The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Volume 1D. A. Talboys, 1840 - 367 էջ |
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... possible she could swim till we might run into a port , so the master continued firing guns for help ; and a light ship , who had rid it out just a- head of us , ventured a boat out to help us . It was with the utmost hazard the boat ...
... possible she could swim till we might run into a port , so the master continued firing guns for help ; and a light ship , who had rid it out just a- head of us , ventured a boat out to help us . It was with the utmost hazard the boat ...
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... possible to describe the horrible noises , and hideous cries and howlings , that were raised , as well upon the edge of the shore , as higher within the country , upon the noise or report of a gun ; a thing I have some reason to believe ...
... possible to describe the horrible noises , and hideous cries and howlings , that were raised , as well upon the edge of the shore , as higher within the country , upon the noise or report of a gun ; a thing I have some reason to believe ...
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... possible expedi- tion , and bade Xury load both the others : as soon as he came fairly within my reach I fired , and shot him directly into the head ; immediately he sunk down into the water , but rose instantly , and plunged up and ...
... possible expedi- tion , and bade Xury load both the others : as soon as he came fairly within my reach I fired , and shot him directly into the head ; immediately he sunk down into the water , but rose instantly , and plunged up and ...
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... possible . With all the sail I could make , I found I should not be able to come in their way , but that they would be gone by before I could make any signal to them ; but , after I had crowded to the utmost , and began to despair ...
... possible . With all the sail I could make , I found I should not be able to come in their way , but that they would be gone by before I could make any signal to them ; but , after I had crowded to the utmost , and began to despair ...
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... possible caution to preserve my effects , and keep up my plantation : had I used half as much prudence to have looked into my own interest , and have made a judgment of what I ought . to have done , and not to have done , I had ...
... possible caution to preserve my effects , and keep up my plantation : had I used half as much prudence to have looked into my own interest , and have made a judgment of what I ought . to have done , and not to have done , I had ...
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Էջ 1 - I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen who settled first at Hull.
Էջ 4 - ... of enjoyments ; that peace and plenty were the handmaids of a middle fortune; that temperance, moderation, quietness, health, society, all agreeable diversions, and all desirable pleasures, were the blessings attending the middle station of life...
Էջ xv - ... eyes, and a large mole near his mouth : was born in London, and for many years was a, hose-factor in Freeman's Yard, in Cornhill, and now is owner of the brick and pantile •works near Tilbury Fort, in Essex : whoever shall discover the said Daniel De Foe to one of her Majesty's principal secretaries of state, or any of her Majesty's justices of peace, so as he may be apprehended, shall have a reward of £50, which her Majesty has ordered immediately to be paid upon such discovery.
Էջ 187 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shall glorify me. 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...
Էջ 53 - I may say, wrapt up in a contemplation of my deliverance ; making a thousand gestures and motions, .which I cannot describe ; reflecting upon all my comrades that were drowned, and that there should not be one soul saved but myself ; for, as for them, I never saw them afterwards, or any sign of them, except three of their hats, one cap, and two shoes that were not fellows.
Էջ 182 - 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 on the sand.
Էջ 187 - 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.
Էջ xii - The Original Power of the Collective Body of the People of England Examined and Asserted; the other, The Freeholder's Plea against the Stock-jobbing Elections of Parliamentmen.
Էջ xvi - About midnight began the most terrible storm that had been known in England, the wind WSW attended with flashes of lightning. It uncovered the roofs of many houses and churches, blew down the spires of several steeples and chimneys, tore whole groves of trees up by the roots.
Էջ 284 - Secondly, my people were perfectly subjected. I was absolute lord and lawgiver ; they all owed their lives to me, and were ready to lay down their lives, if there had been occasion of it, for me.