The Works of Daniel Defoe, Volumes 1-2John E. Morris, 1903 |
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... fire a gun as a signal of distress . I , who knew nothing what that meant , was so surprised that I thought the ship had broke , or some dreadful thing had happened . In a word , I was so surprised that I fell down in a swoon . As this ...
... fire a gun as a signal of distress . I , who knew nothing what that meant , was so surprised that I thought the ship had broke , or some dreadful thing had happened . In a word , I was so surprised that I fell down in a swoon . As this ...
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Daniel Defoe. him , which made him sheer off again , after returning our fire and pouring in also his small - shot from near 200 men which he had on board . However , we had not a man touched , all our men keeping close . He prepared to ...
Daniel Defoe. him , which made him sheer off again , after returning our fire and pouring in also his small - shot from near 200 men which he had on board . However , we had not a man touched , all our men keeping close . He prepared to ...
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... fire of my gun ; some of them were even ready to die for fear , and fell down as dead with the very terror . But when they saw the creature dead , and sunk in the water , and that I made signs to them to come to the shore , they took ...
... fire of my gun ; some of them were even ready to die for fear , and fell down as dead with the very terror . But when they saw the creature dead , and sunk in the water , and that I made signs to them to come to the shore , they took ...
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... fire at once , and to keep it so apart , that it should not be possible to make one part fire another . I finished this work in about a fortnight ; and I think my powder , which in all was about 240 pounds weight , was divided in not ...
... fire at once , and to keep it so apart , that it should not be possible to make one part fire another . I finished this work in about a fortnight ; and I think my powder , which in all was about 240 pounds weight , was divided in not ...
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... fire in , and fuel to burn ; and what I did for that , as also how I enlarged my cave , and what conveniences I made , I shall give a full account of in its place . But I must first give some little account of myself , and of my ...
... fire in , and fuel to burn ; and what I did for that , as also how I enlarged my cave , and what conveniences I made , I shall give a full account of in its place . But I must first give some little account of myself , and of my ...
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Page 172 - It happened one day about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen in the sand...
Page 228 - I observed that the two who swam were yet more than twice as long swimming over the creek as the fellow was that fled from them. It came now very warmly upon my thoughts, and indeed irresistibly, that now was my time to get me a servant, and perhaps a companion, or assistant; and that I was called plainly by Providence to save this poor creature's life...
Page 55 - ... now strong enough to bear any reasonable weight. My next care was what to load it with, and how to preserve what I laid upon it from the surf of the sea ; but I was not long considering this.
Page 50 - I stood still a few moments to recover breath and till the water went from. me, and then took to my heels and ran, with what strength I had, farther towards the shore. But neither would this deliver me from the fury of the sea, which came pouring in after me again ; and twice more I was lifted up by the waves and carried forward as before, the shore being very flat.
Page 144 - In the first place, I was removed from all the wickedness of the world here. I had neither the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, or the pride of life.
Page 58 - ... that I was in an island environed every way with the sea, no land to be seen, except some rocks which lay a great way off, and two small islands less than this, which lay about three leagues to the west. I found also that the island I was in was barren, and, as I saw good reason to believe, uninhabited, except by wild beasts, of whom, however, I saw none...