The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years All Alone in an Un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, Near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; ...W. Taylor, 1719 - 364 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 71
Page 21
... half a League from the Shore we loft Sight of it ; and rowing we knew not whither or which Way , we labour'd all Day and all the next Night , and when the Morning came we found we had pull'd off to Sea inftead of pulling in for the ...
... half a League from the Shore we loft Sight of it ; and rowing we knew not whither or which Way , we labour'd all Day and all the next Night , and when the Morning came we found we had pull'd off to Sea inftead of pulling in for the ...
Page 23
... half a hundred Weight , with a Parcel of Twine or Thread , a Hatchet , a Saw , and a Hammer , all which were of great Ufe to us afterwards : efpe- eially the Wax to make Candles . Another Trick I try'd upon him , which he innocently ...
... half a hundred Weight , with a Parcel of Twine or Thread , a Hatchet , a Saw , and a Hammer , all which were of great Ufe to us afterwards : efpe- eially the Wax to make Candles . Another Trick I try'd upon him , which he innocently ...
Page 24
... half of Powder , or rather more ; and another with Shot , that had five or fix Pound , with fome Bullets ; and put all into the Boat : At the fame time I had found fome Powder of my Master's in the great Cabin , with which I fill'd one ...
... half of Powder , or rather more ; and another with Shot , that had five or fix Pound , with fome Bullets ; and put all into the Boat : At the fame time I had found fome Powder of my Master's in the great Cabin , with which I fill'd one ...
Page 33
... half an Hour came back , and brought with them two Pieces of dry Flesh and fome Corn , fuch as is the Produce of their Country ; but we neither knew what the one or the other was ; however we were willing to accept it , but how to come ...
... half an Hour came back , and brought with them two Pieces of dry Flesh and fome Corn , fuch as is the Produce of their Country ; but we neither knew what the one or the other was ; however we were willing to accept it , but how to come ...
Page 41
... half your Stock , and let the Ha- zard be run for the firit ; fo that if it come fafe , you may order the reft the fame Way ; and if it mifcarry , you may have the other Half to have Recourfe to for your Supply . This was fo wholefome ...
... half your Stock , and let the Ha- zard be run for the firit ; fo that if it come fafe , you may order the reft the fame Way ; and if it mifcarry , you may have the other Half to have Recourfe to for your Supply . This was fo wholefome ...
Other editions - View all
The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York ... Daniel Defoe No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
againſt alfo almoſt Apprehenfions becauſe befides began Boat Brafils brought Cafe caft call'd Canoe Captain carry'd Cave Corn Creatures Defign Defire Diſtance eafy efpecially fafe faid fame farther fav'd feem'd feen felf fent feven feveral fhall fhort fhot fhould fir'd Fire firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon Foot Friday frighted ftand ftill ftir ftrong fuch fure furpriz'd gave Goats Hands himſelf Ifland juft kill'd knew Labour laft Land leaft leaſt lefs Lisbon liv'd loft look'd Mafter miferable Mind moft Moidores moſt muft muſt myſelf never Night obferv'd obferve Occafion order'd Piece Pieces of Eight Place poffible prefent Prifoners Provifions Purpoſe Reafon refolv'd reft Savages ſelf Ship Shore thefe Things ther theſe thofe thoſe thought told Tom Smith took Tree underſtand uſed Voyage wanted Water Weft Wind Wood worfe work'd Xury
Popular passages
Page 175 - I could think of; and he came nearer and nearer, kneeling down every ten or twelve steps, in token of acknowledgment for my 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 130 - I went to it again to see if there were any more, and to observe if it might not be my fancy; but there was no room for that, for there was exactly the very print of a foot, toes, heel, and every part of a foot; how it came thither I knew not, nor could in the least imagine.
Page 175 - I beckoned him again to come to me, and gave him all the signs of encouragement that I could think of; and he came nearer and nearer, kneeling down every ten or twelve steps, in token of acknowledgment for my saving his life.
Page 35 - 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...
Page 178 - ... gestures to show it. At last he lays his head flat upon the ground, close to my foot, and sets my other foot upon his head, as he had done before ; and after this made all the signs to me of subjection, servitude, and submission imaginable, to let me know how he would serve me as long as he lived.