 Betwixt the Lake Ontario and Erie, there is a vast and prodigious Cadence of Water, which falls down after a surprising and astonishing manner, insomuch that the Universe does not afford its parallel.  The Niagara River - Page 166by Archer Butler Hulbert - 1908 - 319 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1811 - 444 pages
...description by Father Louis Herinipin, who published a book of travels in the reign of king William, 1698. " Betwixt the lake Ontario and Erie there is a. vast...astonishing manner, insomuch that the universe does not affords its parallel. 'Tis true Italy and Suedeland boast of some such things, but we 'may well say... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1811 - 444 pages
...book of travels in the reign of kiog Wil # Ham, 1698. "Betwixt the lake Ontario and Erie there is ft vast and prodigious cadence of water, which falls...astonishing manner, insomuch that the universe does not affords its parallel. 'Tis true Italy and Suedeland feoast of some such things, but we may well say... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1811 - 438 pages
...description by Father Louis Hennipin, who published a book of travels in the reign of king William, 1698. " Betwixt the lake Ontario and Erie there is a vast and prodigious cadence of vvaier, which falls clown after a surprizing and astonishing manner, insomuch that the universe does... | |
 | John Maude - History - 1826 - 388 pages
...it surrounded with mills and houses, and cultivated fields.* * " Betwixt the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, there is a vast and " prodigious Cadence of Water, which falls down after a sur" prising and astonishing manner, insomuch that the Universe " does not afford its parallel. —... | |
 | Vandewater, Robert J. - 1834 - 122 pages
...Hennepin. a missionary traveller, who visited the Falls in 1679, says, " Between the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie there is a vast and prodigious cadence of water, which falls down after a surprising and astonishing manner, insomuch that the universe does not afford its parallel. This wonderful... | |
 | United States - 1839 - 622 pages
...great violence from the Falls. Of this our author gives the following description : "Between the Lakes Ontario and Erie there is a vast and prodigious cadence of water, which falls down after a surprising and astonishing manner, insomuch that the Universe does not afford its parallel. 'Tis true... | |
 | United States - 1839 - 630 pages
...Ontario and Erie there is a rast and prodigious cadence of water, which falls down after a surprising and astonishing manner, insomuch that the Universe does not afford its parallel. 'Tis true Italy and Suedeland boast of some Mich things, but we may well say they are but sorry patterns... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - Brothers and sisters - 1840 - 366 pages
...sun.' Father Hennepin, a missionary, who travelled in this country in 1678, says, ' Betwixt the Lakes Ontario and Erie, there is a vast and prodigious cadence of water, which falls down after a surprising and astonishing manner, insomuch that the universe does not afford its parallel. 'Tis true,... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - Great Lakes - 1844 - 288 pages
...downfall of water," " this vast and prodigious cadence of water, which falls down after a surprising and astonishing manner, insomuch that the universe does not afford its parallel. "Tis true Italy and Swedeland boast of some such things, but we may well say that they be sorry patterns.... | |
 | George Drought Warburton, Bartholomew Elliott G. Warburton - Canada - 1846 - 728 pages
...will give a part of his quaint and exaggerated description : " Betwixt the Lake Ontario and the Lake Erie, there is a vast and prodigious cadence of water, which falls down after a surprising and extraordinary manner, insomuch that the universe does not afford its parallel. This... | |
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