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The Life and Most Surprising Adventures [of] Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years in an Uninhabited Island on
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures Robinson Crusoe of York Mariner Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years in an Uninhabited Island on - of Author:Daniel Defoe Title: The Life and Most Surprising Adventures [of] Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years in an Uninhabited Island on the Coast of the Great River Oroonoque Subtitle: With an Account of His Deliverance Thence, and His After Surprising Adventures General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1792... more » Original Publisher: Printed for the book-sellers Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: The further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, wherein are contained jiveral Jlrange and [iirprifmg accounts of his travels, and msJl remarkable tranfac- tions, both by fea and land. With his -wonderful vifton of the Angelic ]Vorld. ... , . WHEN ve confider the puiffant force of nature, and what mighty influence it has many times over the temper of the mind; it will be no fuch, great wonder to think that my powerful reafon fhould be overcome by a much ftronger inclination. My late acquired kingdonr. ran continually in my thoughts all the day, and I dreamt of it in the night; nay, I made it the continual fubject: of my talk, even to impertinence, when I was awake. I had fuch vapours in my head, that I actually fuppofed myfelf at my caftle; that I not only perceived Friday's father, the old Spaniard, and the wicked failors; but that I talked and difcourfed with them about their manner of living; that I heard thofe things related tome which I found afterwards to be too true ; and that I executed my judgements with the greateft feverity upon the offenders. And indeed this anticipating all the pleafing joys of my life, fearcely afforded me one pleafant hour ; my dear and tender wife could not but take notice of it, which drew thefe affectionate fpeeches from her; My dear, faid fhe, / am rtall...« less