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Side 110
... were, in fact, subdued by it. They read very much, are extremely submissive,
and carefully avoid the slightest infringement of the prison regulations. At first, all
this 110. F I R E S I D E R E A D IN G .
... were, in fact, subdued by it. They read very much, are extremely submissive,
and carefully avoid the slightest infringement of the prison regulations. At first, all
this 110. F I R E S I D E R E A D IN G .
Side 111
slightest infringement of the prison regulations. At first, all this was confined to the
three men I have mentioned; but their steady consistency of conduct, and the
strange transformation of character so evident in them, gradually arrested the ...
slightest infringement of the prison regulations. At first, all this was confined to the
three men I have mentioned; but their steady consistency of conduct, and the
strange transformation of character so evident in them, gradually arrested the ...
Side 120
In a prison, on the lower deck of a brig of one hundred and eighty-two tuns, fifty-
two men were confined. The place itself was about twenty feet square, of course
low, and badly ventilated. The men were all ironed, and fastened to a heavy
chain ...
In a prison, on the lower deck of a brig of one hundred and eighty-two tuns, fifty-
two men were confined. The place itself was about twenty feet square, of course
low, and badly ventilated. The men were all ironed, and fastened to a heavy
chain ...
Side 128
F the numerous tales related of the incarceration of real or pretended criminals in
the Bastile and other state-prisons of France during the principal part of last
century, none are so remarkable or so affecting, none so much calculated to
rouse ...
F the numerous tales related of the incarceration of real or pretended criminals in
the Bastile and other state-prisons of France during the principal part of last
century, none are so remarkable or so affecting, none so much calculated to
rouse ...
Side 130
He was, nevertheless, reconducted to the Bastile, where he was closely confined
for eighteen months in one of the most dismal dungeons of that prison. At the
expiration of that term, he was taken from this horrid situation, and put into
another ...
He was, nevertheless, reconducted to the Bastile, where he was closely confined
for eighteen months in one of the most dismal dungeons of that prison. At the
expiration of that term, he was taken from this horrid situation, and put into
another ...
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Side 380 - 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.
Side 381 - 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.
Side 380 - 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. I 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.
Side 36 - These people, with their obstreperous mirth, their whooping and howling, and quarrelling, added to the mounted Indians, who are constantly dashing into and through our camp, yelling like fiends, the barking and baying of savage wolf-dogs, and the incessant cracking of rifles and carbines, render our camp a perfect bedlam.
Side 381 - 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. 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.
Side 380 - Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow'd 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 cheer'd by the sallies of youth.
Side 36 - I am confined closely to the tent with illness, and am compelled all day to listen to the hiccoughing jargon of drunken traders, and the swearing and screaming of our own men, who are scarcely less savage than the rest, being heated by the detestable liquor which circulates freely among them. It is very much to be regretted that at times like the present there should be a positive necessity to allow the men as much rum as they can drink ; but this course has been sanctioned and practised by all the...
Side 77 - We were surrounded by ice piled up in mountains, crevices presenting themselves at every step, and masses half sunk into some deep gulf; the remainder, raised above us, seemed to put insurmountable barriers to our proceeding: yet some part was found where steps could be cut with the hatchet ; and we passed over these bridges, often grasping the ice with one hand, while the other, bearing the pole, balanced the body, hanging over some abyss, into which the eye penetrated, and searched in vain for...
Side 231 - At dawn of day some of my people seemed half dead: our appearances were horrible, and I could look no way but I caught the eye of someone in distress. Extreme hunger was now too evident, but no one suffered from thirst, nor had we much inclination to drink, that desire perhaps being satisfied through the skin.
Side 235 - By the help of a small magnifying glass, a fire was made; and among the things that had been thrown into the boat was a tinderbox and a piece of brimstone, so that in future they had the ready means of making a fire. One of the men, too, had been so provident as to bring away with him...
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | fireside reading travel and adventure comprising some of the most striking naratives on record |
| Forfatter | rev d w clark d d |
| udgivet | 1856 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Michigan |
| Digitaliseret | 17. feb 2006 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |