 | Rev. John Bowden - 1867 - 214 oldal
...each sledge is bound by law to cany a bell, for the vehicle proceeds at a rapid and noiseless speed over the snow, and woe betide the luckless pedestrian who does not hear the tinkle of the sledge's bell, and get out of the way as the concern comes whirling along. Another method... | |
 | 1872 - 264 oldal
...transported over it. Winter is the time for merrymakings, indoors and out ; and, above all, for sledging. The horse of each sledge is bound by law to carry...very rapid rate, and without noise over the snow, and the foot-passenger who wants to keep his bones unbroken must keep out of the way as the sledge comes... | |
 | National reading books - 1871 - 224 oldal
...transported over it. Winter is the time for merrymakings, indoors and out ; and above all, for sledging. The horse of each sledge is bound by law to carry...very rapid rate, and without noise over the snow, and the footpassenger who wants to keep his bones unbroken must keep out of the- way as the sledge comes... | |
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If there is no ice or snow, the ground is marshy, and nothing can be transported over it. Winter is the time for merrymakings, indoors and out ; and, above all, for sledging. The horse of each sledge is bound by law to carry a small bell on its neck,... 