 | James Thacher - 1827 - 506 pages
...the party, who were excessively fatigued, halted to breathe. His hands were now immoderately swelled from the tightness of the ligature ; and the pain...intolerable. His feet were so much scratched, that the blood droji[ fast from them. Exhausted with bearing a burden above"" his strength, and frantic with torments... | |
 | Marshall Tufts - 1833 - 248 pages
...blood trickled from them. Oppressed by his burden and frantic with torture, he at last entreated an Irish interpreter to implore as the last and only grace he desired of the savages, that they would loosen his hands, or knock him on the head at once and take his scalp. A French officer inj- * mediately... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1835 - 270 pages
...pulled with a cord. excessively fatigued) halted to breathe. His hands were now immoderately swelled, from the tightness of the ligature; and the pain had...scratched, that the blood dropped fast from them. 17. Exhausted with bearing a burden above his strength, and frantic with torments exquisite beyond... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1842 - 652 pages
...ihe party (who were excessively fatigued) halted to breathe. His hands were now immoderately (welled from the tightness of the ligature ; and the pain...entreated the Irish interpreter to implore, as the lut and only grace he -desired of the savages, that they would knock him on the head and take his scalp... | |
 | William Cutter - 1848 - 450 pages
...through unpleasant paths, the fatigued party halted to breathe. His hands were now immoderately swelled from the tightness of the ligature, and the pain had become intolerable. His feet were severely scratched, so that the blood flowed freely from them. Exhausted with bearing a burderi above... | |
 | J. C. Gilleland - 1851 - 478 pages
...the party (who were excessively fatigued) halted to breathe. His hands were now immoderately swelled from the tightness of the ligature; and the pain had...so much scratched, that the blood dropped fast from _them. Exhausted with bearing a burden above his strength, and frantic with torments exquisite beyond... | |
 | William Cutter - 1854 - 426 pages
...intolerable. His feet were severely scratched, so that the blood flowed freely from them. Exhausted wilh bearing a burden above his strength, and frantic with...implore, as the last and only grace he desired of his captors, that they would knock him on the head and take his scalp at once, or loose his hands.... | |
 | Henry Walter De Puy - 1855 - 450 pages
...the party (who were excessively fatigued) halted to breathe. His hands were now immoderately swelled from the tightness of the ligature, and the pain had...the savages, that they would knock him on the head at once, or loose his hands. A French officer, instantly interposing, ordered his hands to be unbound,... | |
 | Henry Walter De Puy - 1855 - 452 pages
...the party (who were excessively fatigued) halted to breathe. His hands were now immoderately swelled from the tightness of the ligature, and the pain had...the savages, that they would knock him on the head at once, or loose his hands. A French officer, instantly interposing, ordered his hands to be unbound,... | |
 | William Cutter - 1858 - 412 pages
...the pain had become intolerable. His feet were severely .scratched, so that the blood flowed freely from them. Exhausted with bearing a burden above his...implore, as the last and only grace he desired of his captors, that they would knock him on the head and take his scalp at once, or loose his hands.... | |
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... him ; strongly pinioned, and his wrists tied as closely together as they could be pulled with a cord. After he had marched through no pleasant paths, in this painful manner, for many a tedious mile, the party (who were excessively fatigued) halted... 
