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The labor of preparing the work for publication has been considerable , much more than the editor imagined it would be or he would scarcely have undertaken it 6 amidst the laborious duties to which he was already 3 1248119.
The labor of preparing the work for publication has been considerable , much more than the editor imagined it would be or he would scarcely have undertaken it 6 amidst the laborious duties to which he was already 3 1248119.
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Still , according to Mr. Townsend's account of the encampment , it was scarcely the best hospital for an invalid . As there were several other encampments stationed on the spot EXCURSION TO OREGON . 35.
Still , according to Mr. Townsend's account of the encampment , it was scarcely the best hospital for an invalid . As there were several other encampments stationed on the spot EXCURSION TO OREGON . 35.
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... yelling like fiends , the barking and baying of savage wolf - dogs , and the incessant cracking of rifles and carbines , render our camp a perfect bedlam . A more unpleasant situation for an invalid could scarcely be conceived .
... yelling like fiends , the barking and baying of savage wolf - dogs , and the incessant cracking of rifles and carbines , render our camp a perfect bedlam . A more unpleasant situation for an invalid could scarcely be conceived .
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The prinand screaming of our own men , who are scarcely less savage than the rest , being heated by the detestable liquor which circulates freely among them . It is very much to be regretted that , at times like the present , there ...
The prinand screaming of our own men , who are scarcely less savage than the rest , being heated by the detestable liquor which circulates freely among them . It is very much to be regretted that , at times like the present , there ...
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My companion , Mr. Nuttall , 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 ...
My companion , Mr. Nuttall , 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 ...
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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 |
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