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ROBINSON CJIUSOE. y
to the coaft of Guinea. Having fome money, and
appearing like a gentleman, I went on board, not
as a common failor or fore-man-mani nay, the com¬
mander agreed I fhould go that voyage with him
without any expence ; that I Ihould be liis mefs-mate
and companion; and I was very welcome to carry
any thing with me, and make the belt merchandize
I could.
I bleffed my happy fortune, and humbly thanked
my captain for his offer; when acquainting my
friends, in Torkfhire, forty pounds were lent me, the
greateft part of which I believe my dear father and
mother contributed to j and with which I bought
toys and trifles as the captain directed me. My
captain alfo learned me navigation, how to keep an
account of the flop’s courl'e, take an obfervatiou,
and led me into the knowledge of feveral ufeful
branches of the mathematics. And indeed this voy¬
age made me both a Kailor and merchant: For I
brought home 5 pounds 9 ounces of gold duit for
my adventure, which produced at my return to
London almoft three hundred pounds. But in this
voyage I was extremely fick, being thrown into a
violent calenture, through exceflive heat, trading
i upon the coait from the latitude of 15 degrees
north even to the line itfelf.
But alas! my dear friend the captain foon departed
, this life after his arrival. This was a fenlible grief
to me ; yet I refolved to go another voyage with his
mate, who had now got command of tire fhip.
IBut this proved unfuccesful: For though I d.J not
carry quite too/, of my late acquired wealth, i'o that
I had 200/. left, which I depbuied with the eapiain’s
widow, who was an honefl: gentlewoman, yet my
misfortunes in this voyage were very great upon me;
for our thip lading towards the Canary iilands, we
were chaced by a Sake rover; and in i’pite of ail the
fail v:e could make, by crowding as much can-
vafs
to the coaft of Guinea. Having fome money, and
appearing like a gentleman, I went on board, not
as a common failor or fore-man-mani nay, the com¬
mander agreed I fhould go that voyage with him
without any expence ; that I Ihould be liis mefs-mate
and companion; and I was very welcome to carry
any thing with me, and make the belt merchandize
I could.
I bleffed my happy fortune, and humbly thanked
my captain for his offer; when acquainting my
friends, in Torkfhire, forty pounds were lent me, the
greateft part of which I believe my dear father and
mother contributed to j and with which I bought
toys and trifles as the captain directed me. My
captain alfo learned me navigation, how to keep an
account of the flop’s courl'e, take an obfervatiou,
and led me into the knowledge of feveral ufeful
branches of the mathematics. And indeed this voy¬
age made me both a Kailor and merchant: For I
brought home 5 pounds 9 ounces of gold duit for
my adventure, which produced at my return to
London almoft three hundred pounds. But in this
voyage I was extremely fick, being thrown into a
violent calenture, through exceflive heat, trading
i upon the coait from the latitude of 15 degrees
north even to the line itfelf.
But alas! my dear friend the captain foon departed
, this life after his arrival. This was a fenlible grief
to me ; yet I refolved to go another voyage with his
mate, who had now got command of tire fhip.
IBut this proved unfuccesful: For though I d.J not
carry quite too/, of my late acquired wealth, i'o that
I had 200/. left, which I depbuied with the eapiain’s
widow, who was an honefl: gentlewoman, yet my
misfortunes in this voyage were very great upon me;
for our thip lading towards the Canary iilands, we
were chaced by a Sake rover; and in i’pite of ail the
fail v:e could make, by crowding as much can-
vafs
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| Description | A new edition. Abridged from the work by Daniel Defoe. |
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