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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... taken lodgings for me in King Street , not very far up , and if I pleased I might have all the house but one room , which the owner of the house , a brown lady , desired to reserve for herself . The schooner was now hauled to the wharf ...
... taken lodgings for me in King Street , not very far up , and if I pleased I might have all the house but one room , which the owner of the house , a brown lady , desired to reserve for herself . The schooner was now hauled to the wharf ...
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... taken the store and wharf . I told him my business , was to purchase a schooner of about a hundred and twenty tons burden , and a variety of things to load her ; among which would be a main mast in pieces , fitted , with other spars ...
... taken the store and wharf . I told him my business , was to purchase a schooner of about a hundred and twenty tons burden , and a variety of things to load her ; among which would be a main mast in pieces , fitted , with other spars ...
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... taken care to procure , not wishing it to be thought my boxes contained any thing more valuable . The vessel now being mine , I told Purdy he must take charge of her ; and I shipped two free New England negroes , at five dollars a month ...
... taken care to procure , not wishing it to be thought my boxes contained any thing more valuable . The vessel now being mine , I told Purdy he must take charge of her ; and I shipped two free New England negroes , at five dollars a month ...
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... taken for a brat of a boy . " I smiled , and stretch- ing out my hand , asked his pardon , saying “ I doubt not , Mr. Drake , we shall in time be better friends . I engage you , if you please , at the same rate your friend there , is ...
... taken for a brat of a boy . " I smiled , and stretch- ing out my hand , asked his pardon , saying “ I doubt not , Mr. Drake , we shall in time be better friends . I engage you , if you please , at the same rate your friend there , is ...
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... taken them into her room , and set them about un- ravelling some hanks of thread , and doing some other things that required neither skill nor know- ledge . When dinner time drew on , the girls were sent out to walk in the yard ; while ...
... taken them into her room , and set them about un- ravelling some hanks of thread , and doing some other things that required neither skill nor know- ledge . When dinner time drew on , the girls were sent out to walk in the yard ; while ...
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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.