 ... and at full speed upon him. Captain Lewis ran about eighty yards, but finding that the animal gained on him fast, it flashed on his mind that by getting into the water to such a depth that the bear would be obliged to attack him swimming, there was...  Missouri Literature - Stran 19uredili: - 1901 - 382 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle - 1814 - 518 strani
...turned the bear ran. open mouth and at full speed upon him. Cap* tain Lewis ran about eighty yards, but finding that the animal gained on him fast, it flashed...attack him swimming, there was still some chance of bis life; he therefore turned short, plunged into the river about waist deep, and facing about presented... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark - 1815 - 422 strani
...turned the bear ran open mouth and at full speed upon him. Captain Lewis ran about eighty yards, but finding that the animal gained on him fast, it flashed...swimming, there was still some chance of his life j he therefore turned short, plunged into the river about waist deep, and facing about presented the... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark - 1815 - 460 strani
...turned the bear ran open mouth and at full speed upon him. Captain Lewis ran about eighty yards, but finding that the animal gained on him fast, it flashed...be obliged to attack him swimming, there was still 362 some chance of his life ; he therefore turned short, plunged into the river about waist deep, and... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1815 - 558 strani
...a fair race, and four legs gaining fast upon two, it flashed into the captain's mind that if he got into the water to such a depth that the bear would be obliged to attack him swimming, there would be still some chance of his life ; he therefore turned short, plunged into the river about waist-deep,... | |
 | 1815 - 560 strani
...now a fair race,andfour legs gaining fast upon two, it flashed into the captain's mind that if he got into the water to such a depth that the bear would be obliged to attack him swimming, there would be still some chance of his life ; he therefore turned short, plunged into the river about waist-deep,... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1839 - 324 strani
...before he was overtaken, it occurred to him that if he ran into the water, so far as to oblige the bear to attack him swimming, there was still some chance of his life. He immediately plunged into the river about waist deep, and, facing round, presented the point of his... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis - 1842 - 390 strani
...bear rushed open-mouthed, and at full speed, upon him. Captain Lewis ran about eighty yards ; but, finding that the animal gained on him fast, it flashed...depth that the bear would be obliged to attack him swim ming, there was still some chance for his life : he therefore turned short, plunged into the river... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis - 1843 - 400 strani
...bear rushed open-mouthed, and at full speed, upon him. Captain Lewis ran about eighty yards ; but, finding that the animal gained on him fast, it flashed...to attack him swimming, there was still some chance for his life : he therefore turned short, plunged into the river about waist deep, and, facing about,... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis - 1843 - 388 strani
...Captain Lewis ran about eighty yards ; but, finding that the animal gained on him fast, it flashed on hig mind that, by getting into the water to such a depth...to attack him swimming, there was still some chance for his life : he therefore turned short, plunged into the river about waist deep, and, facing about,... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis - 1847 - 398 strani
...bear rushed open-mouthed, and at full speed, upon him. Captain Lewis ran about eighty yards ; hut. finding that the animal gained on him fast, it flashed on his mind that, by getting into llie water to such a depth that the bear would be obliged to attack him swimming, there was still some... | |
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