Sketches by a sailor; or, Things of earth and things of Heaven, by a commander in the navy |
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Captain Robertson had been long accustomed to carry passengers in his vessel ;
and interest , as well as the promptings of a naturally kind disposition , caused
him to study their comfort to the utmost , and devise means to cheat away the dull
...
Captain Robertson had been long accustomed to carry passengers in his vessel ;
and interest , as well as the promptings of a naturally kind disposition , caused
him to study their comfort to the utmost , and devise means to cheat away the dull
...
Sivu 18
I have said Captain Robertson was a good seaman , and a good fellow -
qualifications by no means inseparable ; but it not unfrequently happens that the
possession of knowledge becomes a source of danger and mischief to us , from
the self ...
I have said Captain Robertson was a good seaman , and a good fellow -
qualifications by no means inseparable ; but it not unfrequently happens that the
possession of knowledge becomes a source of danger and mischief to us , from
the self ...
Sivu 25
... which escape seemed impossible . But although we had been foiled in our
attempt , the endeavour , under the Divine favour , had been the means of safety
to us . We were fast wedged as in a dry - dock , and THE SHIPWRECK . 25.
... which escape seemed impossible . But although we had been foiled in our
attempt , the endeavour , under the Divine favour , had been the means of safety
to us . We were fast wedged as in a dry - dock , and THE SHIPWRECK . 25.
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... were distinctly visible ; but all were inactive , for as yet there seemed to be no
means of rendering us aid . There was no human habitation near . The cliff was
nearly perpendicular , and sixty or eighty feet THE SHIPWRECK . 27.
... were distinctly visible ; but all were inactive , for as yet there seemed to be no
means of rendering us aid . There was no human habitation near . The cliff was
nearly perpendicular , and sixty or eighty feet THE SHIPWRECK . 27.
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... measure , our present misfortune , it must be admitted that no person could
have exerted himself more manfully than he did in the gale ; and now , calm and
collected , his whole soul seemed bent on planning the means of our deliverance
.
... measure , our present misfortune , it must be admitted that no person could
have exerted himself more manfully than he did in the gale ; and now , calm and
collected , his whole soul seemed bent on planning the means of our deliverance
.
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Sivu 14 - Kirby and Spence's Introduction to Entomology ; or, Elements of the Natural History of Insects : Comprising an Account of Noxious and Useful Insects, of their Metamorphoses, Food, Stratagems, Habitations, Societies, Motions, Noises, Hybernation, Instinct, &c.
Sivu 32 - Encyclopaedia of Domestic Economy; comprising such. subjects as are most immediately connected with Housekeeping : As, The Construction of Domestic Edifices, with the Modes of Warming, Ventilating, and Lighting them — A description of the various articles of Furniture, with the nature of their Materials — Duties of Servants— &c.
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