The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel Defoe, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1868 |
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... ourselves , and I begged nothing now , but that he would give me a gun and a sword , with a little powder and shot . He smiled ; and said , they would signify nothing to us , for it was impossible for us to pretend to preserve our lives ...
... ourselves , and I begged nothing now , but that he would give me a gun and a sword , with a little powder and shot . He smiled ; and said , they would signify nothing to us , for it was impossible for us to pretend to preserve our lives ...
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... ourselves , if possible , where there were no inhabitants to be seen , and so live as we could , or perhaps watch for a ship that might be driven upon the coast , as we were . The ship continued a fortnight in the roads repairing some ...
... ourselves , if possible , where there were no inhabitants to be seen , and so live as we could , or perhaps watch for a ship that might be driven upon the coast , as we were . The ship continued a fortnight in the roads repairing some ...
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... ourselves with no less than three very good canoes ; and as the monsoons , or tradewinds , generally affect that country , blowing in most parts of this island one six months of a year one way , and the other six months another way , we ...
... ourselves with no less than three very good canoes ; and as the monsoons , or tradewinds , generally affect that country , blowing in most parts of this island one six months of a year one way , and the other six months another way , we ...
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... ourselves the trouble to boil it when we eat it , but either broiled it , or eat it dry : but our main difficulty about fresh water still remained ; for we had no vessel to put any into , much less to keep any for our going to sea . But ...
... ourselves the trouble to boil it when we eat it , but either broiled it , or eat it dry : but our main difficulty about fresh water still remained ; for we had no vessel to put any into , much less to keep any for our going to sea . But ...
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... ourselves in , as also to take hold of any opportunity which might present for our passing over to the main ; and , therefore , our resolution was to go on the inside , or west shore of the island , where at least at one point , the ...
... ourselves in , as also to take hold of any opportunity which might present for our passing over to the main ; and , therefore , our resolution was to go on the inside , or west shore of the island , where at least at one point , the ...
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