 Strid, from a feat often exercised by persons of more agility than prudence, who stride from brink to brink, regardless of the destruction which awaits a faltering step.  The History of Wharfdale - Page 40by M. Thomas Shaw - 1830 - 189 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1814 - 670 pages
...the tremendous fissure with a rapidity " proportioned to its confinement. This place was formerly, as it " is yet called, the Strid, from a feat often exercised by persons " with more agility than prudence, who stride from brink to brink, " regardless of the destruction... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 678 pages
...the tremendous fissure with a rapidity " proportioned to its confinement. This place was formerly, as it " is yet called, the Strid, from a feat often exercised by persons " with more agility than prudence, who stride from brink to brink, " regardless of the destruction... | |
 | Thomas Langdale - Yorkshire (England) - 1822 - 516 pages
...of a river ; and through which the river, in summer time, entirely passes. Strid, яо called from n feat often exercised by persons of more agility than...brink to brink, regardless of the destruction which waitsa faults ering step. It was in stepping over this gnlph, leading a greyhound, the animal not making... | |
 | Thomas Langdale - Yorkshire (England) - 1822 - 510 pages
...summer time, entirely passes. Strid, mi called from a feat often exercised by persons of more agflity than prudence, who stride from brink to brink, regardless of the destruction which waits a fan keringstep. It was in stepping over this gnlph, leading a greyhound, the animal not making... | |
 | Edward Baines - Yorkshire (England) - 1822 - 822 pages
...its confinement. The place was theli, as it is yet, tailed the Síi-И, from a feat oftc-n exorcised by persons of more agility than prudence, who stride from brink to brink, re* cordless of the destruction which waits a faltering step. Such was the fate of young Romille, who... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1828 - 360 pages
...through the tremendous fissure with a rapidity proportioned to its confinement. This place was then, as it is yet, called the Strid, from a feat often...persons of more agility than prudence, who stride from hrink to brink, regardless of the destruction which awaits a faltering step. Such, according to tradition,... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 852 pages
...through the Iremendous fissure with a rapidity proportioned to its confinement. This place was then, as it is yet, called the Strid, from a feat often...according to tradition, was the fate of young Romille, who inconsiderately bounding over the chasm with a'greyliound in his leash, the animal hung back, and drew... | |
 | Children's literature, English - 1830 - 314 pages
...through the tremendous fissure with a rapidity proportioned to its confinement. The place was then, as it is yet, called the Strid, from a feat often...the destruction which awaits a faltering step. Such was the fate of young Romille, who, inconsiderately bounding over the chasm, with a greyhound in his... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 874 pages
...a rapidity proportioned to its confinement. This place «vas then, as it is yet, called the Still, in all ranks of society, on Twelfth night, from this fact that in 1622 th s.ride from brink to brink, regardless of the destruction which awaits a faltering step. Such, according... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pages
...tremendous fissure with a rapidity proportioned to its confinement. The place was then, as it is now, called the Strid, from a feat often exercised by persons...from brink to brink, regardless of the destruction that awaits a faltering step. Such was the fate of young Romille, the Boy of Egremond, who inconsiderately... | |
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