Never perhaps was witnessed a finer scene than on the deck of my little ship, when all hope of life had left us. Noble as the character of the British sailor is always allowed to be, in cases of danger, yet I did not believe it to be possible, that among... Sir John Franklin and the Arctic Regions ... - Seite 130von Peter Lund Simmonds - 1852 - 396 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Evelyn Briggs Baldwin - 1896 - 602 Seiten
...endeavored to obtain a little sleep. "Never, perhaps, was witnessed a finer scene than on the deck of my little ship, when all hope of life had left us. Noble...persons not one repining word should have been uttered. "The officers sat about wherever they could find shelter from the sea, and the men lay down conversing... | |
| 1825 - 344 Seiten
...endeavoured to obtain a little sleep. Never, perhaps, WM witnessed s finer scent than on the deck of my little ship, when all hope of life had left us. Noble as the character of the British sailor is allowed to be in cases of danger, yet I did not believe it to be possible that amongst forty-one persons,... | |
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