 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - Počet stránok 826
...requires its utmost efforts to get the first foundation firmly fixed, so that it may safely carry on the superstructure. On this occasion the bird not...against the wall, making that a fulcrum; and, thus steadied, it works and plasters the materials into the face of the brick or stone. But then, that this... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - Počet stránok 416
...requires its utmost efforts to get the first foundation firmly fixed, so that it may safely carry on the superstructure. On this occasion the bird not...against the wall, making that a fulcrum ; and, thus steadied, it works and plasters the materials into the face of the brick or stone. But then, that this... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - Počet stránok 828
...clings with its claw*, but partly supports itself by strongly inclining its ta;, against the wall, and, thus fixed, it plasters the materials into the face of the brick or stone. But that this piece of workmanship may not, when soft, incline down by its own weight, the provident architect labours... | |
 | 1831 - Počet stránok 652
...it requires its utmost efforts to get the first foundation firmly fixed, so that it may safely carry the superstructure. On this occasion, the bird not...against the wall, making that a fulcrum; and thus steadied, it works and plasters the materials into the face of the brick or stone. But then, that this... | |
 | James Rennie - 1833 - Počet stránok 422
...it requires its utmost efforts to get the first foundation firmly fixed, so that it may safely carry the superstructure. On this occasion, the bird not...itself by strongly inclining its tail against the wall, * J. R, making that a fulcrum ; and thus steadied, it works and plasters the materials into the face... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - Počet stránok 338
...it requires its utmost efforts to get the first foundation firmly fixed, so that it may safely carry the superstructure. On this occasion the bird not...against the wall, making that a fulcrum; and thus steadied, it works and plasters the materials into the face of the brick or stone. But then, that this... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - Počet stránok 410
...it requires its utmost efforts to get the first foundation firmly fixed, so that it may safely carry the superstructure. On this occasion the bird not...against the wall, making that a fulcrum ; and, thus steadied, it works and plasters the materials into the face of the brick or stone. But then, that this... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - Počet stránok 640
...it requires iu utmost efforts to get the first foundation firmly fixed, so that it may safely carry the superstructure. On this occasion the bird not...partly supports itself by strongly inclining its tail again&t the wall, making that a fulcrum; and thus steadied, it works and plasters the materials into... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - Počet stránok 612
...so long benumbed by the seve.-itifs of the winter.— íuper-trncture. On this occasion the bird net only clings with its claws, but partly supports itself by strongly inclining its tau against the wall, making that a fulcrum ; and thai steadied, it works and plasters the material!... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - Počet stránok 680
...it requires its utmost efforts to get the first foundation firmly fixed, so that it may safely carry the superstructure. On this occasion the bird not...against the wall, making that a fulcrum; and thus steadied, it works and plasters the materials into the face of the brick or stone. But then, that this... | |
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the superstructure. On this occasion the bird not only clings with its claws, but partly supports itself by strongly inclining its tail against the wall, making that a fulcrum ; and thus fixed, it plasters the materials into the face of the brick or stone.... 
