Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on Record |
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Side 19
The horses of the camp are lying comfortably on their sides , and seem , by the glances which they give me in passing , to know that their hour of toil is approaching , and the patient kine are ruminating in happy unconsciousness .
The horses of the camp are lying comfortably on their sides , and seem , by the glances which they give me in passing , to know that their hour of toil is approaching , and the patient kine are ruminating in happy unconsciousness .
Side 22
I begged them , for the love of God , to give me my rifle and a few loads of ammunition , or I should starve before I could reach the settlements . No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw ...
I begged them , for the love of God , to give me my rifle and a few loads of ammunition , or I should starve before I could reach the settlements . No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw ...
Side 48
Mr. Townsend gives an interesting description of this company and its captain . “ On the evening of the 26th , ” he says , “ Captain Wyeth , > . are . Mr. Nuttall , and myself , supped with 48 FIRESIDE READING .
Mr. Townsend gives an interesting description of this company and its captain . “ On the evening of the 26th , ” he says , “ Captain Wyeth , > . are . Mr. Nuttall , and myself , supped with 48 FIRESIDE READING .
Side 61
Mr. Townsend paid a visit to their camp , and the description he gives of it does not lead one to conceive a high idea of savage life . “ Early in the morning , " he says , “ I strolled into the Snake camp . It consists of about thirty ...
Mr. Townsend paid a visit to their camp , and the description he gives of it does not lead one to conceive a high idea of savage life . “ Early in the morning , " he says , “ I strolled into the Snake camp . It consists of about thirty ...
Side 62
But I scarcely know how to commence a description of the camp , or to frame a sentence which will give an adequate idea of the extreme filth and horrifte nastiness of the whole vicinity . · Immediately as I entered the village ...
But I scarcely know how to commence a description of the camp , or to frame a sentence which will give an adequate idea of the extreme filth and horrifte nastiness of the whole vicinity . · Immediately as I entered the village ...
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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 door effect entered escape expected eyes father 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 months morning natives never night officers once party passed perhaps 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 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 |