Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts, Том 16,Выпуск 136 -Том 18,Выпуск 160William Chambers, Robert Chambers William and Robert Chambers, 1847 |
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... ALEXANDER SELKIRK , ACCOUNT OF THE HIGHLANDS , AFRICAN DISCOVERY , SELECT POEMS ON INSECTS , No. Page 136 1 137 1 138 1 139 1 · 140 1 141 1 · 142 1 143 1 EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY W. AND R. CHAMBERS . 1847.
... ALEXANDER SELKIRK , ACCOUNT OF THE HIGHLANDS , AFRICAN DISCOVERY , SELECT POEMS ON INSECTS , No. Page 136 1 137 1 138 1 139 1 · 140 1 141 1 · 142 1 143 1 EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY W. AND R. CHAMBERS . 1847.
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... Selkirk ( or Selcraig , which was the old mode of spelling it , and which ... Alexander , was a thriving shoemaker , who lived in a house of his own ... Alexander , however , there was a special reason why Mrs Selkirk should prove a kind ...
... Selkirk ( or Selcraig , which was the old mode of spelling it , and which ... Alexander , was a thriving shoemaker , who lived in a house of his own ... Alexander , however , there was a special reason why Mrs Selkirk should prove a kind ...
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... Selkirk was a clever enough boy , and quickly learned all that was taught at the school of his native town .. Besides reading , writing , and arithmetic , he is said to have made con- siderable progress in navigation ... ALEXANDER SELKIRK .
... Selkirk was a clever enough boy , and quickly learned all that was taught at the school of his native town .. Besides reading , writing , and arithmetic , he is said to have made con- siderable progress in navigation ... ALEXANDER SELKIRK .
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... Selkirk , divided what money there was amongst the poor , and retired from his charge . " John Selkirk , who thus signalised himself by heading the mob for the expulsion of the conforming clergyman , was the eldest ... ALEXANDER SELKIRK .
... Selkirk , divided what money there was amongst the poor , and retired from his charge . " John Selkirk , who thus signalised himself by heading the mob for the expulsion of the conforming clergyman , was the eldest ... ALEXANDER SELKIRK .
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... Alexander Selcraig , for disagreement together ; and also , John Selcraig ( Alexander's eldest brother ) , and his wife Margaret Bell . All of them are ordered to be cited against next session , which is to be on the ... ALEXANDER SELKIRK .
... Alexander Selcraig , for disagreement together ; and also , John Selcraig ( Alexander's eldest brother ) , and his wife Margaret Bell . All of them are ordered to be cited against next session , which is to be on the ... ALEXANDER SELKIRK .
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Стр. 20 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial, endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends, do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me?
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Стр. 9 - Come, let us go while we are in our prime; And take the harmless folly of the time. We shall grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty. Our life is short, and our days run As fast away as does the sun...