A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage Up the Red-Sea, on the Coasts of Arabia and EgyptJ. Dodsley, 1780 - Всего страниц: 1 |
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... situation , he gave way to a fudden impulfe of paffion , and ordered his servants to seize the boy , and flog him feverely within the yard of the factory . This rash action could not escape notice , and was attended by con- sequences ...
... situation , he gave way to a fudden impulfe of paffion , and ordered his servants to seize the boy , and flog him feverely within the yard of the factory . This rash action could not escape notice , and was attended by con- sequences ...
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... continued moderate , and we made a shift to steer clear of the perils that encircled us , though not with- out frequent alarms . So desperate did our situation appear , fo few few were the chances of fafety , that about two [ 16 ]
... continued moderate , and we made a shift to steer clear of the perils that encircled us , though not with- out frequent alarms . So desperate did our situation appear , fo few few were the chances of fafety , that about two [ 16 ]
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... situation of the officers on board , who had expected our return to dinner , and had received no intelli- gence from us fince we had been ashore . We knew not what designs might be concerting against the vessel , which lay within half a ...
... situation of the officers on board , who had expected our return to dinner , and had received no intelli- gence from us fince we had been ashore . We knew not what designs might be concerting against the vessel , which lay within half a ...
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... situation , and his intention to get away with the first favorable wind , agreeably to the captain's direc- tions . This was very pleasing intelligence ; and we drank the coffee which was now brought us , without complaining of its ...
... situation , and his intention to get away with the first favorable wind , agreeably to the captain's direc- tions . This was very pleasing intelligence ; and we drank the coffee which was now brought us , without complaining of its ...
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... situation , from the tones of their voices at certain intervals ; and , though the romantic notions I entertain of the general tenderness and benevolence of woman . kind , may have rendered me too fanguine in this particular , I have ...
... situation , from the tones of their voices at certain intervals ; and , though the romantic notions I entertain of the general tenderness and benevolence of woman . kind , may have rendered me too fanguine in this particular , I have ...
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Стр. 39 - When even at last the solemn hour shall come, And wing my mystic flight to future worlds, I cheerful will obey ; there, with new powers, Will rising wonders sing. I cannot go Where universal love not smiles around...
Стр. 263 - Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side. I will undertake for America that she will follow the example.
Стр. 371 - ... multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar does not appear capable of holding more than one man upon it; but our seamen found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently.
Стр. 372 - ... of the volute before mentioned, which came down with a thundering sound, and was carried to England by one of the captains, as a present to a lady who had commissioned him for a piece of the pillar.
Стр. 371 - Turkish government, he left them to themselves ; and politely answered, that the English were too great patriots to injure the remains of Pompey. He knew little, however, of the disposition of the people who were engaged in this undertaking.
Стр. 371 - A two-inch rope was tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the seamen ascended to the top ; and in less than an hour a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the whole company went up, and drank their punch amid the shouts of the astonished multitude.
Стр. 371 - A man was despatched to the city for a paper kite. The inhabitants were by this time apprized of what was going forward, and flocked in crowds to be witnesses of the address and boldness of the English. The governor of Alexandria was told that these seamen were about to pull down Pompey's pillar.
Стр. 39 - tis nought to me : Since GOD is ever prefent, ever felt, In the void wafte as in the city full ; And where HE vital breathes there muft be joy.
Стр. 371 - The boat was ordered, and with proper implements for the attempt, these enterprising heroes pushed ashore, to drink a bowl of punch on the top of Pompey's pillar ! At the spot they arrived, and many contrivances were proposed to accomplish the desired point. But their labour was vain, and they began to despair of success, when the genius who struck out the frolic happily suggested the means of performing it.
Стр. 120 - As I foretold you, were all fpirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air ; And, like the bafelefs fabric of this vifion, The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The folemn temples, the great globe itfelf, Yea, all which it inherit, fhall diffolve ; And, like this infubftantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind ! We are fuch fluff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a Deep.