The Canadian Guide Book, with a Map of the ProvinceArmour & Ramsay., 1849 - 153 sider |
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... feet , and is about twenty feet wide at the point of fall , spreading itself like a fan in falling . " An ingenious American has thrown a curious wooden bridge 2 CANADIAN GUIDE BOOK .
... feet , and is about twenty feet wide at the point of fall , spreading itself like a fan in falling . " An ingenious American has thrown a curious wooden bridge 2 CANADIAN GUIDE BOOK .
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... feet over the abyss , on which you can stand safely , and view the waters as they rush by , whilst the spray dashes over you , and your frail support quivers under your feet . Here you may follow the course of the waters as they roll ...
... feet over the abyss , on which you can stand safely , and view the waters as they rush by , whilst the spray dashes over you , and your frail support quivers under your feet . Here you may follow the course of the waters as they roll ...
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... feet apart . " Seven miles below the Falls the country on the Canadian side suddenly rises into abrupt and elevated ridges , called Queenston Heights , and supposed to have been the banks of the river , and ' the place of the Falls ' in ...
... feet apart . " Seven miles below the Falls the country on the Canadian side suddenly rises into abrupt and elevated ridges , called Queenston Heights , and supposed to have been the banks of the river , and ' the place of the Falls ' in ...
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... feet upon a ledge of rocks . A Dr. Sturgis of New York , who happened to be in the Museum at the time , and several others de- scended the staircase at Table Rock , and , after clambering over rocks , fallen cedars , and tangled ...
... feet upon a ledge of rocks . A Dr. Sturgis of New York , who happened to be in the Museum at the time , and several others de- scended the staircase at Table Rock , and , after clambering over rocks , fallen cedars , and tangled ...
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... feet almost beneath his feet , was finished in the season of 1844 . The Suspension Bridge is unquestionably as stupendous and sublime a work of art as any on this Continent . Its span is eight hundred feet ; height from the water , two ...
... feet almost beneath his feet , was finished in the season of 1844 . The Suspension Bridge is unquestionably as stupendous and sublime a work of art as any on this Continent . Its span is eight hundred feet ; height from the water , two ...
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12 per cent American ascending banks Barracks basin beautiful Belœil bridge British building built bushels Bytown called Canada Canada West Canal Chambly Champlain chapel Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Church command congregation constructed consumption contains distance duty eight erected establishment exported extensive Falls formed French front Garrison Gate Government ground handsome honour Hotel House hundred and fifty hundred feet Indians inhabitants Island Island of Montreal Isle Kamouraska Lachine Lake Lake Temiscaming land Lawrence Longueuil Lower Canada Lower Town Manufactures Montmorenci Montreal Mountain nearly Niagara notice occupied Ottawa passing Point Pointe Levi population Port present principal Province quantity Quebec Queenston Rapids Recollets residence Richelieu Riviére du Sud road rocks Roman Catholic Saguenay saw-mills scenery Seminary side situated stands steamers stone Street thousand three hundred Three Rivers tion Tourist troops Upper Upper Canada upwards vessels village Wolfe Wolfe's Cove y a longtemps yards
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Side 103 - FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St Ann's our parting hymn.* Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight*» past Why should we yet our sail unfurl?
Side 103 - Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ; But, when the wind blows off the shore, Oh ! sweetly we'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and the daylight's past. Utawas' tide ! this trembling moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon.
Side 84 - When the artillery and troops are landed, a corps will be left to secure the landing place, while the rest march on and endeavour to bring the French and Canadians to a battle. " The officers and men will remember what their country expects from them, and what a determined body of soldiers, inured to war, is capable of doing against five weak French battalions, mingled with a disorderly peasantry.
Side 88 - Thereupon the general rejoined: "Go, one of you, my lads, to Colonel Burton — ; tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles River, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge.
Side 53 - Military prowess gave them a common death, History, a common fame, Posterity, a common monument.
Side 89 - I am not ashamed to own to you, that my heart does not exult in the midst of this success. I have lost but a friend in General WOLFE. Our country has lost a sure support, and a perpetual honor. If the world were sensible at how dear a price we have purchased QUEBEC in his death, it would damp the public joy. Our best consolation is, that providence seemed not to promise that he should remain long among us. He was himself sensible of the weakness of his constitution, and determined...
Side 89 - Such was the death of Wolfe upon the Plains of Abraham, at the early age of thirty-two years ! It has been well observed, that " a death more glorious attended with circumstances more picturesque and interesting, is no where to be found in the annals of history.
Side 83 - A vigorous blow struck by the army at this juncture may determine the fate of Canada. Our troops below are in readi• ness to join us : all the light artillery and tools are embarked at Pointe Levi ; and the troops will land where the French seem least to expect it.
Side 85 - ... there is any possibility of getting up, but you must do your endeavour." The narrow path that slanted up the hill from the landing-place the enemy had broken up, and rendered impassable by cross ditches, besides the intrenchment at the top: in every other part the hill was so steep and dangerous, that the soldiers were obliged to pull themselves up by the roots and boughs of trees growing on both sides of the path.
Side 88 - ... charge with the bayonet. WOLFE exposing himself at the head of the battalions, was singled out by some Canadian marksmen, on the enemy's left, and had already received a slight wound in the wrist. Regardless of this, and unwilling to dispirit his troops, he folded a handkerchief round his arm, and putting himself at the head of the grenadiers, led them on to the charge, which was completely successful. It was bought, however, with the life of their heroic leader. He was struck with a second ball...