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At that moment a tall before me with loud wah ! seized the gun , and elevated the muzzle above my head ; in another instant a second Indian was by my side , and I saw his keen knife glitter 66 My Indian sprang a as it left the scabbard ...
At that moment a tall before me with loud wah ! seized the gun , and elevated the muzzle above my head ; in another instant a second Indian was by my side , and I saw his keen knife glitter 66 My Indian sprang a as it left the scabbard ...
Side 68
He dashed the muzzle away , seized his paddle again , and worked with a kind of desperate and wild energy till he sank back in the canoe completely exhausted . In the mean time the boat had become half - full of water , shipping a part ...
He dashed the muzzle away , seized his paddle again , and worked with a kind of desperate and wild energy till he sank back in the canoe completely exhausted . In the mean time the boat had become half - full of water , shipping a part ...
Side 94
Impatient of control , and regardless of all consequences , they eagerly seize upon every opportunity of making their escape - with what fatal consequences let the following narrative bear witness . Written by a gentleman for some time ...
Impatient of control , and regardless of all consequences , they eagerly seize upon every opportunity of making their escape - with what fatal consequences let the following narrative bear witness . Written by a gentleman for some time ...
Side 96
The misguided prisoners on board had attempted to seize the vessel . They were but twelve in number , unarmed , and guarded by twelve soldiers and a crew of eighteen men ; yet they had succeeded in gaining possession of the vessel ...
The misguided prisoners on board had attempted to seize the vessel . They were but twelve in number , unarmed , and guarded by twelve soldiers and a crew of eighteen men ; yet they had succeeded in gaining possession of the vessel ...
Side 98
One of them distrusted the leader , and entreated his companions to desist from so mad an attempt . It was use> less ; the frenzied thirst for liberty had seized them 98 FIRESIDE READING .
One of them distrusted the leader , and entreated his companions to desist from so mad an attempt . It was use> less ; the frenzied thirst for liberty had seized them 98 FIRESIDE READING .
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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 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |