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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 ...
“ 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 ...
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... 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 on old bear for two weeks , and short allowance at that .
... 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 on old bear for two weeks , and short allowance at that .
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 .
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 .
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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
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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