 I know that rny limbs would again resume their office?" He found the tide (to use a sea term) was broke. It did not run so strong: so he abandoned the buoy, and steered for the land, towards which, with the wind from the eastward, he found he was now...  Hunt's Yachting Magazine - Side 1721857Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1839 - 612 sider
...finish me, and had I stayed but t few minutes upon it, and then altered my mind, how did I know that my limbs would again resume their office ? " He found...now at hand, for which he was totally unprepared, ar d which he considers (sailors being not a little superstitious) the mo.4 difficult of any he had... | |
 | Charles Ellms - 1841 - 606 sider
...finish me, and, had I staid but a few minutes upon it, and then altered my mind, how did I know that my limbs would again resume their office ? " He found...so he abandoned the buoy, and steered for the land, toward which, with the wind from the eastward, he found he was fast approaching. The last trial of... | |
 | 1846 - 872 sider
...and had I stayed but a few minutes npon the buoy, and then altered my mind, how did I know that my limbs would again resume their office ?' He found...he was now fast approaching. The last trial of his fortitnde was now at hand, for which he was totally unprepared, and which he considers (sailors being... | |
 | Frances Osborne - 1850 - 344 sider
...altered my mind, how did I know that my limbs would again resume their office ?' He found the tide was broke; it did not run so strong; so he abandoned...for which he was totally unprepared, and which he considered (having the superstition of a sailor) the most difficult of any he had to combat. Soon after... | |
 | Frances Osborne - 1851 - 332 sider
...altered my mind, how did I know that my limbs would again resume their oifice ?' He found the tide was broke; it did not run so strong; so he abandoned...for which he was totally unprepared, and which he considered (having the superstition of a sailor) the most difficult of any he had to combat. Soon after... | |
 | Fanny Osborne - 1852 - 394 sider
...altered my mind, how did I know that my limbs would again resume their office ?' He found the tide was broke ; it did not run so strong ; so he abandoned...for which he was totally unprepared, and which he considered (having the superstition of a sailor) the most difficult of any he had to combat. Soon after... | |
 | William Martin - 1864 - 366 sider
...would again resume their office?" He found the tide was broken,—ie, it did not run so strong,—and he abandoned the buoy and steered for the land, towards...for which he was totally unprepared, and which, he considered, sailors being not a little superstitious, the most difficult of any he had to combat. Soon... | |
 | 1875 - 380 sider
...and had I stayed but a few minutes upon the buoy, and then altered my mind, how did I know that my limbs would again resume their office ?" He found...land, towards which, with the wind from the eastward, ho found he was now fast approaching. The last trial of his fortitude was now at hand, for which he... | |
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