 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1827 - Страниц: 1072
...beam which projected from the highest window of the warehouse somewhat in the form of a gal. lows ; from this beam depended a thick rope, which, to the...recognise that sort of tackle by which heavy goods aro hoisted into the ware« house. The affaire of the counting-house were managed, under the master's... | |
 | 1843 - Страниц: 684
...the iron clicks at the end, and the blocks of the upper part, a denizen of the coast might recognize that sort of tackle by which heavy goods are hoisted...the counting-house were managed under the master's snperintendance, by a youth whose name was Alick Dumfries, — a distant relation of the late Mrs.... | |
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... to domestic purposes. It was distinguished from the rest of the houses in the street by its greater height, and by a huge beam, which projected from the highest window of the warehouse somewhat in the form of a gallows ; from this beam depended a... 