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Side 22
No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw
me under the ice of the river . And , ” continued the excited hunter , while he
ground his teeth with bitter and uncontrollable rage , " that man that sat opposite
to ...
No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw
me under the ice of the river . And , ” continued the excited hunter , while he
ground his teeth with bitter and uncontrollable rage , " that man that sat opposite
to ...
Side 25
... restive , and about half of the loose ones broke away , and scoured over the
plain in full chase after the elk . Captain Wyeth and several of his men went
immediately in pursuit of them , and returned late at night , bringing the greater
number .
... restive , and about half of the loose ones broke away , and scoured over the
plain in full chase after the elk . Captain Wyeth and several of his men went
immediately in pursuit of them , and returned late at night , bringing the greater
number .
Side 46
To lighten his horse , he immediately threw off the meat he carried , and then
urged his animal to his utmost speed , in an attempt to distance his pursuers . He
soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him , and
that ...
To lighten his horse , he immediately threw off the meat he carried , and then
urged his animal to his utmost speed , in an attempt to distance his pursuers . He
soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him , and
that ...
Side 62
Immediately as I entered the village , my olfactories were assailed by the most
vile and mephitic odors , which I found to proceed chiefly from great piles of
salmon entrails and garbage , which were lying festering and rotting in the sun
around ...
Immediately as I entered the village , my olfactories were assailed by the most
vile and mephitic odors , which I found to proceed chiefly from great piles of
salmon entrails and garbage , which were lying festering and rotting in the sun
around ...
Side 68
Our Indian , however , still sat with his eyes covered , the most abject and
contemptible - looking thing I ever We took him by the shoulders , and threatened
to throw him overboard if he did not immediately lend his assistance ; we might
as well ...
Our Indian , however , still sat with his eyes covered , the most abject and
contemptible - looking thing I ever We took him by the shoulders , and threatened
to throw him overboard if he did not immediately lend his assistance ; we might
as well ...
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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 |