 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...  The Saturday Magazine - Sida 61835Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1819 - 610 sidor
...drifting at a 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...remains of handker. chiefs, by which some of the crew !iad fastened tfiemselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no... | |
 | 1820 - 856 sidor
...drifting at a distance. At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of thesurroundingexpanse.attracts attention. It proved to Be the mast of a ship that...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 - 1822 - 424 sidor
...drifting at a 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...completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 sidor
...drifting at a 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...completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being... | |
 | 1822 - 194 sidor
...whcnihey saw someihingr, the shape of which they could net at first discern, drifting at a distance. It proved to be the mast of a ship, that must have been completely wrecked, Iqr there were the remains of landkercbiefs, by which some of the crew appeared to have lashed themselves... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 sidor
...drifting at a 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... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 384 sidor
...drifting at a 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...completely wrecked; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 sidor
...drifting at a 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...completely wrecked; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being... | |
 | 1824 - 188 sidor
...they saw some, thing, the shape of which they could not at first discern, drifting at a distance. Tt 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 ap. peared to bare lashed themselves to this spar, to B prevent... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 sidor
...drifting at a 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...completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being... | |
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