The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, mariner, written by himself [by D. Defoe1836 |
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... considering that , if the court could do without political tracts , the people could not do without stock- ings . With the ill fortune , however , attendant upon those men of genius , who cultivate their superior powers to the neglect ...
... considering that , if the court could do without political tracts , the people could not do without stock- ings . With the ill fortune , however , attendant upon those men of genius , who cultivate their superior powers to the neglect ...
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... consider what is the particular charm which carries the reader through , not that chef - d'oeuvre alone , but others of De Foe's compositions , and inspires a reluctance to lay down the volume till the tale is finish- ed ; and the ...
... consider what is the particular charm which carries the reader through , not that chef - d'oeuvre alone , but others of De Foe's compositions , and inspires a reluctance to lay down the volume till the tale is finish- ed ; and the ...
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... consider the marvel as an as- persion on their family , and do what they can to laugh it out of countenance . Indeed , it is allowed , with admirable impartiality , that Mr. Veal is too much of a gentleman to suppose Mrs. Bar- grave ...
... consider the marvel as an as- persion on their family , and do what they can to laugh it out of countenance . Indeed , it is allowed , with admirable impartiality , that Mr. Veal is too much of a gentleman to suppose Mrs. Bar- grave ...
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... consider , that there is a life to come after this , and a just God who will retribute to every one according to the deeds done in the body ; and therefore to reflect upon our past course of life we have led in the world ; that our time ...
... consider , that there is a life to come after this , and a just God who will retribute to every one according to the deeds done in the body ; and therefore to reflect upon our past course of life we have led in the world ; that our time ...
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... consider , whither I should steer ; for any where , to get out of that place , was my way . My first contrivance was to make a pretence to speak to this Moor , to get something for our subsistence on board ; for I told him we must not ...
... consider , whither I should steer ; for any where , to get out of that place , was my way . My first contrivance was to make a pretence to speak to this Moor , to get something for our subsistence on board ; for I told him we must not ...
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Page 34 - I smiled to myself at the sight of this money. "O drug!" said I aloud, "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.
Page 29 - 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. I first laid all the planks or boards upon it that I could get, and having considered well what I most wanted, I...
Page 118 - ... in token of acknowledgment for saving his life. I smiled at him, and looked pleasantly, and beckoned to him to come still nearer; at length, he came close to me; and then he kneeled down again, kissed the ground, and laid his head upon the ground, and, taking me by the foot, set my foot upon his head; this, it seems, was in token of swearing to be my slave for ever.
Page 140 - My island was now peopled, and I thought myself very rich in subjects ; and it was a merry reflection, which I frequently made, how like a king I looked.
Page 91 - 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 xl - I WAS born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull.
Page xl - But my ill fate pushed me on now with an obstinacy that nothing could resist ; and though I had several times loud calls from my reason and my more composed judgment to go home, yet I had no power to do it. I know not what to call this, nor will I urge that it is a secret over-ruling decree that hurries us on to be the instruments of our own destruction, even though, it be before us, and that we rush upon it with our eyes open.
Page 91 - ... as I lived quite on the other side of the island, he would never have been so simple as to leave a mark in a place where it was ten thousand to one whether I should ever see it or not, and in the sand too, which the first surge of the sea, upon a high wind, would have defaced entirely : all this seemed inconsistent with the thing itself, and with all the notions we usually entertain of the subtlety of the Devil.
Page xviii - An Essay on the history and reality of Apparitions ; being an account of what they are, and what they are not ; whence they come, and whence they come not ; as also how we may distinguish between the apparitions of good and evil spirits, and how we ought to behave to them.
Page 119 - He was a comely, handsome fellow, perfectly well made, with straight strong limbs, not too large, tall and well shaped ; and, as I reckon, about twenty-six years of age. ' He had a very good countenance, not a fierce and surly aspect, but seemed to have something very manly in his face ; and yet he had all the sweetness and softness of a European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled.