Ferguson and his two companions, Richard Kennedy and Joseph Wilson, clinging to the cordage and network of a balloon, and that the said balloon fell at a distance of a few paces from us into the river, and being
swept away by the current was lost in the cataracts of Gouina.
Five Weeks in a Balloon
A terrific east wind
swept away the groups of clouds which had been so long gathering, and at night the semi-disc of the orb of night rode majestically amid the soft constellations of the sky.
From The Earth To The Moon
As it meandered among rocks and precipices, they were frequently obliged to ford it, and such was its rapidity that the men were often in danger of being
swept away. Sometimes the banks advanced so close upon the river that they were obliged to scramble up and down their rugged promontories, or to skirt along their bases where there was scarce a foothold.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountain
If the proletariat during its contest with the bourgeoisie is compelled, by the force of circumstances, to organise itself as a class, if, by means of a revolution, it makes itself the ruling class, and, as such, sweeps away by force the old conditions of production, then it will, along with these conditions, have
swept away the conditions for the existence of class antagonisms and of classes generally, and will thereby have abolished its own supremacy as a class.
Communist Manifesto
Turenne heaved a deep sigh, called Conde `My cousin,' and
swept away his army.
Ten Years Later
A life of peaceful study was no longer possible, the learning of two hundred years was
swept away, the lamp of knowledge lit by the monks grew dim and flickered out.
English Literature For Boys And Girls
If he failed her--if he could not measure up to her standard of manhood--then, as she held out her hand, their eyes met and all doubt was
swept away in a glad certainty.
Annes House of Dreams
She put it to her lips, and a rush of remembered sensations for a moment or two
swept away all fear.
Adam Bede
When the waves began to tumble and toss and to grow bigger and bigger the ship rolled up and down, and tipped sidewise--first one way and then the other--and was jostled around so roughly that even the sailor-men had to hold fast to the ropes and railings to keep themselves from being
swept away by the wind or pitched headlong into the sea.
Ozma of Oz
Then, before he could pull it out again--or let go--the raft was
swept away, and the poor Scarecrow left clinging to the pole in the middle of the river.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
THERE was something about Aunt Polly's manner, when she kissed Tom, that
swept away his low spirits and made him light- hearted and happy again.
Tom Sawyer
Suddenly there came a letter saying that the firm had gone into bankruptcy, that the business had been completely wrecked, and that the Sawyer money had been
swept away with everything else.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm
He rose and placed his candle unsuspectingly on the floor near his loom,
swept away the sand without noticing any change, and removed the bricks.
Silas Marner
"If any handsome woman come to seek justice of thee, turn away thine eyes from her tears and thine ears from her lamentations, and consider deliberately the merits of her demand, if thou wouldst not have thy reason
swept away by her weeping, and thy rectitude by her sighs.
Don Quixote
I have actually known a case where a Woman has exterminated her whole household, and half an hour afterwards, when her rage was over and the fragments
swept away, has asked what has become of her husband and her children.
Flatland