Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark Swormstedt & Poe, 1856 - 416 sider |
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... became completely frightened : he frequently hid his face with his hands , and sang in a low , melancholy voice a prayer which we had often heard from his peo- ple while at their evening devotions . As our dangers were every moment ...
... became completely frightened : he frequently hid his face with his hands , and sang in a low , melancholy voice a prayer which we had often heard from his peo- ple while at their evening devotions . As our dangers were every moment ...
Side 79
... became wider , I be- came less cautious , and while looking over the edge into the upper crevice , my feet slid from under me : I came down on my face , and glided rapidly toward the lower one : I cried out , but the guides who held the ...
... became wider , I be- came less cautious , and while looking over the edge into the upper crevice , my feet slid from under me : I came down on my face , and glided rapidly toward the lower one : I cried out , but the guides who held the ...
Side 83
... became fewer and slower . Two or three deep inspirations appeared sufficient at each pause to enable me to proceed ; but on making the attempt , I found the exhaustion returned as before . Slight faintness came on , so that I had at ...
... became fewer and slower . Two or three deep inspirations appeared sufficient at each pause to enable me to proceed ; but on making the attempt , I found the exhaustion returned as before . Slight faintness came on , so that I had at ...
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... became polluted by the associa- tions they formed during imprisonment . Then they were further demoralized by thinking of the glory - such miserable glory ! -attending a trial ; and the hulks and the voyage out gave them a finished ...
... became polluted by the associa- tions they formed during imprisonment . Then they were further demoralized by thinking of the glory - such miserable glory ! -attending a trial ; and the hulks and the voyage out gave them a finished ...
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... became brutal- ized by constant punishment for resisting them . After this he was sent to Sydney , as one of the crew in the police - boat , of which he was soon made assistant cockswain . For not reporting a theft committed by one of ...
... became brutal- ized by constant punishment for resisting them . After this he was sent to Sydney , as one of the crew in the police - boat , of which he was soon made assistant cockswain . For not reporting a theft committed by one of ...
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