 The captain watched with the most intense anxiety over his safety; on the wreck of the ship, and during the march to the Cape, he caused him to be carried by his slaves. At length all the slaves having perished, or being so weak that they could not drag...  The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select - Seite 15von Reuben Percy - 1826Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 274 Seiten
...watched with the most intense anxiety over his safety; on the wreck of the ship, and during the march to the Cape, he caused him to be carried by his slaves....refused to serve him, he was only dragged along, and those whose aid his father implored, seeing they could do no more, frankly declared, that if they carried... | |
 | 1852 - 670 Seiten
...reduced and feeble, that having laid down to rest un a rock, he was unable to rise again. His limb- e vt я few steps, suppused that the numbness might be removed; but his limbs refused to nerve him, he was... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1846 - 296 Seiten
...watched with the most intense anxiety over his safety; on the wreck of the ship, and during the march to the Cape, he caused him to be carried by his slaves....refused to serve him, he was only dragged along, and those whose aid his father implored, seeing they could do no more, frankly declared, that if they carried... | |
 | John Frost - 1846 - 332 Seiten
...youth was obliged to trust to his own strength; but he became so reduced and feeble, that having lain down to rest on a rock, he was unable to rise again....refused to serve him, he was only dragged along, and those whose aid his father implored, seeing they could do no more, frankly declared, that if they carried... | |
 | 1847 - 666 Seiten
...yonth was obliged to trust to hss own strength ; bnt he became so reduced and feeble, that having laid h two necks "— " The Bull and Month " — " All my eye Betty Martin," and many others, are of t stretehed at length, unable to bend a joint. The sight struck like a dagger to his father's heart;... | |
 | Sea stories - 1855 - 242 Seiten
...themselves along, the poor youth was reduced to such a state of disease and feebleness, that, having lain down to rest on a rock, he was unable to rise again....limbs were stiff and swollen, and he lay stretched at all his length, unable to bend a joint. It was a sore trial for the heart of his father to behold this.... | |
 | Tales - 1858 - 164 Seiten
...themselves along, the poor youth was reduced to such a state of disease and feebleness, that, having lain down to rest on a rock, he was unable to rise again....limbs were stiff and swollen, and he lay stretched at all his length, unable to bend a joint. It was a sore trial for the heart of his father to behold this.... | |
 | John Laurie Blake - 1862 - 236 Seiten
...watched with the most intense anxiety over his safety, on the wreck of the ship ; and during the march to the Cape, he caused him to be carried by his slaves....refused to serve him, he was only dragged along, and those whose aid his father implored, seeing they could do no more, frankly declared that if they carried... | |
 | E S. P - 1872 - 594 Seiten
...watched with the most intense anxiety over his safety. On the wreck of the ship, and during the march to the Cape, he caused him to be carried by his slaves....refused to serve him, he was only dragged along, and those whose aid his father implored, seeing they could do no more, frankly declared that if they earned... | |
 | 1872 - 604 Seiten
...watched with the most intense anxiety over his safety. On the wreck of the ship, and during the march to the Cape, he caused him to be carried by his slaves....advance a few steps, supposed that the numbness might l>e removed ; but his limbs refused to serve him, he was only dragged along, and those whose aid his... | |
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