 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...the size, and weight of our • vessel, bore her down below the waves ; we passed over her, and were hurried on our course. As the crashing wreck was sinking...half-naked wretches, rushing from her cabin ; they had just started from their beds to be swallowed shrieking by the waves. I heard their drowning cry... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...force, the size, and weight, of our vessel bore her down below the waves ; we passed over her, and were hurried on our course. As the crashing wreck was sinking...wretches, rushing from her cabin ; they just started from i,'»!, beds to be swallowed shrieking by the waves. I heard their drowning cry mingling with the wind.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...force, the size, the weight, of our vessel, bore her down below the waves ; we passed over her, and were hurried on our course. As the crashing wreck was sinking...wind. The blast that bore it to our ears, swept us but of all farther hearing. I shall never forget that cry ! It was some time before we could put the... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...force, the size, and weight of our vessel bore her down below the waves ; we passed over her and were hurried on our course. As the crashing wreck was sinking beneath us, I had a glimpse of two or three half naked wretches rushing from her cabin ; they just started from their beds to be swallowed shrieking... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...our vessel, bore her down below the waves ; we passed over her, and were hurried on our course: 10. " As the crashing wreck was sinking beneath us, I had...half-naked wretches, rushing from her cabin : they had just started from their beds to be swallowed shrieking by the waves. I heard their drowning cry... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...our vessel, bore her down below the waves; w« passed over her and were hurried .on our course. 3. "As the crashing .wreck was sinking beneath us, I...half-naked wretches, rushing from her cabin; they had just started from their beds to be swallowed shrieking by the waves. I heard their drowning cry... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...force, the size, and weight of our vessel, bore her down below the waves ; we passed over her, and were hurried on our course. " As the crashing wreck was...half-naked wretches, rushing from her cabin ; they had just started from their cabins to be swallowed, shrieking, by the waves. I heard their drowning... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...force, the size, and weight of our vessel bore her down below the waves; we passed over her and were hurried on our course. As the crashing wreck was sinking beneath us, I had a glimpse of two or three half naked wretches rushing from her cabin; they just started from their beds to be swallowed shrieking... | |
 | Periodicals - 1835 - 272 pages
...force, the size, and weight of our vessel, bore her down below the waves ; we passed over her, and were hurried on our course. " As the crashing wreck was sinking beneath us, I had a glimpso of two or three half-naked wretches, rushing from her cabin ; they had just started from their... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...force, the size, and weight of our vessel bore her down below the waves; we passed over her and were hurried on our course. As the crashing wreck was sinking beneath us, Ihad a glimpse of two or three half-naked wretches rushing from her cabin; they just started from their... | |
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She was a small schooner, at anchor, with her broadside towards us. The crew were all asleep, and had neglected to hoist a light. We struck her just amid-ships. The force, the size, and weight of our vessel bore her down below the waves; we passed over... 
