Arctic Rovings: Or, The Adventures of a New Bedford Boy on Sea and LandA. Tompkins, 1861 - 171 頁 The journal of a teenage boy aboard a whaling vessel, relating his winter in Siberia and numerous other adventures. |
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第 26 頁
... brief delay , we succeeded in " doubling the Horn " with- out losing a single spar , or parting so much as a rope - yarn . Having fairly weathered the cape , we stood well to the westward for an offing , until we had given the land a ...
... brief delay , we succeeded in " doubling the Horn " with- out losing a single spar , or parting so much as a rope - yarn . Having fairly weathered the cape , we stood well to the westward for an offing , until we had given the land a ...
第 29 頁
... brief authority " in such a rigid and un- compromising manner ; but , I shall , in the course of my narrative , describe a few cases of punishment in which I was , myself , particularly concerned . In doing this , I shall " naught ex ...
... brief authority " in such a rigid and un- compromising manner ; but , I shall , in the course of my narrative , describe a few cases of punishment in which I was , myself , particularly concerned . In doing this , I shall " naught ex ...
第 49 頁
... brief account of my voyage thus far , but presenting only the brighter side of the picture to their view , as I did not wish to pain them , with a faithful de- scription of my daily life on shipboard . I in- formed them of the ...
... brief account of my voyage thus far , but presenting only the brighter side of the picture to their view , as I did not wish to pain them , with a faithful de- scription of my daily life on shipboard . I in- formed them of the ...
第 58 頁
... brief explanation scems necessary . It appears , that carly in the afternoon , the captain had taken a look at the barometer , according to his usual custom , when , to his surprise , he observed that the mercury was falling with great ...
... brief explanation scems necessary . It appears , that carly in the afternoon , the captain had taken a look at the barometer , according to his usual custom , when , to his surprise , he observed that the mercury was falling with great ...
第 63 頁
... brief search , we found a place well suited to our purpose ; being sheltered on three sides by large rocks , which might easily be covered in , and made to form a comfortable shelter for the night . Accordingly , we proceeded , under ...
... brief search , we found a place well suited to our purpose ; being sheltered on three sides by large rocks , which might easily be covered in , and made to form a comfortable shelter for the night . Accordingly , we proceeded , under ...
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第 40 頁 - As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
第 76 頁 - Oft in the stilly night Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me : The smiles, the tears Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that shone, Now dimm'd and gone, The cheerful hearts now broken ! Thus in the stilly night Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me.
第 116 頁 - ... despotic rule, however, of the king was so irritating and oppressive that many of them sought homes of greater freedom in the inhospitable islands of the northern seas. Among the rest, Iceland, having been discovered a short time before, was colonized by them. This event occurred about the year 874. Notwithstanding the severity of the climate and the sterility of * the soil, the colony rapidly increased in numbers and wealth, and an active commerce sprung up with the mother country, and was successfully...
第 11 頁 - ... put your trust in Him he will never leave you nor forsake you. May lie who " holds the waters in the hollow of his hand...