 Here the heavily-laden ships are down far below the quay, and you descend to them by ladders; whilst in another basin they are high up out of the water, so that their green copper sheathing is almost level with the eye of the passenger; while above his...  Adams's pocket London guide book - Página 91por Edward Litt L. Blanchard - 1851 - 241 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Peter Cunningham - 1851 - 390 páginas
...is almost level with the eye of the passenger, while above his head a long line of bowsprits stretch far over the quay, and from them hang spars and planks...worked by from one to three thousand hands, according as the business is either ' brisk ' or ' slack.' "—Henry Mayhew, Labour and the Poor. Mode of Admission.... | |
 | Peter Cunningham - 1851 - 382 páginas
...down far below the quay, and you descend to them by ladders, whilst in another basin they are high up out of the water, so that their green copper sheathing...passenger, while above his head a long line of bowsprits stretch far over the quay, and from them hang spars and planks as a gangway to each ship. This immense... | |
 | 1851 - 492 páginas
...down far below the quay, and you descend to them by ladders ; whilst in another basin they are high up out of the water, so that their green copper sheathing...passenger ; while above his head, a long line of bowsprits stretch far over the quay, and from them hang spars and planks, as a gangway to each ship." The -warehouses... | |
 | Samuel Prout Newcombe - 1851 - 398 páginas
...level of the quay, and you descend to them by ladders, whilst, in another basin, they are high up and I out of the water, so that their green copper sheathing...with the eye of the passenger; while above his head a longline of bowsprits stretches far over the quay, and, from them, hang spars and planks as a gangway... | |
 | Peter Cunningham - 1851 - 432 páginas
...descend to them by ladders, whilst in another basin they are high up out of the water, so that thcir green copper sheathing is almost level with the eye...passenger, while above his head a long line of bowsprits stretch far over the quay, mid from them hang spars and planks as a gangway to each ship. This immense... | |
 | John Murray (Firm), Peter Cunningham - 1853 - 386 páginas
...down far below the quay, and you descend to them by ladders, whilst in another basin they are high up out of the water, so that their green copper sheathing...passenger, while above his head a long line of bowsprits stretch far over the quay, and from them hang spars and planks as a gangway to each ship. This immense... | |
 | Peter Cunningham - 1856 - 382 páginas
...down far below the quay, and you descend to them by ladders, whilst in another basin they are high up out of the water, so that their green copper sheathing...passenger, while above his head a long line of bowsprits stretch far over the quay, and from them hang spars and planks as a gangway to each ship. This immense... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1857 - 332 páginas
...down far below the quay, and you descend to them by ladders ; whilst in another basin they are high up out of the water, so that their green copper sheathing...passenger ; while above his head a long line of bowsprits stretch far over the quay, and from them heavy spars and planks, as a gangway to each ship." This magnificent... | |
 | Jacob Abbott - 1858 - 232 páginas
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 | Edward Litt L. Blanchard - 1860 - 336 páginas
...the basin, and empty casks roll along the stones with a dull drum-like sound. Here the heavy, laden ships are down far below the quay, and you descend...This immense establishment is worked by from one to threa thousand hands, according to the "brisk" or "slack" nature of the business. One of the most extraordinary... | |
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