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 17
... sides , and laughed and coughed , ex- claiming at intervals , " Ned , you will be the death of me ! " I knew not what to think of this ; but my aunt made him sit down , saying , " Mr. Seaward , our nephew is right ; I like his ...
... sides , and laughed and coughed , ex- claiming at intervals , " Ned , you will be the death of me ! " I knew not what to think of this ; but my aunt made him sit down , saying , " Mr. Seaward , our nephew is right ; I like his ...
Side 22
... side of the banks . St. Vincent's rocks pre- sented a sublime object on the right side ; and those on the left , covered with wood from the water's edge to their summits , rivalled , by their beauty , the sub- limity of the ...
... side of the banks . St. Vincent's rocks pre- sented a sublime object on the right side ; and those on the left , covered with wood from the water's edge to their summits , rivalled , by their beauty , the sub- limity of the ...
Side 25
... side of the river of that name ; and that the whole country , for 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 ...
... side of the river of that name ; and that the whole country , for 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 ...
Side 26
... side of the Atlantic before , was perfectly novel to me . We bought two goats with kid , a dozen fowls , as many Muscovy - ducks , and half a dozen Guinea - fowl , a great quantity of yams and plantains , and coccos ( a sort of potatoe ) ...
... side of the Atlantic before , was perfectly novel to me . We bought two goats with kid , a dozen fowls , as many Muscovy - ducks , and half a dozen Guinea - fowl , a great quantity of yams and plantains , and coccos ( a sort of potatoe ) ...
Side 30
... side doors a little , and I peeped out . The wind howled hor- ribly , and the sea was all in a foam the brig was running before the wind , sometimes on one point of the compass , sometimes on another , just as the gale happened to chop ...
... side doors a little , and I peeped out . The wind howled hor- ribly , and the sea was all in a foam the brig was running before the wind , sometimes on one point of the compass , sometimes on another , just as the gale happened to chop ...
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