| John Knox - 1767 - 554 páginas
...made water, and killed ieveral goau juft by, but went off again without difcovering him. He told us that he was born at Largo, in the county of Fife, in Scotland, and was bred a failor .from his youth. The reafon of his being left here, was a difference between him and his captain... | |
| John Knox - 1767 - 530 páginas
...made water, and killed feveral goats juft by, but went off again without difcovering him. He told us that he was born at Largo, in the county of Fife, in Scotland, and was brtd a failor from his youth. The reafon of his being left here, was a difference between him and his... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 292 páginas
...difcovering his retreat. Selkirk, happy in his deliverance-, gave an unvarnifhed account of himfelf. He laid that he" was born at Largo, in the county of Fife, in Scotland, aud was bred a failor from his boyifh years. Hehad R 3 been been conne&ed with the buccaneers, and... | |
| 1796 - 286 páginas
...varnifhed account of himfelf. He faid that he was Selkirk, happy in his deliverance, gave an unborn at Largo, in the county of Fife, in Scotland, and was bred a failor from his boyifh your:-. He had K 3 " beei been conne&ed with the buccaneers, and had gone through... | |
| 1804 - 560 páginas
...made water, and killed several goats just by, but went oil. without discovering him.— He told them, that he was born at Largo, in the county of Fife in...betwixt him and his captain, which, together with the ship being leaky, made him willing rather to stay there than go along with him at first, and when he... | |
| James Stanier Clarke - 1805 - 454 páginas
...of which they killed several goats just by ; but went off again without discovering him. He told us that he was born at Largo, in the county of Fife in...Sailor from his youth. The reason of his being left here was a difference betwixt him and his Captain ; which, together with the ship's being leaky, made... | |
| Nathaniel Wanley - 1806 - 552 páginas
...made water, and killed several goats just by ; but went off again without discovering him. He told us he was born at Largo in the county of Fife, in Scotland, and was bred a sailor from his yov.th. The 'eason of his being left -here was, a difference betwixt him and his captain ; which, together... | |
| Nathaniel Wanley - 1806 - 590 páginas
...jusl by ; but went on" aga;a without discovering him. He told ->s he was born at Ljrgoin the count; of Fife, in Scotland, and was bred a sailor from his youth. Т hi -easnn of his being left 'here wa«, a difference heiwixt hi;n and Ьы captain ; which, to'eti'Cr... | |
| Daniel Defoe - 1810 - 348 páginas
...killed several goats just by, but went off again without discovering him. He told us that he was born in Scotland, and was bred a sailor from his youth. The reason of his being left here, was a difference between him and his captain; which, together with the ship's being leaky, made... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 408 páginas
...Alexander Selkirk, (the original Robinson Crusoe of De Foe,) on the Isle of Juan Fernandez. This individual was born at Largo, in the county of Fife in Scotland ; and previous to his remaining on the island, had been master of the Cinque Ports, under Captain Stradling.... | |
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