Sir Edward Seaward's Narrative of His Shipwreck, and Consequent Discovery of Certain Islands in the Caribbean Sea: With a Detail of Many Extraordinary and Highly Interesting Events in His Life, from the Year 1733 to 1749. As Written in His Own Diary, Bind 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green,&Longman, 1831 |
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... directing it to a waggon office in London ; where it arrived safe , when all those who bribed custom - house officers , and took every precaution , had their whole collection of things seized the moment they were landed . Our chatty ...
... directing it to a waggon office in London ; where it arrived safe , when all those who bribed custom - house officers , and took every precaution , had their whole collection of things seized the moment they were landed . Our chatty ...
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... directed Captain Drake to have a sloping platform from the cave's mouth down to the floor of the wooden building , imme- diately laid ; and all the packages , and boxes , and casks , with articles perishable by wet , conveyed into 76 ...
... directed Captain Drake to have a sloping platform from the cave's mouth down to the floor of the wooden building , imme- diately laid ; and all the packages , and boxes , and casks , with articles perishable by wet , conveyed into 76 ...
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... directed to build a house on the N. E. of the mansion , correspond- ing in site and size to the plantation storehouse ; which , as I noticed before , stood on the S.W. end of us ; and I marked out the ground for it , which was ...
... directed to build a house on the N. E. of the mansion , correspond- ing in site and size to the plantation storehouse ; which , as I noticed before , stood on the S.W. end of us ; and I marked out the ground for it , which was ...
Side 113
... directed to get the Avon ready to go out of harbour , by the time Captain Drake should come down from the height . The shot was then drawn from the gun , and the match lighted ; and having given Martin plenty of time to deliver his ...
... directed to get the Avon ready to go out of harbour , by the time Captain Drake should come down from the height . The shot was then drawn from the gun , and the match lighted ; and having given Martin plenty of time to deliver his ...
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... directed ; and in half an hour sailed out of the harbour . Diego sounded the bugle , and Manus and Purdy instantly came over in the canoe . I then took some of the men with me to the height , to be ready with a shot , if there should be ...
... directed ; and in half an hour sailed out of the harbour . Diego sounded the bugle , and Manus and Purdy instantly came over in the canoe . I then took some of the men with me to the height , to be ready with a shot , if there should be ...
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Allwood arrival Avon Awbury Bay of Honduras Bermudians boat brig brother brought canoe Captain Drake Captain Taylor Captain Tracey cargo carriage cigar colours crew dear Eliza dear wife Derrick desired Diego dine dinner dollars doubloons dressed Edward Edward's Island England favour finished four gave give glad gold ground hand happy honour iron chest Jamaica James kind Kingston Lady Seaward Lady Sundon Ladyship land leave letter look Lord Harrington maize Majesty mansion Martin ment minister Monday morning negro o'clock occasion ourselves Peccary Field Perry plantation pleased pleasure Porghee Powis present promontory Purdy Queen ready received replied requested respect returned rock Rosalie Rota sail Saturday saying schooner Seaward Islands sent ship shore Sir Robert Walpole sister smiled soon Spaniard Spanish storehouse Sunday tell thanked thing thought told took trees turtle uncle vessel wish Xavier
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Side 227 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast from her sacred store Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With Nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. — Let old Timotheus yield the prize Or both divide the crown; He raised a mortal to the skies; She drew an angel down ! A* ODE TO SAINT CECILIA.
Side 230 - Venus, by her shape or features, but by the lustre of her mind which shone in them, and gave them their power of charming : " Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye ! In all her gestures dignity and love...
Side 228 - Oh happy they, the happiest of their kind, Whom gentler stars unite. I will tell the Queen all this," continued she; " I am sure her Majesty will be quite delighted." The two pieces of embossed gold tissue had been wrapped in a piece of white satin ; the original curious paper wrappers being previously folded round each piece. The parcel was placed in the carriage ; and my dear wife then taking leave of me, by kissing my forehead as I bent my head towards her, whispered — "Do not be uneasy about...
Side 356 - ... persons were assembled, and from whence, at an elevation of 2000 feet above the level of the sea, they had a view of the united kingdom of England and Ireland, with the seventeen parishes of the lordship of Mann lying at their feet like a beautiful and highly-finished painting. There was a sumptuous dinner, with all the usual accompaniments suitable to the occasion.