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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... vessel to the shore - plants yams and coccos , melon and pump- kin seeds lays out a plantation near the silk- cotton tree . They are sick from eating the cray- - - - - fish what medicine they took . He brings xii CONTENTS .
... vessel to the shore - plants yams and coccos , melon and pump- kin seeds lays out a plantation near the silk- cotton tree . They are sick from eating the cray- - - - - fish what medicine they took . He brings xii CONTENTS .
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... melons , half a dozen fine pine - apples , and as many musk- melons , some capsicums and bird - peppers , and two large sugar - canes . Mr. Dickinson's negroes took our stock on board , which , when the captain saw , he exclaimed ...
... melons , half a dozen fine pine - apples , and as many musk- melons , some capsicums and bird - peppers , and two large sugar - canes . Mr. Dickinson's negroes took our stock on board , which , when the captain saw , he exclaimed ...
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... melons , that had been bruised , was set aside for our refreshment , which we found cool and pleasant ; but we only indulged in part of it , and , collecting the seeds with much care , re served the remainder of its fruit for to ...
... melons , that had been bruised , was set aside for our refreshment , which we found cool and pleasant ; but we only indulged in part of it , and , collecting the seeds with much care , re served the remainder of its fruit for to ...
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... melon ; and , as we had not yet entered upon a rigid economy of our delicacies , we boiled our kettle , and finished the day with tea . Our rest this night was sound and refreshing ; the noises of the storm had died away upon our ears ...
... melon ; and , as we had not yet entered upon a rigid economy of our delicacies , we boiled our kettle , and finished the day with tea . Our rest this night was sound and refreshing ; the noises of the storm had died away upon our ears ...
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... melon which we had eaten a few days ago , and also of the pumpkin we had just cut up , but of which at least one half yet remained , for it was very large . I put the hatchet into my belt , and , taking a musket and my spade in each ...
... melon which we had eaten a few days ago , and also of the pumpkin we had just cut up , but of which at least one half yet remained , for it was very large . I put the hatchet into my belt , and , taking a musket and my spade in each ...
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