| David Henry - 1774 - 488 sidor
...climbed to the tpp of a tree, at the foot of which they charged their pieces, and killed feveral goats juft by, but went off again without difcovering him....that he was born at Largo, in the county of Fife, and was bred a failor from his youth. The reafon of his being left here was a difference between him... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 292 sidor
...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... | |
| 1804 - 560 sidor
...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 Scotland, and was bred a sailor from his youth. The reason of his being left on this melancholy island, was a difference betwixt... | |
| James Stanier Clarke - 1805 - 454 sidor
...tree, at the foot 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 Scotland, and was bred a Sailor from his youth. The reason of his being left here was a difference betwixt him and his Captain... | |
| Nathaniel Wanley - 1806 - 552 sidor
...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... | |
| Harleian miscellany - 1810 - 584 sidor
...they made water, and killed several goats just by, but went off without discovering him. He told diem, that he was born at Largo, in the county of Fife, in Scotland, and was bred a sailor from his youth. The reason of his being left on this melancholy island, was a difference betwixt... | |
| 1810 - 602 sidor
...made water, and killed several goats just by, but went off without discovering him. He told them,' that he was born at Largo, in the county of Fife, in Scotland, and was bred a sailor from his youth. The reason of his being left on this melancholy island, was a difference betwixt... | |
| 1810 - 634 sidor
...they made water, and killed several goats just by, but went off without discovering him. He told them, that he was born at Largo, in the county of Fife, in Scotland, and was bred a sailor from his youth. The reason of his being left on this melancholy island, was a difference betwixt... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 408 sidor
...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.... | |
| Joseph Taylor - 1821 - 300 sidor
...stopped, 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 youth. The cause of his having been left on the island was a difference betwixt him... | |
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