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Página 64
... cave in the earth , or a tent upon the earth ; and , in short , I resolved upon both , the manner and description of which it may not be im- proper to give an account of . I soon found the place I was in was not for my settlement ...
... cave in the earth , or a tent upon the earth ; and , in short , I resolved upon both , the manner and description of which it may not be im- proper to give an account of . I soon found the place I was in was not for my settlement ...
Página 65
... cave ; but there was not really any cave , or way into the rock at all . On the flat of the green , just before this hollow place , I resolved to pitch my tent . This plain was not above an hundred yards broad , and about twice as long ...
... cave ; but there was not really any cave , or way into the rock at all . On the flat of the green , just before this hollow place , I resolved to pitch my tent . This plain was not above an hundred yards broad , and about twice as long ...
Página 66
... cave just behind my tent , which served me like a cellar to my house . It cost me much labour , and many days , before all these things were brought to perfection , and there- fore I must go back to some other things which took up some ...
... cave just behind my tent , which served me like a cellar to my house . It cost me much labour , and many days , before all these things were brought to perfection , and there- fore I must go back to some other things which took up some ...
Página 67
... cave , which in my fancy I called my kitchen , and the rest I hid up and down in holes among the rocks , so that no wet might come to it , marking very carefully where I laid it . In the interval of time while this was doing , I went ...
... cave , which in my fancy I called my kitchen , and the rest I hid up and down in holes among the rocks , so that no wet might come to it , marking very carefully where I laid it . In the interval of time while this was doing , I went ...
Página 68
... cave , and what conveniences I made , I shall give a full account of in its place . But I must first give some little account of myself , and of my thoughts about living , which it may well be supposed were not a few . I had a dismal ...
... cave , and what conveniences I made , I shall give a full account of in its place . But I must first give some little account of myself , and of my thoughts about living , which it may well be supposed were not a few . I had a dismal ...
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Página 142 - I was removed from all the wickedness of the world here. I had neither the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, or the pride of life. I had nothing to covet, for I had all that I was now capable of enjoying. I was lord of the whole manor ; or, if I pleased, I might call myself king or emperor over the whole country which I had possession of.
Página 172 - 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. Nor is it possible to describe how many various shapes...
Página 56 - My next work was to view the country and seek a proper place for my habitation, and where to stow my goods to secure them from whatever might happen. Where I was, I yet knew not ; whether on the continent, or on an island ; whether inhabited, or not inhabited ; whether in danger of wild beasts, or not. There was a hill, not above a mile from me, which rose up very steep and high, and which seemed to overtop some other hills, which lay as in a ridge from it, northward.
Página 48 - I stood still a few moments to recover breath and till the water went from. me, and then took to my heels and ran, with what strength I had, farther towards the shore. But neither would this deliver me from the fury of the sea, which came pouring in after me again ; and twice more I was lifted up by the waves and carried forward as before, the shore being very flat.
Página 53 - ... strong enough to bear any reasonable weight. My next care was what to load it with, and how to preserve what I laid upon it from the surf of the sea; but I was not long considering this.
Página 49 - I walked about on the shore, lifting up my hands and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation of my deliverance, making a thousand gestures and motions which I cannot describe ; reflecting upon all my comrades (that were drowned, and that there should not be one soul saved but myself; for, as for them, I never saw them afterwards, or any signs of them, except three of their hats, one cap, and two shoes, that were not fellows.
Página 224 - I observed that the two who swam were yet more than twice as long swimming over the creek as the fellow was that fled from them. It came now very warmly upon my thoughts, and indeed irresistibly, that now was my time to get me a servant, and perhaps a companion, or assistant...
Página 170 - It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen on the sand.
Página 74 - I had everything so ready at my hand, that it was a great pleasure to me to see all my goods in such order, and especially to find my stock of all necessaries so great. And now it was that I began to keep a journal of every day's employment ; for indeed at first I was in too much...
Página 172 - 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...