Robinson Crusoe [by D. Defoe. Pt. 1,2] The Swiss family Robinson [by J.D. Wyss] and Sandford & Merton [by T. Day] in one volume1883 |
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... Calabash trees - The use of gourds future occasion when real danger might occur ; this -How to make a bottle - A lovely but lonely scene- Sugar - canes Monkeys of use - Cocoa - nut milk turned to time , however , no savage beast rushed ...
... Calabash trees - The use of gourds future occasion when real danger might occur ; this -How to make a bottle - A lovely but lonely scene- Sugar - canes Monkeys of use - Cocoa - nut milk turned to time , however , no savage beast rushed ...
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... calabash trees , the fruit of which grows in this curious way on the stems , and is a species of gourd , from the hard rind of which bowls , spoons , and bottles can be made . " The savages , " I remarked , " are said to form these ...
... calabash trees , the fruit of which grows in this curious way on the stems , and is a species of gourd , from the hard rind of which bowls , spoons , and bottles can be made . " The savages , " I remarked , " are said to form these ...
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... Calabash Wood , in order to manufac- ture a large supply of vessels and uten- sils of all sorts and sizes . Every one was inclined for this expedition ; con- | cleverly accomplished , but its defence was main- sequently the planting of ...
... Calabash Wood , in order to manufac- ture a large supply of vessels and uten- sils of all sorts and sizes . Every one was inclined for this expedition ; con- | cleverly accomplished , but its defence was main- sequently the planting of ...
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... calabash trees in the dis- tance . As we drew near , their curious appearance and singular fruit caused much surprise and also amusement , for we were speedily established among the trees , where , as I chose and cut down the gourds ...
... calabash trees in the dis- tance . As we drew near , their curious appearance and singular fruit caused much surprise and also amusement , for we were speedily established among the trees , where , as I chose and cut down the gourds ...
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... Calabash Wood , we could hear the voices of the deserted mother and child calling us in anxious tones ; for indeed our protracted absence alarmed them . We shouted joyously in reply , and our appearance , as we issued from the woods ...
... Calabash Wood , we could hear the voices of the deserted mother and child calling us in anxious tones ; for indeed our protracted absence alarmed them . We shouted joyously in reply , and our appearance , as we issued from the woods ...
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Page 36 - My island was now peopled, and I thought myself very rich in subjects ; and it was a merry reflection, which I frequently made, how like a king I looked.
Page 23 - I came home to my fortification, not feeling, as we say, the ground I went on, but terrified to the last degree, looking behind me at every two or three steps, mistaking every bush and tree, and fancying every stump at a distance to be a man...
Page 8 - Now I wanted nothing but a boat to furnish myself with many things which I foresaw would be very necessary to me. It was in vain to sit still and wish for what was not to be had, and this extremity roused my application.
Page 31 - His hair was long and black, not curled like wool; his forehead very high and large; and a great vivacity and sparkling sharpness in his eyes.
Page 23 - I could hear nothing, nor see anything. I went up to a rising ground to look farther. I went up the shore and down the shore, but it was all one, I could see no other impression but that one.
Page 23 - When I came to my castle, for so I think I called it ever after this, I fled into it like one pursued. Whether I went over by the ladder, as first contrived, or went in at the hole in the rock, which I...
Page 31 - ... gestures to show it. At last, he lays his head flat upon the ground, close to my foot, and sets my other foot upon his head, as he had done before; and after this made all the signs to me of subjection, servitude, and submission imaginable, to let me know how he would serve me as long as he lived.