 Had that glance lasted a moment, that moment would have been his last. He clings with a convulsive shudder to his little niche in the rock. An awful abyss awaits his almost certain fall. He is faint with severe exertion, and trembling from the sudden...  J.M. Bellew's Readings from American Authors - Page 411879 - 63 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Children's periodicals - 1844 - 372 pages
...knife is worn half way to the heft. He can hear the voices, but not the words of his terror stricken companions below. What a moment ! What a meagre chance...and retain his slender hold a moment. His companions instantly perceive this new and fearful dilemma, and await his fall with emotions that ' freeze their... | |
 | William Howitt - 1847 - 430 pages
...He can hear the voices, but not the winds, of his terror-stricken companions below. What a moment! There is no retracing his steps. It is impossible...and retain his slender hold a moment. His companions instantly perceive this new and fearful dilemma, und await his fall with emotions that "ficeze their... | |
 | William Howitt - 1847 - 430 pages
...He can hear the voices, but not ihe wojds, of big terror-stricken companions below. What a moment ! There is no retracing his steps. It is impossible to put his hands into the same iiiciie wilh his feet, and retain his slender hold a moment. His companions instantly perceive this... | |
 | Eliza W. Smith - 1848 - 252 pages
...chance to escape destruction ! there is no retracing his steps. It is impossible to put his hands in the same niche with his feet, and retain his slender hold a moment. His companions instantly perceive this new and fearful dilemma, and await his fall with emotions " that freeze their... | |
 | William Wayte Andrew - 1849 - 942 pages
...certain fall. — He is faint with severe exertion, and trembling from the sudden view of the dreadful destruction to which he is exposed. His knife is worn...and retain his slender hold a moment. His companions instantly perceive this hew and fearful dilemma, and await his fall with emotions that " freeze their... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1853 - 492 pages
...certain fall. He is faint with severe exertion, and trembling from the sudden view of the dreadful destruction to which he is exposed. His knife is worn...terror-stricken companions below. What a moment ! What a meager chance to escape destruction ! There was no retracing his steps. It is impossible to put his... | |
 | Elihu Burritt - 1854 - 400 pages
...certain fall. — He is faint with severe exertion, and trembling from the sudden view of the dreadful destruction to which he is exposed. His knife is worn...and retain his slender hold a moment. His companions instantly perceive this new and fearful dilemma, and await his fall with emotions that " freeze their... | |
 | James Caughey - 1854 - 464 pages
...certain fall. He is faint with severe exertion, and trembling from the sudden view of the dreadful destruction to which he is exposed. His knife is worn half-way to the haft. He can hear the yoices, but not the words, of his terror-stricken companions below. What a moment ! What a meagre chance... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1855 - 902 pages
...certain fall. He is faint with severe exertion, and trembling from the sudden view of the dreadful destruction to which he is exposed. His knife is worn...is no retracing his steps. It is impossible to put hia hands into the same niche with his feet, and retain his slender hold a moment. His companions instantly... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - Reformers - 1855 - 440 pages
...certain fall. He is faint with severe exertion, and trembling, from the sudden view of the dreadful destruction to which he is exposed. His knife is worn...terror-stricken companions below. What a moment ! What a meager chance to escape destruction ! There is no retracing his steps. It is impossible to put his... | |
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