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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... wind began to blow , and the waves to rise , in a most frightful manner ; and as I had never been at sea before , I was most inexpressibly sick in body and terrified in mind : I began now seriously to reflect upon what I had done , and ...
... wind began to blow , and the waves to rise , in a most frightful manner ; and as I had never been at sea before , I was most inexpressibly sick in body and terrified in mind : I began now seriously to reflect upon what I had done , and ...
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... wind was abated , and the sea calm- er , I began to be a little inured to it . However , I was very grave that day , being also a little sea - sick still but towards night the weather cleared up , the wind was quite over , and a ...
... wind was abated , and the sea calm- er , I began to be a little inured to it . However , I was very grave that day , being also a little sea - sick still but towards night the weather cleared up , the wind was quite over , and a ...
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... wind having been contrary , and the weather calm , we had made but little way since the storm . Here we were obliged to come to an anchor , and here we lay , the wind continuing contrary , viz . at south - west , for seven or eight days ...
... wind having been contrary , and the weather calm , we had made but little way since the storm . Here we were obliged to come to an anchor , and here we lay , the wind continuing contrary , viz . at south - west , for seven or eight days ...
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... wind increased , and we had all hands at work to strike our topmasts , and make every thing snug and close , that the ship might ride as easy as possible . By noon the sea went very high indeed , and our ship rode forecastle in ...
... wind increased , and we had all hands at work to strike our topmasts , and make every thing snug and close , that the ship might ride as easy as possible . By noon the sea went very high indeed , and our ship rode forecastle in ...
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... wind . Toward even- ing , the mate and boatswain begged the master of our ship to let them cut away the foremast , which he was very loth to do ; but the boatswain protest- ing to him , that if he did not , the ship would founder , he ...
... wind . Toward even- ing , the mate and boatswain begged the master of our ship to let them cut away the foremast , which he was very loth to do ; but the boatswain protest- ing to him , that if he did not , the ship would founder , he ...
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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.