 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 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. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might 4iass by ; when the rapidity of the stream threw it with...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...when the rapidity of the •tream threwitwith so much violence against the pole, that it jtrkedmeout into ten feet water. But I fortunately saved myself by catching hold on one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore; but were... | |
 | 1805 - 618 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. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 274 pages
...unhurt ; 262 What but this guardian sav'd him from our power ? Not jealousy, nor envy, nor defeat, ranch violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into...water. But I fortunately saved myself by catching hold on one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore; but were... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 268 pages
...manner 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 - f when the rapidity of the stream threw it with so 257. On that fam'd mission—" The exertions made... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - Indians - 1819 - 546 pages
...try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by, when the rapidity of the stream threw it with such violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - Indians - 1819 - 590 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 of the stream throw it with such violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water: but I fortunately... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pages
...manner, that we expected every moment our raft to sink, andourselves 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 to either shore, but were obliged, as... | |
 | Presidents - 1829 - 290 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,...pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water." In this dangerous situation he was saved by the protecting hand of God, and enabled to get on to the... | |
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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... 
