The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, MarinerJohn Jones, 1826 - 177 pages |
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... thoughts of raising our condition by wandering abroad , were surrounded with mi- sery and danger , and often ended with confu- sion and disappointment . I entreat you , nay , I command you , ( says he , ) to desist from these intentions ...
... thoughts of raising our condition by wandering abroad , were surrounded with mi- sery and danger , and often ended with confu- sion and disappointment . I entreat you , nay , I command you , ( says he , ) to desist from these intentions ...
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... thought it convenient to haul in shore , which with great difficulty and danger at last we happily effected , landing at a place called Cromer , not far from Winterton light- house ; from whence we all walked to Yar- mouth , where , as ...
... thought it convenient to haul in shore , which with great difficulty and danger at last we happily effected , landing at a place called Cromer , not far from Winterton light- house ; from whence we all walked to Yar- mouth , where , as ...
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... Fa ther's words , and beware lest his warning should be realized ; -and so we parted . I thought at first to return home ; but shame opposed that good notion , as thinking I should * " be laughed & by my neighbours and acquaint ances 10.
... Fa ther's words , and beware lest his warning should be realized ; -and so we parted . I thought at first to return home ; but shame opposed that good notion , as thinking I should * " be laughed & by my neighbours and acquaint ances 10.
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... thought myself the most miserable creature on earth , and the warning of my father came afresh into my thoughts . However , my condition was better than I thought it to be , as will soon appear . Some hopes , indeed , I had that my new ...
... thought myself the most miserable creature on earth , and the warning of my father came afresh into my thoughts . However , my condition was better than I thought it to be , as will soon appear . Some hopes , indeed , I had that my new ...
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... thought , 1 an chored at the mouth of a little river , I knew not what , or where , neither did I then see any people . What I principally wanted was fresh water ; and I was resolved about the dusk of the evening to swim ashore : but no ...
... thought , 1 an chored at the mouth of a little river , I knew not what , or where , neither did I then see any people . What I principally wanted was fresh water ; and I was resolved about the dusk of the evening to swim ashore : but no ...
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Page 175 - I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Page 177 - But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair, Even here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot.
Page 177 - How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair.
Page 176 - I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain , My form with indifference see; They are so unacquainted with man , Their tameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon man , Oh , had I the wings of a dove , How soon would I taste you again! My sorrows I then might assuage In the ways of religion and truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth.
Page 95 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Page 176 - Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford...
Page 175 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Page 176 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends, do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see.
Page 124 - Master, and then let him know that was to be my name. I likewise taught him to say Yes and No, and to know the meaning of them.
Page 116 - The number of them broke all my measures; for seeing so many and knowing that they always came four, or six, or sometimes more, in a boat, I could not tell what to think of it, or how to take my measures, to attack twenty or thirty men singlehanded...