 | 1821 - 438 páginas
...subsides. The care of this important beacon is committed to four men ; two of whom take the charge of it by turns, and are relieved every six weeks. But...in stormy weather, that boats cannot touch at the Edystone for many months, a proper quantity of salt provision is always laid up, as in a ship victualled... | |
 | Old Sailor - 1826 - 534 páginas
...subsides. The care of this important beacon is committed to four men ; two of whom take the charge of it by turns, and are relieved every six weeks. But...in stormy weather, that boats cannot touch at the Eddy stone for many months, a proper quantity of salt provision is always laid up, as in a ship victualled... | |
 | Henry Edmund Carrington - 1843 - 364 páginas
...is victualled with salt provisions, like a ship bound on a long voyage. " In high winds so briny an atmosphere surrounds this gloomy solitude, from the dashing of the waves, that a person exposed to it could hardly draw his breath. At these dreadful intervals the forlorn inhabitants... | |
 | 1832 - 548 páginas
...— NY Ob. The care of this important beacon is committed to four men, two of whom take the charge of it by turns, and are relieved every six weeks. But,...voyage. In high winds, such a briny atmosphere surrounds tins gloomy solitude frum the dashing of the waves, that a man exposed to it could not draw his breath.... | |
 | Plymouth. Appendix - 1841 - 106 páginas
...The light keepers are three in number, who take leave alternately on shore. In high winds so briny an atmosphere surrounds this gloomy solitude from the dashing of the waves, that a person exposed to it can hardly draw his breath : at these dreadful intervals the keepers keep close... | |
 | 626 páginas
...enviable. Mr. S — t. — The range of their enjoyments is certainly narrow. In high winds so briny an atmosphere surrounds this gloomy solitude, from the dashing of the waves, that a person exposed to it could hardly draw his breath. At these dreadful intervals the forlorn inhabitants... | |
 | Edward Litt L. Blanchard - 1848 - 298 páginas
...range of the enjoyments of the keepers is confined within very narrow limits. In high winds so briny an atmosphere surrounds this gloomy solitude, from the dashing of the waves, that a person exposed to it could hardly draw his breath. At these dreadful intervals the forlorn inhabitants... | |
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In high winds so briny an atmosphere surrounds this gloomy solitude, from the dashing of the waves, that a person exposed to it could hardly draw his breath. At these dreadful intervals the forlorn inhabitants keep close quarters, and are obliged to live... 