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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... delighted with the proposal ; to which my dear father made no objection , as he might hope soon to see me again . In a few days I took leave of our friends at the parsonage , and of my own family . At parting , my father gave me his ...
... delighted with the proposal ; to which my dear father made no objection , as he might hope soon to see me again . In a few days I took leave of our friends at the parsonage , and of my own family . At parting , my father gave me his ...
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... a fair wind generally , we arrived at the port of Bristol on the 15th of September ; to the great sur- prise and delight of my uncle , who did not expect the brig at least for a month to come . B 2 SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE .
... a fair wind generally , we arrived at the port of Bristol on the 15th of September ; to the great sur- prise and delight of my uncle , who did not expect the brig at least for a month to come . B 2 SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE .
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... delight . " Do you remember , " said Eliza , " when you taught me through this window , how to know the moon to be in its increase or in its wane ? " 66 it " I do remember it , dear Eliza , " I replied ; was the young moon , a simple ...
... delight . " Do you remember , " said Eliza , " when you taught me through this window , how to know the moon to be in its increase or in its wane ? " 66 it " I do remember it , dear Eliza , " I replied ; was the young moon , a simple ...
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... delighted with his niece and with her friend ; but Eliza was evidently my aunt's favourite : she went with her everywhere , chose every thing , bought every thing ; while the dear girl received with thankfulness the attentions of the ...
... delighted with his niece and with her friend ; but Eliza was evidently my aunt's favourite : she went with her everywhere , chose every thing , bought every thing ; while the dear girl received with thankfulness the attentions of the ...
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... delight was kept alive by the new- ness and vastness of the scenery which lay upon our right . The grand expanse of ocean was no novelty now to us , or we might have turned our back upon the shore to gaze upon it , as a suitable ...
... delight was kept alive by the new- ness and vastness of the scenery which lay upon our right . The grand expanse of ocean was no novelty now to us , or we might have turned our back upon the shore to gaze upon it , as a suitable ...
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