The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel Defoe, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1868 |
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... this hellish resolution in my head , I spent whole nights and days contriving how to put it in execution , the devil prompting me very warmly to the fact . I was indeed en- CONCERNED IN A MUTINY . 9 tirely at a loss 8 CAPTAIN SINGLETON.
... this hellish resolution in my head , I spent whole nights and days contriving how to put it in execution , the devil prompting me very warmly to the fact . I was indeed en- CONCERNED IN A MUTINY . 9 tirely at a loss 8 CAPTAIN SINGLETON.
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... nights , a great way to the eastward ; and after that running afore the wind for several days more , we at last came to an anchor on the coast of Madagascar . ยท The storm had been so violent that the ship had received a great deal of ...
... nights , a great way to the eastward ; and after that running afore the wind for several days more , we at last came to an anchor on the coast of Madagascar . ยท The storm had been so violent that the ship had received a great deal of ...
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... night retired to a wood a little out of their way , to let them think we were gone on board the ship . However , we found them barbarous , treacherous , and villanous enough in their nature , only civil for fear , and therefore ...
... night retired to a wood a little out of their way , to let them think we were gone on board the ship . However , we found them barbarous , treacherous , and villanous enough in their nature , only civil for fear , and therefore ...
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... night , the captain ordered not to weigh till next morning . The same night twenty - three of the men , among whom was the gunner's mate , the surgeon's assistant , and two car- penters applying to the chief mate , told him , that , as ...
... night , the captain ordered not to weigh till next morning . The same night twenty - three of the men , among whom was the gunner's mate , the surgeon's assistant , and two car- penters applying to the chief mate , told him , that , as ...
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... night before we reached it , the wind slackening almost to a calm , and our ship being , as I said , a very dull sailer . We were sadly baulked upon our coming to the land , when we found that , instead of the mainland of Africa , it ...
... night before we reached it , the wind slackening almost to a calm , and our ship being , as I said , a very dull sailer . We were sadly baulked upon our coming to the land , when we found that , instead of the mainland of Africa , it ...
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