The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, mariner, written by himself [by D. Defoe1836 |
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... sail He ran before the wind ; but , incited by the hope of further profit , and conceiving the theme of Crusoe inexhaustible , he shortly after published Serious reflec- tions during the Life of Robinson Crusoe , with his Vision of the ...
... sail He ran before the wind ; but , incited by the hope of further profit , and conceiving the theme of Crusoe inexhaustible , he shortly after published Serious reflec- tions during the Life of Robinson Crusoe , with his Vision of the ...
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... sails , for fear of the wind's carrying them away : But when the flaws were gone , we had little or no wind . These flaws proceeded from the land , which is very high in the middle of the island . Our boat did not return ; we sent our ...
... sails , for fear of the wind's carrying them away : But when the flaws were gone , we had little or no wind . These flaws proceeded from the land , which is very high in the middle of the island . Our boat did not return ; we sent our ...
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... sail she could make . We crowded also as much canvass as our yards would spread , or our masts carry to have got ... sails and rig- ging . We plied them with small shot , half pikes , powder chests , and such like , and cleared our deck ...
... sail she could make . We crowded also as much canvass as our yards would spread , or our masts carry to have got ... sails and rig- ging . We plied them with small shot , half pikes , powder chests , and such like , and cleared our deck ...
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... sails ; she sailed with what we call a shoulder of mutton sail ; and the boom gibbed over the top of the cabin , which lay very snug and low , and had in it room for him to lie , with a slave or two , and a table to eat on , with some ...
... sails ; she sailed with what we call a shoulder of mutton sail ; and the boom gibbed over the top of the cabin , which lay very snug and low , and had in it room for him to lie , with a slave or two , and a table to eat on , with some ...
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... sail , and set us down to fish . The wind blew from the N. N. E. which was con- trary to my desire ; for had it ... sails ; and as I had the helm I ran the boat out near a league farther , and then brought her to as if I would fish ...
... sail , and set us down to fish . The wind blew from the N. N. E. which was con- trary to my desire ; for had it ... sails ; and as I had the helm I ran the boat out near a league farther , and then brought her to as if I would fish ...
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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.