The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Volume 1D. A. Talboys, 1840 - 367 էջ |
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Էջ xiv
... whole Tory leaders of the Commons ; and , after all , he could not be quiet , but must republish his most offensive productions . Thus overpowered , De Foe was obliged to se- crete himself ; and we are indebted to a very dis- agreeable ...
... whole Tory leaders of the Commons ; and , after all , he could not be quiet , but must republish his most offensive productions . Thus overpowered , De Foe was obliged to se- crete himself ; and we are indebted to a very dis- agreeable ...
Էջ xvi
... whole nine thick volumes . De Foe was the sole writer . This work treats of fo- reign and domestic intelligence , politics , and trade ; but as our author foresaw that it was not likely to become popular unless amusing , he discusses ...
... whole nine thick volumes . De Foe was the sole writer . This work treats of fo- reign and domestic intelligence , politics , and trade ; but as our author foresaw that it was not likely to become popular unless amusing , he discusses ...
Էջ xix
... whole nation was decidedly averse to the Union , a cha- racter like De Foe , sent thither to promote it by all means , direct and indirect , should be regarded with dislike , and even exposed to danger . The act for the Union was passed ...
... whole nation was decidedly averse to the Union , a cha- racter like De Foe , sent thither to promote it by all means , direct and indirect , should be regarded with dislike , and even exposed to danger . The act for the Union was passed ...
Էջ xxii
... whole from Woodes Rogers ' Voyage . f f Woodes Rogers , who relieved Selkirk from his solitude , was , at that time , commodore of a commercial expedition round the world , which sailed February 1709 , and returned to Britain , 1711. A ...
... whole from Woodes Rogers ' Voyage . f f Woodes Rogers , who relieved Selkirk from his solitude , was , at that time , commodore of a commercial expedition round the world , which sailed February 1709 , and returned to Britain , 1711. A ...
Էջ 26
... whole nations of Negroes were sure to sur- round us with their canoes , and destroy us ; where we could never once go on shore , but we should be devoured by savage beasts , or more merciless savages of human kind ? But as soon as it ...
... whole nations of Negroes were sure to sur- round us with their canoes , and destroy us ; where we could never once go on shore , but we should be devoured by savage beasts , or more merciless savages of human kind ? But as soon as it ...
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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.