Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 270
might take place on a railway, amongst as many runners as the breadth of the line wouldpermit: the person who arrived at Edinburgh or Southampton the first, to receive theprize, which might be made to consist of a jewelled grappling-stick, with which it would … be necessary each runner should be provided, to enable him to stop himself. Againamongst ballet dancers,—with whom ascending to the greatest height is always sucha matter of professional competition,—only consider how the balloon might help them 24- A HINT TO PROJECTORS. to rise to the very top of…
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 · Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain
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