 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 Literary chronicle and weekly review - Page 1781820Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...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...have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handker. chiefs, by which some of the crew !iad fastened tfiemselves to this spar, to prevent... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...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...have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...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...have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent... | |
 | South America - 1822 - 194 pages
...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 - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...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 - English literature - 1824 - 384 pages
...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 wrecked; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...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 wrecked; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent... | |
 | South America - 1824 - 188 pages
...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,... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...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...have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...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...spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves. 45 •bout it, and long sea-weeds flaunted at its sides. But where, thought I, is the crew? Their struggle... | |
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