 | John William Carleton - 1842 - 524 pages
...up. No man can imagine what were the sensations of gratitude which filled my bosom at that moment " When she got within a hundred yards of the reef, I...them, for the love of heaven, to take me off; and I promised, I know not what rewards, entirely beyond my power of bestowal. But the wretch of a captain,... | |
 | John William Carleton - Fox hunting - 1842 - 258 pages
...up. No man can imagine what were the sensations of gratitude which filled my bosom at that moment. " When she got within a hundred yards of the reef, I sung out to the man at the helm to lull' up, and lie by, and lower the boat ; but, to my amazement, I could get no reply, nor notice of... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 522 pages
...sensations of gratitude which filled my bosom at that moment. " When she got within a hundred yards of me, I sung out to the man at the helm to luff up and lie...entreated them, for the love of heaven to take me off; and I promised, I know not what rewards, that were entirely beyond my power of bestowal. But the brutal... | |
 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton - American wit and humor - 1852 - 360 pages
...up. No man can imagine what were the sensations of gratitude which filled my bosom at that moment. " When she got within a hundred yards of the reef, I...them, for the love of heaven, to take me off; and I promised, I know not what rewards, that were entirely beyond my power of bestowal. But the brutal... | |
 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton - American wit and humor - 1852 - 342 pages
...up. No man can imagine what were the sensations of gratitude which filled my bosom at that moment. " When she got within a hundred yards of the reef, I...them, for the love of heaven, to take me off; and I promised, I know not what rewards, that were entirely beyond my power of bestowal. But the brutal... | |
 | William Trotter Porter - 1846 - 442 pages
...up. No man can imagine what were the sensations of gratitude which filled my bosom at that moment. " When she got within a hundred yards of the reef, I...them, for the love of heaven, to take me off; and I promised, I know not what rewards, that were entirely beyond my power of bestowal. But the brutal... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 838 pages
...me up. No man can imagine what were the sensations of gratitude which filled my bosom at that moment When she got within a hundred yards of the reef, I...at the helm to luff up, and lie by, and lower the bont ; but to my amazement, I could get no reply, nor no notice of my request I entreated them for... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 816 pages
...and looked up into rny face, not as if utterly unconcerned, but with a sort of quizzical impudence, When she got within a hundred yards of the reef, I sung out to the man at the helm to lulf up, and lie by, and lower the boat; but to rny amazement, I could get no reply, nor no notice... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 808 pages
...helm to luff up, and lie by, and lower the boat ; but to my amazement, I could get no reply, nor no notice of my request I entreated them for the love of heaven to take me off, and I promised, 1 know not what rewards, that ! were entirely beyond my power of bestowal. But 1 the brutal... | |
 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton - American wit and humor - 1866 - 374 pages
...gratitude which filled my bosom at that moment. " When she got within a hundred yards of the reef, I sungj out to the man at the helm to luff up, and lie by,...entreated them, for the love of heaven, to take me oft'; and I promised I know not what rewards, that were entirely beyond my power of bestowal. But the... | |
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The water had not got above my ankles, when, to my inexpressible joy, I saw a sloop bending down towards me, with the evident intention of picking me up. No man can imagine what were the sensations of gratitude which filled my bosom at that moment. "... 
