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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... powder- chests , and such like , and cleared our deck of them twice . However , to cut short this melancholy part of our story , our ship being disabled , and three of our men killed and eight wounded , we were obliged to yield , and ...
... powder- chests , and such like , and cleared our deck of them twice . However , to cut short this melancholy part of our story , our ship being disabled , and three of our men killed and eight wounded , we were obliged to yield , and ...
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... powder and shot , which were on board his ship , for that they designed some sport of fowling as well as fishing . I got all things ready as he directed , and waited the next morning with the boat washed clean , her ensign and pendants ...
... powder and shot , which were on board his ship , for that they designed some sport of fowling as well as fishing . I got all things ready as he directed , and waited the next morning with the boat washed clean , her ensign and pendants ...
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... powder , or rather more , and another with shot , that had five or six pounds , with some bullets , and put all into the boat : at the same time I found some powder of my master's in the great cabin , with which I filled one of the ...
... powder , or rather more , and another with shot , that had five or six pounds , with some bullets , and put all into the boat : at the same time I found some powder of my master's in the great cabin , with which I filled one of the ...
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... powder and shot upon a creature that was good for nothing to us . However , Xury said he would have some of him ; so he comes on board , and asked me to give him the hatchet : For what , Xury ? said I. Me cut off his head , said he ...
... powder and shot upon a creature that was good for nothing to us . However , Xury said he would have some of him ; so he comes on board , and asked me to give him the hatchet : For what , Xury ? said I. Me cut off his head , said he ...
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... powder - horns and a small bag of shot , and two old rusty swords . I knew there were three barrels of powder in the ship , but knew not where our gunner had stowed them ; but with much search I found them , two of them dry and good ...
... powder - horns and a small bag of shot , and two old rusty swords . I knew there were three barrels of powder in the ship , but knew not where our gunner had stowed them ; but with much search I found them , two of them dry and good ...
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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.