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... pieces of eight for it at Brazil ; and when it came there , if any one offered to give more , he would make it up . He offered 20 LIFE AND ADVENTURES.
... pieces of eight for it at Brazil ; and when it came there , if any one offered to give more , he would make it up . He offered 20 LIFE AND ADVENTURES.
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... pieces of eight more for my boy Xury , which I was loath to take ; not that I was not willing to let the captain have him , but I was very loath to sell the poor boy's liberty who had assisted me so faithfully in pro- curing my own ...
... pieces of eight more for my boy Xury , which I was loath to take ; not that I was not willing to let the captain have him , but I was very loath to sell the poor boy's liberty who had assisted me so faithfully in pro- curing my own ...
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... piece by piece . On preparing to go on board once more , I ` found the wind begin to rise ; however , at low water I ... pieces of eight , some gold , some silver . 66 I smiled to myself at the sight of this . " O drug , " said I alond ...
... piece by piece . On preparing to go on board once more , I ` found the wind begin to rise ; however , at low water I ... pieces of eight , some gold , some silver . 66 I smiled to myself at the sight of this . " O drug , " said I alond ...
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... pieces , I hoped , if the wind abated , I might get on board , and get some ... eight I fixed upon a proper place under a rock , and marked out a semi ... eight yards from it ; the door of the cave being in the centre behind it . ] During ...
... pieces , I hoped , if the wind abated , I might get on board , and get some ... eight I fixed upon a proper place under a rock , and marked out a semi ... eight yards from it ; the door of the cave being in the centre behind it . ] During ...
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... pieces of the hill which I expected might roll down upon me . I had no sooner stepped down upon the firm ground than I plainly saw it was a terrible earthquake , for the ground I stood on shook three times at about eight ... piece of the top ...
... pieces of the hill which I expected might roll down upon me . I had no sooner stepped down upon the firm ground than I plainly saw it was a terrible earthquake , for the ground I stood on shook three times at about eight ... piece of the top ...
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Page 256 - Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Page 22 - The wave that came upon me again buried me at once twenty or thirty feet deep in its own body, and I could feel myself carried with a mighty force and swiftness towards the shore a very great way ; but I held my breath, and assisted myself to swim still forward with all my might. I was ready to burst with holding my breath, when, as I felt myself rising up, so, to my immediate relief, I found my head and hands shoot out above the surface of the water...
Page 21 - I swam very well, yet I could not deliver myself from the waves so as to draw breath, till that wave having driven me, or rather carried me, a vast way on towards the shore, and, having spent itself, went back, and left me upon the land almost dry, but half dead with the water I took in. I had so much presence of mind, as well as breath left, that, seeing myself nearer the...
Page 86 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Page 84 - When I came to my castle (for so I think I called it ever after this), I fled into it like one pursued...
Page 135 - Secondly, my people were perfectly subjected. I was absolute lord and lawgiver ; they all owed their lives to me, and were ready to lay down their lives, if there had been occasion of it, for me.
Page 74 - I got over the Fence, and laid me down in the Shade to rest my Limbs ; for I was very weary, and fell asleep : But judge you, if you can, that read my Story, what a Surprise I must be in, when I was...
Page 21 - After we had rowed, or rather driven, about a league and a half, as we reckoned it, a raging wave, mountain-like, came rolling astern of us, and plainly bade us expect the coup de grace.
Page 86 - Upon this, rising cheerfully out of my bed, my heart was not only comforted, but I was guided and encouraged to pray earnestly to God for deliverance. When I had done praying, I took up my Bible, and opening it to read, the first words that presented to me were, " Wait on the Lord, and be of good cheer, and He shall strengthen thy heart; wait, I say, on the Lord.
Page 107 - 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.