 | 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...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water : but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all... | |
 | 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...'against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water: but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all... | |
 | 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,...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water : but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - Indians - 1819 - 590 pages
...day's work: we next got it launched, then went on board of it, and set off: but before we were half way over, we were jammed in the ice, in such a manner,...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...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water : but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all... | |
 | 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,...against the 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... | |
 | 1832 - 564 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 threw if with so much violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water ; but I fortunately... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...work ; we next got it launched, then went on board of it, and set off; but before we were half way over, we were jammed in the ice in such a manner,...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water ; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. Notwithstanding all... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...over, we were jammed in the ice in such a manner, that we expected every moment VOL. II. LL our rail to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting-pole...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water ; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. Notwithstanding all... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1834 - 574 pages
...manner, that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my wtting-pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by,...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water ; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. Notwithstanding all... | |
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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... 
