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 1 到 5 筆結果,共 19 筆
第 32 頁
... of description , and must be left to the imagination of the reader . The labor of " cutting in " and " trying out " occupied a whole day ; and when the oil had ascertained that all been coopered , it was this , 32 ARCTIC ROVINGS ,
... of description , and must be left to the imagination of the reader . The labor of " cutting in " and " trying out " occupied a whole day ; and when the oil had ascertained that all been coopered , it was this , 32 ARCTIC ROVINGS ,
第 36 頁
... labor of freeing the ship . After thirty - six hours of pumping and bail- ing , we succeeded in freeing the hold of water ; when the leak was temporarily stopped by means of tarred canvas , which was crowded into the opening , and kept ...
... labor of freeing the ship . After thirty - six hours of pumping and bail- ing , we succeeded in freeing the hold of water ; when the leak was temporarily stopped by means of tarred canvas , which was crowded into the opening , and kept ...
第 38 頁
... simply state the incidents precisely as they occurred , leaving the reader to draw his own inferences therefrom . The labor of repairing the ship was carried on with all possible despatch ; and we were soon 38 ARCTIC ROVINGS ,
... simply state the incidents precisely as they occurred , leaving the reader to draw his own inferences therefrom . The labor of repairing the ship was carried on with all possible despatch ; and we were soon 38 ARCTIC ROVINGS ,
第 39 頁
... labor of " cutting in " and boiling , afforded us little time for patriotic feelings , or demonstrations in honor of the occa- sion ; but we could not help contrasting the scene of Arctic desolation by which we were now surrounded , and ...
... labor of " cutting in " and boiling , afforded us little time for patriotic feelings , or demonstrations in honor of the occa- sion ; but we could not help contrasting the scene of Arctic desolation by which we were now surrounded , and ...
第 51 頁
... labor to be performed on board , and , with the exception of the lookout , and the man at the wheel , the foremast hands were left to spend the hours in whatever manner seemed most agreeable . In the forecastle , cards , backgammon ...
... labor to be performed on board , and , with the exception of the lookout , and the man at the wheel , the foremast hands were left to spend the hours in whatever manner seemed most agreeable . In the forecastle , cards , backgammon ...
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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...