 | George Washington - 1931 - 672 pages
...that we expected every Moment our Raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put-out my setting Pole to try to stop the Raft, that the Ice might pass by; when the Rapidity "Gist says (December 26) that "I was unwilling he [Washington] should undertake such a travel, who... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - 1932 - 220 pages
...that we expected every Moment our Raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. 1 put-out my setting Pole to try to stop the Raft, that the Ice might pass by;...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the Raft Logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts we could not get the Raft to either Shore; but were obliged,... | |
 | John Richard Alden - 1984 - 356 pages
...a manner, that we expected every moment our raft would sink, & we perish; I put out my seting pole, to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by, when the rapidity of the stream through it with so much violence against the pole, that it jirk'd me into 10 feet water, but I fortunately... | |
 | 1922 - 282 pages
...manner that we expected every moment our raft to sink and ourselves perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft that the ice might pass by,...rapidity of the stream threw it with so much violence that it jerked me out into ten feet of water, but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one... | |
 | Paul M. Zall - 204 pages
...that we expected every Moment our Raft to sink, and ourselves to perish; I put out my setting Pole to try to stop the Raft, that the Ice might pass by,...it with so much Violence against the Pole, that it jirked me out into ten Feet Water, but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the Raft... | |
 | Mary Mostert - 2004 - 230 pages
...that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish: I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by,...violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into 10 feet of water, but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs; notwithstanding... | |
 | Sterling North - 2006 - 188 pages
...that we expected every Moment our Raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting Pole to try to stop the Raft, that the Ice might pass by;...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the Raft Logs. They could not get across that night. But they did reach a barren island where they lay,... | |
 | Morrison Heady - 1863 - 336 pages
...expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pnle to try and stop the raft, that the ice might pass by when the rapidity of the stream threw it with so much vio lence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten fee* of water : but I fortunately saved... | |
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I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by ; when the rapidity of the stream threw it with so much violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water : but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold... 
