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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... rain or sun ; and I piled all the empty chests and casks up in a circle round the tent , to fortify it from any sudden attempt either from man or beast . When I had done this , I blocked up the door of the tent with some boards within ...
... rain or sun ; and I piled all the empty chests and casks up in a circle round the tent , to fortify it from any sudden attempt either from man or beast . When I had done this , I blocked up the door of the tent with some boards within ...
Page 67
... rains , that in one part of the year are very violent there , I made double , viz . one smaller tent within , and one ... rain , falling from a thick , dark cloud , a sudden flash of lightning happened , and after that , a great clap of ...
... rains , that in one part of the year are very violent there , I made double , viz . one smaller tent within , and one ... rain , falling from a thick , dark cloud , a sudden flash of lightning happened , and after that , a great clap of ...
Page 75
... rain ; which I found , at some times of the year , very violent . I have already observed how I brought all my goods into this pale , and into the cave which I had made behind me . But I must observe , too , that at first this was a ...
... rain ; which I found , at some times of the year , very violent . I have already observed how I brought all my goods into this pale , and into the cave which I had made behind me . But I must observe , too , that at first this was a ...
Page 78
... as I could , and then swam on board . This day also it continued raining , though with no wind at all . From the 1st of October to the 24th . All these days entirely spent in many several voyages to get all 78 ADVENTURES OF.
... as I could , and then swam on board . This day also it continued raining , though with no wind at all . From the 1st of October to the 24th . All these days entirely spent in many several voyages to get all 78 ADVENTURES OF.
Page 79
... rain also in these days , though with some intervals of fair wea- ther : but , it seems , this was the rainy season . Oct. 20. I overset my raft , and all the goods I had got upon it ; but being in shoal water , and the things being ...
... rain also in these days , though with some intervals of fair wea- ther : but , it seems , this was the rainy season . Oct. 20. I overset my raft , and all the goods I had got upon it ; but being in shoal water , and the things being ...
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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.