Travellers keep coming in with stories of the impassability of the roads and the carrying away of bridges.
"Unbeaten-Tracks-in-Japan"
Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
On the descent, when things began to look very bad, and the mountain-sides had become cascades bringing trees, logs, and rocks down with them, we were fortunate enough to meet with two pack- horses whose leaders were ignorant of the impassability of the road to Odate, and they and my coolies exchanged loads.
"Unbeaten-Tracks-in-Japan"
Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
"Under the edicts, sire, of Cardinal Richelieu," returned D'Artagnan, with his usual impassability.
"Louise de la Valliere"
Alexandre Dumas, Pere