 | Science - 1831 - 336 pages
...disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immovable. To the silence...I could hear distinctly repeated, " I told you it would be so — it is a foolish scheme — I wish we were well out of it." I elevated myself upon a... | |
 | Science - 1831 - 336 pages
...disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immovable. - To the silence...I could hear distinctly repeated, " I told you it would be so—it is a foolish scheme—I wish we were well out of it." I elevated myself upon a platform,... | |
 | Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a'short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded...I could hear distinctly repeated, ' I told you it would be so, it is a foolish scheme ; I wish we were well out of it.' I elevated myself upon a platform,... | |
 | 1833 - 222 pages
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded...I could hear distinctly repeated, ' I told you it would be so, — it is a foolish scheme, — I wish we were well out of it.' I elevated myself upon... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1833 - 426 pages
...and almost repented of my ef. forts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immovable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded mur. murs of discontent, and agitations, and whis. pers, and shrugs. I could hear distinctly re. peated,... | |
 | 1834 - 498 pages
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded...I could hear distinctly repeated, ' I told you it would be so, — it is a foolish scheme, — I wish we were well out of it.' I elevated myself upon... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional law - 1835 - 558 pages
...disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immovable. To the silence...shrugs. I could hear distinctly repeated, "I told you it would be so — it is a foolish scheme — I wish we were well out of it." I elevated myself upon a... | |
 | 1836 - 378 pages
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded...I could hear distinctly repeated, " I told you it would he so — it is a foolish scheme — I wish we were well out of it." I elevated myself upon a... | |
 | William Pinnock - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1836 - 734 pages
...disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance and then stopped, and became immovable. To the silence...preceding moment now succeeded murmurs of discontent and agitation, and whispers, and shrugs. I could distinctly hear repeated, ' I told you it would be so;... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1838 - 604 pages
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment, now succeeded murmurs of discontent and agitation, and whispers and shrugs. 1 could hear distinctly repeated, 'I told you so — it is a foolish... | |
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They were silent, and sad, and weary. I read in their looks nothing but disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, ' and then stopped, and became immovable. 
