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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... head of the pages : a mode of dating , which , I believe , arose out of an ancient custom of beginning the year at the vernal equinox ; and we see in the Spectator that Addison , who lived a little before Sir Edward Seaward's time ...
... head of the pages : a mode of dating , which , I believe , arose out of an ancient custom of beginning the year at the vernal equinox ; and we see in the Spectator that Addison , who lived a little before Sir Edward Seaward's time ...
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... to the reefs and appearances of the land - puts the schooner's head to the north for Jamaica , and takes a temporary leave of the islands noon . - - · 332 ; SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE . CHAPTER I. BORN of CONTENTS . XV.
... to the reefs and appearances of the land - puts the schooner's head to the north for Jamaica , and takes a temporary leave of the islands noon . - - · 332 ; SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE . CHAPTER I. BORN of CONTENTS . XV.
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... heads of Indian corn , and a few pumpkin seeds , I put up ; intended for my poor dear father to try them on his farm , as I thought those plants might perhaps thrive well in England . On the 8th of August I took leave of my friends at ...
... heads of Indian corn , and a few pumpkin seeds , I put up ; intended for my poor dear father to try them on his farm , as I thought those plants might perhaps thrive well in England . On the 8th of August I took leave of my friends at ...
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... head , to look once more on his fa- vourite mistress , and whined so piteously , that my uncle , who observed it , exclaimed , " No , no ! " and stretching himself forward , so as to be heard by the group without , " let the little ...
... head , to look once more on his fa- vourite mistress , and whined so piteously , that my uncle , who observed it , exclaimed , " No , no ! " and stretching himself forward , so as to be heard by the group without , " let the little ...
Side 23
... head and her heart . We soon hauled round Port Royal point ; the sandy foundation of a small town of little importance , but many years ago , on the space we now sailed over , € 4 1733. SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE . 23.
... head and her heart . We soon hauled round Port Royal point ; the sandy foundation of a small town of little importance , but many years ago , on the space we now sailed over , € 4 1733. SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE . 23.
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