 There was no way for getting over but on a 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...  St. Nicholas - Page 370edited by - 1886Full view - About this book
 | Anna C. Reed - 1832 - 282 pages
...driving in vast quantities. There was no way of getting over but on a raft ; which we set about making, with but one poor hatchet, and finished just after sun-setting : this was a wholo day's work. We got it launched, then went on board of it, and set off; but before we were half-way... | |
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...suppose, had broken up above, for it was driving in vast quantities. " There was no way for getting over but on a raft, which we set about, with but one poor...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... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...suppose, had broken up above, for it was driving in vast quantities. " There was no way for getting over but on a raft, which we set about, with but one poor...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 VOL. II. LL... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...suppose, had broken up above, for it was driving in vast quantities. " There was no way for getting over but on a raft, which we set about, with but one poor...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... | |
 | Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 432 pages
...suppose, had broken up above, for it was driving in vast quantities. There wasno way for getting over but on a raft, which we set about with but one poor...went on board of it, and set off ; but before we were half way over, we were jammed jn the ice in such a manner, that we expected every moment our raft to... | |
 | Periodicals - 1836 - 706 pages
...suppose, had broken up above, for it was driving in vast quantities. " There was no way of gettingover but on a raft, which we set about with but one poor...sunsetting. This was a whole day's work. We ne.xt launched it — then went on board and set off — but before we were half over, we were jammed in... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 534 pages
...suppose, had broken up above, for it was driving in vast quantities. There was no way for getting over but on a raft, which we set about, with but one poor hatchet, and fmished just after sun setting. This was a whole day's work : we next got it launched, then went on... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 644 pages
...means of gaining the opposite shore. " There was no way of getting over," says Major Washington, " but on a raft; which we set about with but one poor...This was a whole day's work. We next got it launched, and went on board of it; then set off. But before we were half way over, we were jammed in the ice... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...means of gaining the opposite shore. " There was no way of getting over," says Major Washington, " but on a raft ; which we set about with but one poor...This was a whole day's work. We next got it launched, and went on board of it ; then set off. But before we were half way over, we were jammed in the ice... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...the means of gaining the opposite shore. "There was no way of getting over," says Major Washington, " but on a raft ; which we set about with but one poor...This was a whole day's work. We next got it launched, and went on board of it ; then set off. But before we were half way over, we were jammed in the ice... | |
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