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 6 頁
... facts in regard to the severe discipline sometimes exer- cised on shipboard , contained in these pages , may have the effect to open the eyes of the public to the condi- tion of seamen in the whaling fleet , and the necessity for ...
... facts in regard to the severe discipline sometimes exer- cised on shipboard , contained in these pages , may have the effect to open the eyes of the public to the condi- tion of seamen in the whaling fleet , and the necessity for ...
第 29 頁
... ; " and having stated facts in plain terms , I shall leave the reader to judge for himself in regard to the treatment received by the crew of the Condor , at the hands of the commander and superior officers . BY SEA AND LAND . 29.
... ; " and having stated facts in plain terms , I shall leave the reader to judge for himself in regard to the treatment received by the crew of the Condor , at the hands of the commander and superior officers . BY SEA AND LAND . 29.
第 35 頁
... fact had never been suspected until discovered in the manner just described . The alarm was immediately given , and all hands were set at work at the pumps . It was soon found , however , that our utmost exertions at the pumps were not ...
... fact had never been suspected until discovered in the manner just described . The alarm was immediately given , and all hands were set at work at the pumps . It was soon found , however , that our utmost exertions at the pumps were not ...
第 47 頁
... fact that this severe punishment was inflicted upon us , simply , because we ventured to indulge in a little harmless sport , during our watch be- low , and not in consequence of neglect of duty or a single act of insubordination . The ...
... fact that this severe punishment was inflicted upon us , simply , because we ventured to indulge in a little harmless sport , during our watch be- low , and not in consequence of neglect of duty or a single act of insubordination . The ...
第 104 頁
... fact which frequently surprised me , while on board the Condor , and which for a long time , I was unable to explain or account for . Many times , while lying off and on this coast , I have observed at night - fall , vast fields of ...
... fact which frequently surprised me , while on board the Condor , and which for a long time , I was unable to explain or account for . Many times , while lying off and on this coast , I have observed at night - fall , vast fields of ...
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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...