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" Instructed by the first misadventure, I once more entered the stream. Had the alpenstock been of iron, it might have helped me ; but as it was, the tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to... "
The Journal of the Royal institution of Great Britain. Notices of the ... - Page 77
by Royal institution of Great Britain - 1875
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American Illustrated Magazine, Volume 37

1894 - 792 pages
...tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again the torrent rose and again I...The first victory was gained, and he enjoyed it. 'No traveler,' he said, 'was ever here before.'"' Professor Tyndall describes at length their further progress,...
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The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected ..., Volume 42

1873 - 1082 pages
...tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again the torrent rose, and again...he enjoyed it. ' No traveller,' he said, ' was ever hero before." Soon afterwards, by trusting to a piece of drift wood which seemed firm, I was again...
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 18

1873 - 808 pages
...tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again the torrent rose, and again...before." Soon afterwards, by trusting to a piece of driftwood which seemed firm, I was again taken off my feet, but was immediately caught by a protruding...
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Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 18; Volume 81

John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1873 - 840 pages
...rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again the torrent rose, and again 1 wavered ; but by keeping the left hip well against...before." Soon afterwards, by trusting to a piece of driftwood which seemed firm, I was again taken off my feet, but was immediately caught by a protruding...
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The Maritime Monthly, Volume 2

1873 - 660 pages
...tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again the torrent rose, and again...victory was gained, and he enjoyed it. " No traveller," said he, " was ever here before." Soon afterwards, by trusting to a piece of drift-wood which seemed...
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MacMillan's Magazine, Volume 28

Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1873 - 628 pages
...tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again the torrent rose, and again...remained upright, and at length grasped the hand of шу leader at the other side. He laughed pleasantly. The first victory was gained, and he enjoyed...
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The First[-fifth] Reader ...

Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 446 pages
...tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again, the torrent rose, and, again,...length, grasped the hand of my leader at the other side. 10. He laughed pleasantly. The first victory was gained, and he enjoyed it. " No traveler," he said,...
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Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, and Reviews

John Tyndall - 1876 - 706 pages
...tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again the torrent rose, and again...leader at the other side. He laughed pleasantly. The first'victory was gained, and he enjoyed it. ' No traveller,' he said, ' was ever here before.' Soon...
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Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, and Reviews

John Tyndall - 1876 - 656 pages
...tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again the torrent rose, and again...leader at the other side. He laughed pleasantly. The first/Victory was gained, and he enjoyed it. ' No traveller,' he said, ' was ever here before.' Soon...
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A hundred wonders of the world in nature and art, ed. by J. Small

John Small - 1876 - 646 pages
...tendency of the water to sweep it out of my hands rendered it worse than useless. I, however, clung to it by habit. Again the torrent rose, and again...wavered ; but by keeping the left hip well against, I remained upright, and at length grasped the hand of my leader at the other side. He laughed pleasantly....
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