Wonders of bodily strength and skill, in all ages and countries (1885)
Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 78
h the wood,the result was a fracture of the knee-pan, which causedthe loss of part of the strength of that limb. Now, if he hadput himself in an advantageous position, he could havepulled against four horses instead of two without the least in-convenience. It was probably in consequence of this… … TOPHAM^S GREAT FEAT, ENGLISH WRESTLERS—T. TOPHAM, J/f Topham had in himself the strength of twelve menunited, as is proved by the feats which he performed beforeDesaguhers, who has done them the honour of admittingthem into his System of Experimental Philosophy, and hasthus given them the stamp of…
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