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dered and despoiled of the property he had acquired by weeks and perhaps
months of toil and danger . " The proximity of the Blackfeet caused the old hunters
to recollect their former adventures in the same neighborhood ; and one evening
...
dered and despoiled of the property he had acquired by weeks and perhaps
months of toil and danger . " The proximity of the Blackfeet caused the old hunters
to recollect their former adventures in the same neighborhood ; and one evening
...
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... I might have diminished the danger very considerably by adopting the plan
pursued by the rest of the company , that of walking and leading my horse over
the most dangerous places ; but I have been suffering for several days with a
lame ...
... I might have diminished the danger very considerably by adopting the plan
pursued by the rest of the company , that of walking and leading my horse over
the most dangerous places ; but I have been suffering for several days with a
lame ...
Side 67
view , but she was observed to rise again like the seagull , and hurry on into the
same danger . The Indian in my canoe soon became completely frightened : he
frequently hid his face with his hands , and sang in a low , melancholy voice a ...
view , but she was observed to rise again like the seagull , and hurry on into the
same danger . The Indian in my canoe soon became completely frightened : he
frequently hid his face with his hands , and sang in a low , melancholy voice a ...
Side 75
Most of the Chamounix guides are ambitious of the distinction to be obtained by
climbing Mont Blanc ; but , from a sense of the extreme danger of the enterprise ,
their female relatives exercise all possible influence to prevent them from ...
Most of the Chamounix guides are ambitious of the distinction to be obtained by
climbing Mont Blanc ; but , from a sense of the extreme danger of the enterprise ,
their female relatives exercise all possible influence to prevent them from ...
Side 76
conIn these lower parts of the mountain , the chief danger is from avalanches ,
which , however , are most apt to fall in the afternoon when the sun has operated
in loosening the huge masses of superincumbent ice . On advancing a little
farther ...
conIn these lower parts of the mountain , the chief danger is from avalanches ,
which , however , are most apt to fall in the afternoon when the sun has operated
in loosening the huge masses of superincumbent ice . On advancing a little
farther ...
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able afterward allowed appeared approach arrived attempt became boat body brought called Captain cause close commanded companions conduct continued course covered crew danger death direction distance effect entered escape expected eyes feelings feet felt fire five formed four gave give ground half hands head heard hope horses hundred immediately Indians island Italy kind land least leave length less lived looked means miles mind minutes months morning natives never night officers once party passed person poor present prison raft reached received remained returned river sail sailors saved says scarcely seemed seen seized Selkirk sent served ship shore short side sight situation soon suffered taken thing thought till tion took travelers turned vessel whole wind young
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| Titel | Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on Record Fireside reading |
| Redaktør | Davis Wasgatt Clark |
| Udgiver | A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Chicago |
| Digitaliseret | 25. jan 2016 |
| Længde | 416 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |