The Home of the MutineersAmerican Sunday-school union, 1854 - 342 sider |
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Side 102
... whole family in the most amiable and af- fectionate colours , and in a more particu- lar manner , of that faithful creature , his sister Nessy , who , in one of her letters , accounts for the peculiar warmth of her attachment and ...
... whole family in the most amiable and af- fectionate colours , and in a more particu- lar manner , of that faithful creature , his sister Nessy , who , in one of her letters , accounts for the peculiar warmth of her attachment and ...
Side 116
... whole way . Yet notwith- standing that vexatious circumstance , hard boards , aching bones in consequence , to- gether with passing two nights almost without closing my eyes , -let me but be blessed with the cheering influence of HOPE ...
... whole way . Yet notwith- standing that vexatious circumstance , hard boards , aching bones in consequence , to- gether with passing two nights almost without closing my eyes , -let me but be blessed with the cheering influence of HOPE ...
Side 135
... whole of that eventful period , the attention of all Europe had been absorbed in the contemplation of en- terprises of great moment - of the revolu- tions of empires - the bustle and business of warlike preparations - the movements of ...
... whole of that eventful period , the attention of all Europe had been absorbed in the contemplation of en- terprises of great moment - of the revolu- tions of empires - the bustle and business of warlike preparations - the movements of ...
Side 148
... whole island into nine equal portions , to the exclusion of those poor people whom they had seduced to accom- pany them , and some of whom are stated to have been carried off against their in- clination . At first they were considered ...
... whole island into nine equal portions , to the exclusion of those poor people whom they had seduced to accom- pany them , and some of whom are stated to have been carried off against their in- clination . At first they were considered ...
Side 150
... whole of them , some falling by the hands . of the women , and one of them by Young , who , it would seem , coolly and deliberately shot him . Adams now proceeded into the mountains to communicate the fatal intel- ligence to the two ...
... whole of them , some falling by the hands . of the women , and one of them by Young , who , it would seem , coolly and deliberately shot him . Adams now proceeded into the mountains to communicate the fatal intel- ligence to the two ...
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admiral affectionate allowance appeared arrival Arthur Quintal attend beloved Bible blessing boat Bounty Bay bread bread-fruit British brother Buffett canoe Captain Beechey Captain Bligh Captain Pipon cheerful clothes cocoa-nut commander conduct crew crime David Buffett dear dearest death delight Edward Quintal endeavour England English favour females Fletcher Christian hands happy heart honour hope inhabitants JAMES HEYWOOD John Adams John Mills kind land letter Lieutenant Bligh Lord magistrate males Matthew Quintal ment midshipman miles misery Moresby morning murdered mutineers natives NESSY HEYWOOD night Nobbs Nobbs's officers Pandora pastor person PETER HEYWOOD Pitcairn Pitcairn's Island pleasure prayers present prisoners Queen Quintal received remain rocks sailed says seamen sent ship ship's shore sister soon suffered surf Tahiti Tahitian tain teacher tion Valparaiso vessel whaler women yams young youth
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Side 49 - no way, but I caught the eye of some one in distress. Extreme hunger was now too evident, but no one suffered from thirst, nor had we much inclination to drink, that desire perhaps being satisfied through the skin.
Side 170 - Pacific islands; his only dress was a piece of cloth round his loins, and a straw hat ornamented with the black feathers of the domestic fowl. "With a great share of good humour...
Side 44 - I adopted one ball as the proportion of weight that each person should receive of bread at the times I served it. I also amused all hands with describing the situation of New Guinea and New Holland, and...
Side 140 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Side 18 - Christian, with the master-atarms, gunner's mate, and Thomas Burkitt, seaman, came into my cabin, and, seizing me, tied my hands with a cord behind my back, threatening me with instant death if I spoke or made the least noise.
Side 231 - When the shades of evening draw on, the islanders,' one and all. again remember Him, who is about their path and about their bed, and spieth out all their ways. Nor are they slow to acknowledge His claims, who expects the grateful homage of His intelligent creatures, and whose protection and blessing they beg in family worship, before they lie down to sleep. And then, without any thought of locks, bolts, or 'bars, — for they have no such defences, nor any need of them, — each may feel at night...
Side 37 - ... across a sea where the navigation is but little known, in a small boat, twenty-three feet long from stem to stern, deep laden with eighteen men.
Side 22 - It appeared to me that Christian was some time in doubt whether he should keep the carpenter or his mates; at length he determined on the latter, and the carpenter was ordered into the boat. He was permitted, but not without some opposition, to take his tool chest.
Side 23 - Come, Captain Bligh, your officers and men are now in the boat, and you must go with them ; if you attempt to make the least resistance, you will instantly be put to death...
Side 61 - I encouraged everyone with hopes that eight or ten days would bring us to a land of safety; and, after praying to God for a continuance of his most gracious protection, I served an allowance of water for supper and directed our course to the west-south-west to counteract the southerly winds in case they should blow strong.