The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 16, Part 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English literature |
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... night the weather cleared up , the wind was quite over , and a charming fine evening followed ; the sun went down perfectly clear , and rose so the next morning ; and having little or no wind , and a smooth sea , the sun shining upon it ...
... night the weather cleared up , the wind was quite over , and a charming fine evening followed ; the sun went down perfectly clear , and rose so the next morning ; and having little or no wind , and a smooth sea , the sun shining upon it ...
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... night , and under all the rest of our distresses , one of the men , that had been down on purpose to see , cried out , we had sprung a leek ; another said , there was four feet water in the hold . Then all hands were called to the pump ...
... night , and under all the rest of our distresses , one of the men , that had been down on purpose to see , cried out , we had sprung a leek ; another said , there was four feet water in the hold . Then all hands were called to the pump ...
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... night , and when the morning came , we found we had pulled off to sea , instead of pulling in for the shore , and that we were at least two leagues from the shore : however , we got well in again , though with a great deal of labour ...
... night , and when the morning came , we found we had pulled off to sea , instead of pulling in for the shore , and that we were at least two leagues from the shore : however , we got well in again , though with a great deal of labour ...
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... night : I say , still , for we slept none ; for in two or three hours we saw vast creatures , ( we knew not what to call them ) , of many sorts , come down to the sea- shore , and run into the water , wallowing and wash- ing themselves ...
... night : I say , still , for we slept none ; for in two or three hours we saw vast creatures , ( we knew not what to call them ) , of many sorts , come down to the sea- shore , and run into the water , wallowing and wash- ing themselves ...
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... night upon that coast : and how to venture on shore in the day , was another ques- tion too ; for to have fallen into the hands of any of the savages , had been as bad as to have fallen into the paws of lions and tigers ; at least , we ...
... night upon that coast : and how to venture on shore in the day , was another ques- tion too ; for to have fallen into the hands of any of the savages , had been as bad as to have fallen into the paws of lions and tigers ; at least , we ...
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Page 170 - 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. I stood like one thunderstruck, or as if I had seen an apparition.
Page 174 - 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 174 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Page 226 - 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 mv slave for ever.
Page 64 - 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.