 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...stop the raft, that the ice might 4iass by ; when the rapidity of the stream threw it with so much violence 'against the pole, that it jerked me out...island to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe, that mr. Gist had all his fingers, and some of his toes frozen, and the water... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...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...island to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe, that mr. Gist had all his fingers, and some of his toes frozen, and the water... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...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,...island, to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his lingers and some of his toes frozen ; and the water... | |
 | 1805 - 618 pages
...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...we were near an island to quit our raft and make to itThe cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his fingers, and some of his toes frozen,... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 274 pages
...pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water. But I fortunately saved myself by catching hold on one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts,...near an island, to quit our raft and make to it." ll, p. 25-6. 26i. Save Washington atone — " General Braddock, who possessed personal courage in a... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 268 pages
...saved myself by catching hold •3u one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all"our efforts, we i:ould not get to either shore; but were obliged, as we were near an island, to quit our raft aud make to it." Ib. p. 25-ti. JGi. AW jealousy, nor eney, 4'f'—The Americans, the true and genuine... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - Indians - 1819 - 590 pages
...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...both were enabled to reach the land, and go to Mr. Prazer's, an Indian trader, at the mouth of Turtle Creek. ' As we intended to take horses here, (continues... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pages
...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...near an island, to quit our raft and make to it." This island was, probably, the first one below Pine-creek, now know as Hare's Island. " The cold,"... | |
 | 1832 - 564 pages
...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...island, to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his fingers, and some of his toes frozen, and the water... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1834 - 574 pages
...out into ten feet water ; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get...island, to quit our raft and make to it. "The cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his fingers and some of his toes frozen, and the water was... | |
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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 of... 
