Boys - 1822 - 520 pages
...this at first to a degree of strength^ that excited my terror as well as wonder ; but thinking farther of the matter, I recollected that he had applied his strength to that end of the lever which was farthest from the prop ; and finding on inquiry that this was the means by which the seeming wonder... | |
 | Autobiographies - 1830 - 312 pages
...to raise it to its former situation; and, to my _great astonishment, I saw him, without considering the reason, lift up the ponderous roof, as if it had...excited my terror as well as wonder : but thinking farther of the matter, I recollected that he had applied his strength to that end of the lever which... | |
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