Sir Edward Seward'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 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831 |
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Side 20
... carry ; but it was a wedding merry- making ; and he gave a hogshead of beer to the vil- lagers , and made it a happy day . On the morrow we took an affectionate leave of our dear friends : our feelings were deep and various ; there was ...
... carry ; but it was a wedding merry- making ; and he gave a hogshead of beer to the vil- lagers , and made it a happy day . On the morrow we took an affectionate leave of our dear friends : our feelings were deep and various ; there was ...
Side 26
... carry a good stock of maize for them ; but nothing will grow there , that you have brought on board , except the pumpkins and water - melons ; unless you could take some good soil with you ; and I don't think that would 26 DEC . SIR ...
... carry a good stock of maize for them ; but nothing will grow there , that you have brought on board , except the pumpkins and water - melons ; unless you could take some good soil with you ; and I don't think that would 26 DEC . SIR ...
Side 27
... carried the brig a few leagues farther to the southward . Early in the forenoon the trade - wind set in , very fresh , from the E.N.E. , when the captain , considering himself clear of the Pedro shoals , edged away a little to the ...
... carried the brig a few leagues farther to the southward . Early in the forenoon the trade - wind set in , very fresh , from the E.N.E. , when the captain , considering himself clear of the Pedro shoals , edged away a little to the ...
Side 36
... although the sheet had been carried away , I got the weather sheet over , and was able to set the sail : the vessel's head now paid off , and she would steer ; I therefore made 36 DEC . SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE . "
... although the sheet had been carried away , I got the weather sheet over , and was able to set the sail : the vessel's head now paid off , and she would steer ; I therefore made 36 DEC . SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE . "
Side 42
... carried some of my fuel to a place where the sun shone ; then unscrewing the top of the spy - glass , took out the large lens ; with which in a short time converging his rays , I ignited the leaves , and thus a fire was in- stantly ...
... carried some of my fuel to a place where the sun shone ; then unscrewing the top of the spy - glass , took out the large lens ; with which in a short time converging his rays , I ignited the leaves , and thus a fire was in- stantly ...
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