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TITLE Page to Vol. I. with a beautiful Vignette, pofed of the Wreck of a Ship.

SUBJECT OF PLATE II.

FRONTISPIECE to Vol. I.-Robinson Crusoe taking 1 of his Father and Mother.

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My father was a wife and grave man; gave me ferious excellent counsel against what he forefaw was my design. called me one morning into his chamber, where he was confined the gout, and expoftulated very warmly with me upon this ject." See page 2.

SUBJECT OF PLATE III.

Robinson Crufoe fhipwrecked, and clinging to a Rock "I recovered a little before the return of the waves; and ing I fhould be covered again with the water, I refolved to h fait by a piece of the rock." See page 56.

SUBJECT OF PLATE IV.

Robinfon Crufoe upon his Raft.

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Having plundered the fhip of what was portable and fit hand out, I began with the cables; and cutting the great cal in pieces, fuch as I could move, I got two cables and a hawfer fhore, with all the iron-work I could get ; and having cut dow the fprit-fail yard, and the mizen-yard, and every thing I could make a large raft, I loaded it with all the heavy goods, and can away." See page 69.

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SUBJECT OF PLATE V.

Robinfon Crufoe at work in his Cave.

"I made abundance of things even without tools, an with no more tools than an adze and a hatchet, which were never made before, and that with infinite labour. page 84,

SUBJECT OF PLATE VI.

Robinson Crufoe difcovers the Print of a Man's Fo

"I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen in the far stood like one thunderftruck, or as if I had feen an appar I listened, I looked round me, I could hear nothing, nor f thing." See page 194.

SUBJECT OF PLATE VII.

Robinson Crufoe firft fees and rescues his man Friday.

Having knocked this fellow down, the other who pu him stopped, as if he had been frightened; and I advanced towards him; but, as I came nearer, I perceived presently h a bow and arrow, and was fitting it to fhoot at me; fo I then neceffitated to shoot at him first, which I did, and killed at the first shot." See page 256.

SUBJECT OF PLATE VIII.

Robinson Crufoe and Friday making a Boat.

"I fhewed him how to cut it out with tools, which, afte had fhewed him how to use, he did very readily; and, in abo month's hard labour, we finished it, and made it very handfom See page 287.

SUBJECT OF PLATE IX.

Robinson Crufoe and Friday making a Tent to lodge F day's Father and the Spaniard.

"Friday and I carried them up both together between but, when we got them to the outfide of our wall or fortificati we were at a worfe lofs than before, for it was impoffible to them over; and I was refolved not to break it down, so I to work again, and Friday and I, in about two hours time, ma a very handsome tent, covered with old fails, and above th with boughs of trees." See page 304.

VOL II.

PLATE X.

Title to Vol. II. with a beautiful Vignette, compof Robinson Crufoe's Implements of Husbandry.

SUBJECT OF PLATE XI.

FRONTISPIECE.-Robinson Crufoe's first Interview the Spaniards on his fecond Landing.

"First he turned to me, and pointing to them, faid, T Sir, are fome of the gentlemen who owe their lives to you: then turning to them, and pointing to me, he let them know I was: upon which they all came up one by one, not as if had been failors, and ordinary fellows, and I the like, but r as if they had been ambassadors or noblemen, and I a mona or a great conqueror.' See page 42.

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SUBJECT OF PLATE XII.

The Plantation of the two Englishmen.

"The two men had innumerable young trees planted ab their hut, that when you came to the place, nothing was to feen but a wood; and though they had their plantation twice molished, once by their own countrymen, and once by the enen as fhall be fhewn in its place; yet they had reftored all again, a every thing was flourishing and thriving about them." See pages

SUBJECT OF PLATE XIII.

The two Englishmen retreating with their Wives an Children.

"Now, having great reason to believe that they were betrayed the first thing they did was to bind the flaves which were lef and caufe two of the three men, whom they brought with th women, who, it seems, proved very faithful to them, to lead then with their two wives, and whatever they could carry away wit them, to their retired place in the woods." See page 96.

SUBJECT OF PLATE XIV.

The Spaniards and Englishmen burning the Indians' boats. "They went to work immediately with the boats; and getting fome dry wood together from a dead tree, they tried to fet fome of them on fire, but they were fo wet, that they would fcarce burn; however, the fire fo burned the upper part, that it foon made them unfit for fwimming in the fea as boats." See page 113.

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