Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 228
There was nothing between themand death but the wire ropes suspended highover the masts of the ships. Steamers passedunder, and sent up clouds of hot gas in thefaces of the men. The two cities were spread outfar below, and the roar of the streets came up faint and far away. If the wind blows… … THE FOOT-BRIDGE. black dots,in solemnsilence. Theworld seems very big.There is the sea all alongthe southern horizon beyondBrooklyn. To the north andeast the hills of Long Islandmake a dim and wavy lineon the horizon, and towest is the Hudson River andthe blue Orange mountains beyond.The view is…
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