Narrative of the wreck of the lady Munro, on the desolate island of Amsterdam, October, 1833W Bennet, 1835 - 88 páginas |
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... crew consisted of the captain , two European officers , and forty Lascars ; amongst which last , the serang corresponded with boatswain , and the four tindels with boatswain's mates . The Lady Munro , after becoming crowded with passen ...
... crew consisted of the captain , two European officers , and forty Lascars ; amongst which last , the serang corresponded with boatswain , and the four tindels with boatswain's mates . The Lady Munro , after becoming crowded with passen ...
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... he cried out to the crew to cut away the topsail - haulyards , but no one ventured to do so , and the topsails went to pieces of their own accord ; he ordered them to lower away the cutter , but the cutter broke her iron davits 14.
... he cried out to the crew to cut away the topsail - haulyards , but no one ventured to do so , and the topsails went to pieces of their own accord ; he ordered them to lower away the cutter , but the cutter broke her iron davits 14.
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... crew saved . I asked him how he could possibly run the ship on shore , when land was so conspicuous : He answered , that he did see land , but , thinking it only a squally cloud , was ordering sail to be taken in , when she struck . We ...
... crew saved . I asked him how he could possibly run the ship on shore , when land was so conspicuous : He answered , that he did see land , but , thinking it only a squally cloud , was ordering sail to be taken in , when she struck . We ...
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... and on whom the widowed and the destitute so often bestowed their grateful bene- dictions : here the sable crew , congregated from all the points of the compass , amphibious in their ha- bits , and at home amongst the breakers , like 28.
... and on whom the widowed and the destitute so often bestowed their grateful bene- dictions : here the sable crew , congregated from all the points of the compass , amphibious in their ha- bits , and at home amongst the breakers , like 28.
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... crew upon the island . The convict Forsyth hid himself when we were embarking , and escaped . The poor lascar whom we left behind on the jour- ney of the previous day , not coming forward in time , was also left upon the island . I ...
... crew upon the island . The convict Forsyth hid himself when we were embarking , and escaped . The poor lascar whom we left behind on the jour- ney of the previous day , not coming forward in time , was also left upon the island . I ...
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abode amongst the rocks anchor ashore beach beneath birds boat bottle of wine breakfast canvass Cape de Verde Captain casks cast cave chief mate clothes cloud cold convict convinced covered crew cuddy dark dashing daylight deck desolate DESOLATE ISLAND discovered drowned Evatt fire fish flag flames floating ghee hands and feet hour Isle of France jungle kindled knot of reeds Lady Munro land lascars lava lee shore Madras mate Mauritius miles morning mountains muster naked rock native never night noise onions party passed picked pieces planks poop Port Louis projecting rock rain remains returned rice rock to rock round sails salt saved schooner sealers sealing serang ship shore side silver spoons smoke soda water soon spars stones strewed struck surf tent thing thought tide Van Diemen's Land vessel volcanic crater wave wind wreck yams
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Página 67 - Though the strained mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvas fluttering strew the gale, Still must I on; for I am as a weed, Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail.
Página 29 - Appals the gazing mourner's heart, As if to him it could impart The doom he dreads, yet dwells upon ; Yes, but for these, and these alone, Some moments, ay, one treacherous hour, He still might doubt the tyrant's power ; So fair, so calm, so softly sealed, The first, last look by death revealed...
Página 67 - Once more upon the waters ! yet once more ! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider. < Welcome to their roar ! Swift be their guidance, wheresoe'er it lead ! Though the...
Página 28 - He who hath bent him o'er the dead Ere the first day of death is fled, The first dark day of nothingness, The last of danger and distress (Before Decay's effacing fingers Have swept the lines where beauty lingers...
Página 29 - Greece, but living Greece no more ! So coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath ; But beauty with that fearful bloom, That hue which haunts it to the tomb ; Expression's last receding ray, A gilded halo hovering round decay...
Página 76 - How many thousand of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep ! O Sleep, O gentle Sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down. And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Página 29 - ... wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath ; But beauty with that fearful bloom, That hue which haunts it to the tomb — Expression's last receding ray, A gilded halo hovering round decay, The farewell beam of feeling past away ! Spark of that flame, perchance of heavenly birth, Which gleams, but warms no more its cherished earth.
Página 13 - I was torn from my hold on the poop without knowing how, and amongst the dreadful breakers before I was aware of it ; and swam strongly for the shore amidst floating wreck and groups of drowning men. I felt the fatal grasp of desperate hands pass two or three times round my thighs, and once or twice felt my foot strike against some one struggling beneath me. Sometimes I got entangled among pieces of sails and rigging but less dreaded their folds and coils, and frequently was struck by planks and...
Página 13 - I felt the fatal grasp of desperate hands pass two or three times round my thighs, and once or twice felt my foot strike against some one struggling beneath me. Sometimes I got entangled among pieces of sails and rigging but less dreaded their folds and coils, and frequently was struck by planks and spars, and floating boxes. The first wave hurled me along in its crest with the velocity of a whirlwind, and I thought I should never again ascend to the surface; the second followed with equal impetuosity...
Página 13 - ... at another dashed with destructive force upon the rocks, gave one last lurch, and went all to ten thousand shivers. I was torn from my hold upon the poop without knowing how, and amongst the dreadful breakers before I was aware of it, and swam strongly for the shore amidst floating...