 ... of their strongest linen together. I was at the pains of making ropes and cables, by twisting ten, twenty, or thirty of the thickest and strongest of theirs. A great stone that I happened to find, after a long search, by the sea-shore, served me for...  ... Gulliver's Travels: The Voyage to Lilliput - Page 50by Jonathan Swift - 1886 - 54 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...Pains of making Ropes and Cables, by twilling ten, twenty, or thirty of the thickeft and ftrongeft of theirs. A great Stone that I happened to find, after a long Search by the Sea-more, ferved me for an Anchor. I had the Tallow of three hundred Cows for greafing my Boat, and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...Pains of making Ropes and Cables, by twifting ten, twenty, or thirty of the thickeft and ftrongeft of theirs. A great Stone that I happened to find, after a long VOL. III. G Search Search by the Sea-Shore, ferved me for an Anchor. I had the Tallow of three hundred... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 412 pages
...ftrongefl of theirs. A great (lone that 1 happened to find, after a long fearch by the fea-fhore, ferved me for an anchor. I had the tallow of three hundred cows for greafing my boat, and other ufes. I was at incredible pains in cutting down fome of the largefl- timber-trees... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...ftrongeft of theirs. A great ftone that I happened to find, after a long fearch by the fea-more, ferved me for an anchor. I had the tallow of three hundred cows for greafing my boat, and other ufes. I was at incredible pains in cutting down fome of the largeft timber-... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...ftrongeft of theirs. A great ftone that I happened to find, after a long fearch by the feafhore, ferved me for an anchor. I had the tallow of three hundred cows for greafing my boat, and other ufes. I was at incredible pains in cutting down fome of the largeft timber... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...by quilting thirteen folds of their strongest linen together. I was at the pains of making ropes and cables, by twisting ten, twenty, or thirty of the...incredible pains in cutting down some of the largest timber-trees, for oars and masts, wherein I was however much assisted by his majesty's shipcarpenters,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...circumstances, to avow I" The following is another instance of a wrong arrangement of circumstances. " A great stone that I happened to find, after a long search, by the sea shore, served me for an anchor." One would think that the search was confined to the sea shore... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pages
...by quilting thirteen folds of their strongest linen together, I was at the pains of making ropes and cables, by twisting ten, twenty, or thirty, of the...thickest and strongest of theirs. A great stone that 1 happened to find, after a long search, by the sea shore, served me for an anchor. I had the tallow... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...by quilting thirteen folds of their strongest linen together. I was at the pains of making ropes and cables, by twisting ten, twenty, or thirty, of the...that I happened to find, after a long search, by the sea shore, served me for an anchor. I had the tallow of three hundred cows, for greasing my boat, and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...by quilting thirteen folds of their strongest linen together. I was at the pains of making ropes and cables, by twisting ten, twenty, or thirty, of the...thickest and strongest of theirs. A great stone that 1 happened to find, after a long search, by the sea shore,' served me for an anchor. I had the tallow... | |
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