 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...we set about, with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun setting. This was a whole day's work : we next got it launched, then went on board...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 it with so much... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...we set about with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun-setting. This was a whole day's work : we next got it launched ; then went on board...raft to sink and ourselves to perish. I put out my settingpole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pa»s by ; when the rapidity of the •tream... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...we set about, with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun setting. This was a whole day's work : we next got it launched, then went on board...in such a manner, that we expected every moment our raf' to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, that the... | |
 | 1805 - 618 pages
...we set about, with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun setting. This was a whole day's work : we next got it launched, then went on board...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 it with so much... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 274 pages
...which we set about with one poor batchel, and finished just after sun-selting. This was awhole day's work; we next got it launched ; then went on board...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 ; wheu the rapidity of the stream... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 268 pages
...hatchet, and finished just after sun-setting. This was a whole day's work ; we next got itlaunched ; then went on board of it and set off; but before we...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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - Indians - 1819 - 590 pages
...which we set about with one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun-setting. This was a whole day's work: we next got it launched, then went on board...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... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pages
...we set about, with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun setting. This was a whole day's work: we next got it launched, then went on board...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... | |
 | Presidents - 1829 - 290 pages
...about, with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun setting: this was a whole day's work. We 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, that we expected every moment our raft to... | |
 | 1832 - 564 pages
...we set about, with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun setting. This was a whole day's work : we next got it launched, then went on board...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... | |
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This was a whole 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 that we expected every moment our raft to sink and ourselves to perish. 
