The audience, who are his conjurated partizans, are in the secret; they come to witness his exhibition as they would witness the tight-rope-walking of Madame Sacchi, under the idea of its being something that is quite prodigious.
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Tight-rope-walking
Synonyms for "tight-rope-walking" (3 found)
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Sample sentences
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It is something to find even tight-rope-walking carried to perfection.
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Prof. Leon [i.e., Jesse Albert St. John] gave here yesterday, an interesting and daring exhibition of his skill in tight-rope-walking.
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