The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: As Related by Himself |
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... telling his father who I was , and how I had come this voyage only for a trial , in order to go farther abroad : his father turning to me with a very grave and concerned tone , " Young man , " says he , " you ought never to go to sea ...
... telling his father who I was , and how I had come this voyage only for a trial , in order to go farther abroad : his father turning to me with a very grave and concerned tone , " Young man , " says he , " you ought never to go to sea ...
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... telling me I might see a visible hand of Heaven against me . " And , young man , " said he , " depend upon it , if you do not go back , wherever you go , you will meet with nothing but disasters and disappoint- ments , till your ...
... telling me I might see a visible hand of Heaven against me . " And , young man , " said he , " depend upon it , if you do not go back , wherever you go , you will meet with nothing but disasters and disappoint- ments , till your ...
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... telling me he would go all over the world with me . He swam so strong after the boat , that he would have reached me very quickly , there being but little wind ; upon which I stepped into the cabin , and fetching one of the fowling ...
... telling me he would go all over the world with me . He swam so strong after the boat , that he would have reached me very quickly , there being but little wind ; upon which I stepped into the cabin , and fetching one of the fowling ...
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... tell me he had found good water , and seen no wild mans . But we found afterwards that we need not take such pains for water , for a little higher up the creek where we were , we found the water fresh when the tide was out , which flows ...
... tell me he had found good water , and seen no wild mans . But we found afterwards that we need not take such pains for water , for a little higher up the creek where we were , we found the water fresh when the tide was out , which flows ...
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... tell , any more than we could tell whether it was usual or strange : but I believe it was the latter ; because , in the first place , those ravenous creatures seldom appear but in the night ; and , in the second place , we found the ...
... tell , any more than we could tell whether it was usual or strange : but I believe it was the latter ; because , in the first place , those ravenous creatures seldom appear but in the night ; and , in the second place , we found the ...
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Page 110 - 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 93 - 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. I had nothing to covet ; for I had all that I was now capable of enjoying: I was Lord of the whole Manor; or if I pleased, I might call myself King, or Emperor over the whole Country which I had Possession of. There were no Rivals : I had no Competitor, none to dispute Sovereignty or Command with me.
Page 36 - My raft was 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 148 - Master, and then let him know that was to be my name. I likewise taught him to say Yes and No, and to know the meaning of them. I gave him some milk in an earthen pot, and let him see me drink it before him, and sop my bread in it. And...
Page 42 - what art thou good for? Thou art not worth to me, no, not the taking off of the ground. One of those knives is worth all this heap. I have no manner of use for thee. E'en remain where thou art and go to the bottom as a creature whose life is not worth saving.