 | William Duane - 1811 - 378 Seiten
...in the air like those made of paper, but being " of silk is fitter to bear the wet and wind of a M thunder gust without tearing. To the top of " the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a " very sharp pointed wire, rising a foot or more " above the wood. To the end of the twine " next the hand,... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 Seiten
...paper; but this, being of silk, is fitter to bear the wet and wind of a thunder-gust without tear. ing. To the top of the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a Tery sharp-pointed wire, rising a foot or more above the wood. To the end of the twine, next the hand,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 Seiten
...loop, and String, will rise in the air, like those made of paper ; but this being of silk is fitter to bear the wet and wind of a thunder gust without...the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a very sharp pointed wire, rising a foot or more above the wood. To the end of the twine, next the hand, is... | |
 | William Enfield (M.A.) - 1821 - 302 Seiten
...prepared and accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, will rise in the air like a common paper kite. To the top of the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a pretty sharp pointed wire, rising a foot or more above the wood. To the ; end of the twine next the... | |
 | 1834 - 268 Seiten
...Not quite like yours, my love, because it was composed of silk, silk being better adapted than paper to bear the wet and wind of a thunder gust, without tearing. He first made a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the arms of which were so long as to reach... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1893 - 806 Seiten
...loop and string, will rise in the air like those made of paper ; but this, being of silk, is fitter to bear the wet and wind of a thunder gust without tearing. To 112 the top of the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a very sharppointed wire, rising a foot... | |
 | 1839 - 230 Seiten
...being silk, it is more adapted to bear the et and wind of a thunder gust, without tearing. To the op of the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a very harp-pointed wire, rising a foot or more above the wood. *o the end of the twine is to be tied a silk... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 558 Seiten
...like those made of paper; but this being of silk is fitter to bear the wet and wind of a thundergust without tearing. To the top of the upright stick of...is to be fixed a very sharp-pointed wire, rising a foQt or more above the wood. To the end of the twine, next the hand, is to be tied a silk ribbon, and... | |
 | T. C. Thornton - 1846 - 268 Seiten
...being of slik, is more adapted to bear the aet and wind of a thunder gust, without tearing To the lop of the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a very bbarp pointed wire, rising a foot or more above the wood. To the end of the twine, is to be tied a... | |
 | Salem Town - 1850 - 374 Seiten
...when extended. . 10. " He then tied the corners of the handkerchief to the extremity of the cross, and fixed a very sharp-pointed wire, rising a foot or more above the wood, to the top of the upright stick of the cross ; the kite was of course provided with a tail, loop, and string,... | |
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To the top of the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a very sharp pointed wire, rising a foot or more above the wood. To the end of the twine, next the hand, is to be tied a silk ribbon, and where the silk and twine join, a key may be fastened. 
