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 135
... punt , ( a sort of flat - bottomed boat , ) and which , with the planks I had at hand , I thought might be easily constructed . My Eliza , however , evinced some scruples about its safety : -it might prove my coffin ! I smiled , and ...
... punt , ( a sort of flat - bottomed boat , ) and which , with the planks I had at hand , I thought might be easily constructed . My Eliza , however , evinced some scruples about its safety : -it might prove my coffin ! I smiled , and ...
Side 136
... punt was put together ; but it required to be caulked , before it could be launched . Thursday , 24th . - I made a fruitless rummage in the ship for its deposit of oakum , to caulk the punt with ; and , as a last resource , was about to ...
... punt was put together ; but it required to be caulked , before it could be launched . Thursday , 24th . - I made a fruitless rummage in the ship for its deposit of oakum , to caulk the punt with ; and , as a last resource , was about to ...
Side 137
... punt ; for although it was only twelve feet long , and five feet broad , and two feet high , I could not lift it into the proper position by strength of arm alone ; but with the handspikes , and the help of my dear wife , I soon ...
... punt ; for although it was only twelve feet long , and five feet broad , and two feet high , I could not lift it into the proper position by strength of arm alone ; but with the handspikes , and the help of my dear wife , I soon ...
Side 138
... punt , so that the sand might mix and adhere to the pitch , which would in a great measure prevent it sticking to our clothes . I now went up to dinner ; and , after our usual re- pose during the heat , I walked my dear wife down in ...
... punt , so that the sand might mix and adhere to the pitch , which would in a great measure prevent it sticking to our clothes . I now went up to dinner ; and , after our usual re- pose during the heat , I walked my dear wife down in ...
Side 141
... punt without you , so you could not have rinsed these sheets without him : our situation shows how much is to be effected by mutual assistance ; and that , when it is rejected or refused , many useful things must remain unaccomplished ...
... punt without you , so you could not have rinsed these sheets without him : our situation shows how much is to be effected by mutual assistance ; and that , when it is rejected or refused , many useful things must remain unaccomplished ...
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