 At sea everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs by which some of the crew had fastened themselves...  Travels in South America - Page 251824 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...distance. At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been...completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handker. chiefs, by which some of the crew !iad fastened tfiemselves to this spar, to prevent their... | |
 | 1820 - 856 pages
...distance. At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of thesurroundingexpanse.attracts attention. It proved to Be the mast of a ship that must have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remain* of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...distance. At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse, attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been...remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...distance. At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been...remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...distance. At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been completely 66 THE AMERICAN [Lesson 19. wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...distance. At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been...remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 384 pages
...distance. At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been...remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a «hip that must have been completely wrecked ; tor there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...distance. At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been...remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...distance. At sea, every thmg that breaks the monotony" of the surrounding expanse, attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been...remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no... | |
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