I set out however in a boat for Amboy, leaving my chest and things to follow me round by sea. In crossing the bay, we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the Kill, and drove us upon Long Island. Historical Tales: The Romance of Reality - Página 90por Charles Morris - 1893 - 319 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 páginas
...things to follow me round by sea. In crossing the bay we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the kill, and...a drunken Dutchman, who was a passenger too, fell over board; when he was sinking, I reached through the water to his shock pate, and drew him up, so... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 páginas
...things to follow me round by sea. In crossing the bay, we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the Kill, and drove us upon Long-Island. In our way, a drunken Dutchman, who was a passenger too, fell overboard ; when he was... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 páginas
...tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the Kill, and drove us upon Long-Island. In our way, a drunken Dutchman, who was a passenger too, fell over board; when he was sinking, I reached through the water to his shock pate, and drew him up, so... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 páginas
...squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the kill, and drove us npon Long Island. In our way, a drunken Dutchman, who was...reached through the water to his shock pate, and drew htm up, so that we got him in again. His docking sobered him a little and he went to sleep, taking... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 páginas
...things to follow me round by sea. In crossing the bay, we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the Kill, and...overboard ; when he was sinking, I reached through c.* the water to his shock pate, and drew him up, so that we got him in again. His ducking sobered... | |
| Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 522 páginas
...driving, an amusing incident occurred, of which Franklin gives the following sprightly account : — " In our way, a drunken Dutchman, who was a passenger...he was sinking, I reached through the water to his shock-pate and drew him up, so that we got him in again. His ducking sobewd him a little, and he went... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 622 páginas
...things to follow me round by sea. In crossing the bay, we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the Kill, and...through the water to his shock pate, and drew him wp, so that we got him in again. His ducking sobered him a little, and he went to sleep, taking first... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 680 páginas
...tilings to follow me round by sea. In crossing the bay we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the kill, and drove us upon I/ong Island. In our way,, a drunken Dutchman, who was a passenger too, fell overboard ; when he was... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1882 - 668 páginas
...thingc to follow me round by sea. In crossing the bay, we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the Kill, and...a drunken Dutchman, who was a passenger too, fell ovr.rboard; when he was sinking, I reached through the water to his shock pate, and drew him up, so... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1882 - 680 páginas
...bay, we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the Ell, and drove us upon Long Island. In our way, a drunken Dutchman, who was a passenger too, fell ovrrbnard ; when he was sinking, I reached through the water to his shock pate, and drew him up, so... | |
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