 | 1775 - 674 pages
...rafting a fingle nut. At a little diftance from this place we found plantains, and a bread-fruit-tree, but it had nothing upon it; and having now advanced about a quarter of a mile from the boat, three Indians ruftied out of the wood, with a hideous ifhout, at about the diftance of an... | |
 | 1785 - 456 pages
...fingle nut. At a little diftance from this place we found plantains, and a bread-fruit tree, but ic had nothing upon it ; and having now advanced about a quarter of a mile from the boat, three Indians rufhed out of the wood with a hideous fhout, at about the diftance of a hundred... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...been covered with their leaves, though most of them were now fallen off: About the hut lay a great number of the shells of the fruit, some of which appeared to be just fresh from the tree. We Jooked at the fruit very wishfully, but not thinking it safe to climb, we were obliged to leave it... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 550 pages
...been covered with their leaves, though most of them were now fallen off: About the hut lay a great number of the shells of the fruit, some of which appeared...having now advanced about a quarter of a mile from the boat, three Indians rushed out of the wood with a hideous shout, at about the distance of a hundred... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 534 pages
...just fresh from the tree. We lookti at the fruit very wishfully, but not thinking it safe to dint, we were obliged to leave it without tasting a single...little distance from this place we found plantains, and i bread-fruit tree, but it had nothing upon it ; and bam; now advanced about a quarter of a mile from... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 528 pages
...been covered with their leaves, though most of them were now fallen off: About the hut lay a great number of the shells of the fruit, some of which appeared...having now advanced about a quarter of a mile from the boat, three Indians rushed out of the wood with a hideous shout, at about the distance of a hundred... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 636 pages
...had been covered with their leaves, though most of them were now fallen off: about the hut laya great number of the shells of the fruit, some of which appeared...obliged to leave it without tasting a single nut. Ata little distance from this place we found plantains, and a bread-fruit tree, but it had nothing... | |
 | George Windsor Earl - 1853 - 294 pages
...fruit, some of which appeared to be just fresh from the tree. We looked at the fruit very wistfully, but not thinking it safe to climb, we were obliged...distance from this place we found plantains, and a bread-fruit-tree, but it had nothing upon it ; and having now adLieutenant Kolff was equally unsuccessful... | |
 | George Windsor Earl - 1853 - 312 pages
...been covered with their leaves, though most of them were now fallen off ; about the hut lay a great number of the shells of the fruit, some of which appeared...just fresh from the tree. We looked at the fruit very wistfully, but not thinking it safe to climb, we were obliged to leave it without tasting a single... | |
 | 1866 - 268 pages
...had been covered with their leaves, though most of them were now fallen of. About the hut lay a great number of the shells of the fruit, some of which appeared...having now advanced about a quarter of a mile from the boat, three Indians rushed out of the wood with a hideous shout, at about the distance of a hundred... | |
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... to a grove of cocoa-nut trees, which stood upon the banks of a little brook of brackish water. The trees were of a small growth, but well hung with fruit ; and near them was a shed or hut, which had been covered with their leaves, though most of them... 