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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... continued to drift in upon a point of rock , close to which we saw a little rivulet . On this rock I expected to be dashed in pieces , but the current , which was setting us on that point , also directed us past it to the south- ward ...
... continued to drift in upon a point of rock , close to which we saw a little rivulet . On this rock I expected to be dashed in pieces , but the current , which was setting us on that point , also directed us past it to the south- ward ...
Side 47
... continued stupendous , but less precipitous ; being wooded high up , more or less , with palmettos and some other small trees . When we came within about two hun- dred yards of the beach , they terminated abruptly , presenting a high ...
... continued stupendous , but less precipitous ; being wooded high up , more or less , with palmettos and some other small trees . When we came within about two hun- dred yards of the beach , they terminated abruptly , presenting a high ...
Side 62
... repeated our call over and over again , yet he did not come , but continued to bark . I then , by the still cor- responding sound , guessed it to be an echo , and exclaimed to my wife , " O ! he has 62 DEC . SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE .
... repeated our call over and over again , yet he did not come , but continued to bark . I then , by the still cor- responding sound , guessed it to be an echo , and exclaimed to my wife , " O ! he has 62 DEC . SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE .
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... continued she ; " how comfortable it would be to us , could we refresh ourselves every morning in the sea . " — " I think , my love , " said I , " that I could stoccado in a place from the sea with staves , large enough to afford you ...
... continued she ; " how comfortable it would be to us , could we refresh ourselves every morning in the sea . " — " I think , my love , " said I , " that I could stoccado in a place from the sea with staves , large enough to afford you ...
Side 95
... continued to fall in a deluge over our heads upon the deck , as if the very sky was coming down . We took off our dripping clothes , and put on our light night things . It was not cold , yet we felt chilly after our wetting . I now ...
... continued to fall in a deluge over our heads upon the deck , as if the very sky was coming down . We took off our dripping clothes , and put on our light night things . It was not cold , yet we felt chilly after our wetting . I now ...
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