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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... nearly a hundred years ago ; that I can hardly forbear from expatiating on their admirable paint- ing , both with regard to the events themselves and the living personages to whom they introduce us . These parts remind me of the ...
... nearly a hundred years ago ; that I can hardly forbear from expatiating on their admirable paint- ing , both with regard to the events themselves and the living personages to whom they introduce us . These parts remind me of the ...
Side 11
... see how you feel about it in Eliza's com- pany . " This remark set us all on foot ; and it being now nearly sunset , we went forth to visit the dearest friends of our earliest years . How happy was my SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE . 11.
... see how you feel about it in Eliza's com- pany . " This remark set us all on foot ; and it being now nearly sunset , we went forth to visit the dearest friends of our earliest years . How happy was my SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE . 11.
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... nearly where the sun had set ; and I remem- ber - yes , I well remember , the words you then said to me , as we looked upon it ; but I may not repeat them . " - " O repeat them ! repeat them ! " every one exclaimed ; " surely you cannot ...
... nearly where the sun had set ; and I remem- ber - yes , I well remember , the words you then said to me , as we looked upon it ; but I may not repeat them . " - " O repeat them ! repeat them ! " every one exclaimed ; " surely you cannot ...
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... nearly a year , in little better than a negro hut ; and so forth . I heard him with a courteous attention , and then thought it right for the purpose now nearest my heart to say , " Dear uncle , may ask you one or two questions ...
... nearly a year , in little better than a negro hut ; and so forth . I heard him with a courteous attention , and then thought it right for the purpose now nearest my heart to say , " Dear uncle , may ask you one or two questions ...
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... nearly a hundred miles in every direction , was little better than a swamp covered with mangroves ; that there was neither beef nor mutton to be had ; that the inhabitants passed most of their time up the country , cutting logwood and ...
... nearly a hundred miles in every direction , was little better than a swamp covered with mangroves ; that there was neither beef nor mutton to be had ; that the inhabitants passed most of their time up the country , cutting logwood and ...
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