 | George Washington - 1908 - 500 lehte
...about with but one poor Hatchet, and finished just after Sun-setting. This was a whole Day's Work. Then set off; But before we were Half Way over, we were...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... | |
 | George Washington - 1909 - 144 lehte
...raft, which 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 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... | |
 | Anna Elizabeth Foote, Avery Warner Skinner - 1910 - 354 lehte
...over but on a Raft which we set about with but one poor hatchet and finished just after Sunsetting. Before we were half way over we were jammed in the Ice. The Rapidity of the Stream jerked me out into ten feet of Water but I saved myself by catching hold... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1911 - 434 lehte
...Sun-setting. This was a whole Day's Work: we next got it launched, and went on Board of it: Then setoff. But before we were Half Way over, we were jammed in...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... | |
 | David Saville Muzzey - 1915 - 632 lehte
...on a Raft. Which we set about with but one poor Hatchet and finished just after Sun-setting. . . . Before we were half way over we were jammed in the...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... | |
 | David Saville Muzzey - 1915 - 634 lehte
...on a Raft. Which we set about with but one poor Hatchet and finished just after Sun-setting. . . . Before we were half way over we were jammed in the...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... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1916 - 188 lehte
...wrote: "There was no way for getting over 60 but on a raft; which we set about with one poor hatchet. Before we were half way over we were jammed in the ice. The rapidity of the stream jerked me out into ten feet of water." This was far more disagreeable and... | |
 | 1924 - 600 lehte
...raft, which 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...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... | |
 | John Thomson Faris - 1919 - 454 lehte
...embarked. Let the man who lived to become the Father of His Country tell the story of what followed: "Before we were half way over, we were jammed in the...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... | |
 | Ada Russell - 1922 - 210 lehte
...raft, which 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 of it, and set off; but before we were half-way over we were jammed in the ice, 117 in such a manner that we expected every moment our raft... | |
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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. 
