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Well , but there was plenty of them , though ; little white ones , that lived among
the snow . ' Such is a trait of human nature in these far western regions . On the
18th of May the party reached the Platte river , one of the streams which pour
their ...
Well , but there was plenty of them , though ; little white ones , that lived among
the snow . ' Such is a trait of human nature in these far western regions . On the
18th of May the party reached the Platte river , one of the streams which pour
their ...
Side 48
... had become so exceedingly thin , that I could scarcely have known him ; and
upon my expressing surprise at the great change in his appearance , he heaved
a sigh of inanity , and remarked that I would have been as thin as he , if I had
lived ...
... had become so exceedingly thin , that I could scarcely have known him ; and
upon my expressing surprise at the great change in his appearance , he heaved
a sigh of inanity , and remarked that I would have been as thin as he , if I had
lived ...
Side 117
Oftentimes he lingered near the street she lived in . Once he had been very
unhappy , for he had seen his brother and sister that day pass near him , and it
had rekindled all his love for them . They appeared happy in their innocence ; he
was ...
Oftentimes he lingered near the street she lived in . Once he had been very
unhappy , for he had seen his brother and sister that day pass near him , and it
had rekindled all his love for them . They appeared happy in their innocence ; he
was ...
Side 118
His mother sat by the fire , and her countenance was so sad , that he was sure
she thought of him ; but the room looked so comfortable , and the whole scene
was so unlike the place in which he had lately lived , that he could no longer
hesitate ...
His mother sat by the fire , and her countenance was so sad , that he was sure
she thought of him ; but the room looked so comfortable , and the whole scene
was so unlike the place in which he had lately lived , that he could no longer
hesitate ...
Side 176
Alas ! short - lived were the expectations which the possession of the compass
had raised . From want of care , it dropped from the fingers of the commander ,
disappeared between the planks of the raft , and was irrecoverably lost . There
was ...
Alas ! short - lived were the expectations which the possession of the compass
had raised . From want of care , it dropped from the fingers of the commander ,
disappeared between the planks of the raft , and was irrecoverably lost . There
was ...
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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
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| 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 |
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