 | Horace Walpole - Anecdotes - 1800 - 310 pages
...with his whole family, thus remained imprifoned by the waves, and in momentary danger of deftruction. They were difcovered from the banks, ftretching forth...remaining arch were continually dropping into the water. s In this extreme danger, a nobleman, who was prefent, a count of Pulverini, I think, -held out a purfe... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1800 - 456 pages
...with his whole family, thus remained imprifoned by the waves, and in momentary danger of deflrucHon. They were difcovered from the banks, ftretching forth...fuccour, while fragments of this remaining arch were continua ly dropping into the water. In this extreme danger, a nobleman, who was preient, a count of... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1825 - 188 pages
...the bank stretching forth their hands, screaming, and imploring succour, while fragments of the only remaining arch were continually dropping into the water. In this extreme danger, a nobleman who was present, the Count of Pulverini, held out a purse of one hundred •sequins, as a reward to any adventurer... | |
 | George Moir - Anecdotes - 1827 - 466 pages
...They were discovered from the banks, stretching forth their hands, screaming, and imploring succour, while fragments of this remaining arch were continually...water. In this extreme danger, a nobleman, who was present, a Count of Pulverini, I think, held out a purse of one hundred sequins, as a reward to any... | |
 | George Ramsay - Anecdotes - 1828 - 654 pages
...They were discovered from the banks, stretching forth their hands, screaming, and imploring succour, while fragments of this remaining arch were continually...water. In this extreme danger, a nobleman, who was present, a Count of Pulverini, held out a purse of one hundred sequins, as a reward to any adventurer... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English letters - 1830 - 356 pages
...They were discovered from the banks, stretching forth their hands, screaming, and imploring succour, while fragments of this remaining arch were continually...water. In this extreme danger, a nobleman, who was present, a count of Pulverini, I think, held out a purse of one hundred sequins, as a reward to any... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 274 pages
...They were discovered from the banks, stretching forth their hands, screaming, and imploring succor, while fragments of this remaining arch were continually...water. In this extreme danger, a nobleman who was present, held out a purse of one hundred sequins, as a reward to any adventurer who would take a boat... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 344 pages
...They were discovered from the banks, stretching forth their hands, screaming, and imploring succor, while fragments of this remaining arch were continually...water. In this extreme danger, a nobleman who was present, held out a purse of one hundred sequins,f as a reward to any advcnturer who would take a boat... | |
 | 1840 - 210 pages
...their hands, sereaming and imploring sueeor, while fragments of this remaining areh were eontinually dropping into the water. In this extreme danger, a nobleman who was present, a Count of Pulverint, held out a purse of one hundred sequins, as a reward to any adventurer... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - Conduct of life - 1844 - 200 pages
...from the banks, stretching forth their hands, screaming, and imploring succour, while fragments of the remaining arch were continually dropping into the- water. In this extreme danger, a nobleman who was present held out a purse of one hundred sequins, as a reward to any adventurer who would take a boat... | |
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I think, held out a purse of one hundred sequins, as a reward to any adventurer who would take a boat and deliver this unhappy family. 
