 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 Saturday Magazine - Page 41835Full view - About this book
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...drifting at a distance. At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that...ascertained. The wreck had evidently drifted about for many months; clusters of shell-fish had fastened about it, and long sea-weeds flaunted at its sides.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 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...ascertained. The wreck had evidently drifted about for many months; clusters of shell-fish had fastened about it, and long sea-weeds flaunted at its sides.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Readers - 1849 - 278 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...ascertained. The wreck had evidently drifted about for many months ; clusters of shell-fish had fastened about it, and long sea- weeds flaunted at its... | |
 | William Russell - 1849 - 310 pages
...human race, between which nature seemed to have thrown an insurmountable barrier ! expanse, attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that...ascertained. The wreck had evidently drifted about for many months ; clusters of shell-fish had fastened about it, and long sea-weeds flaunted at its... | |
 | Washington Irving - Readers - 1849 - 278 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...themselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed ofl' by the waves. There was no trace by which the name of the ship could be ascertained. The wreck... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 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 wrecked; for (hero were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 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 completelywrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by* which some of the crew had fastened... | |
 | 1849 - 390 pages
...acattered portions of the hnman race, between which natnre seemed to have thrown an insnrmonntable barrier. to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no trace by which the name of the ship conld be ascertained. The wreck had evidently drifted abont for many months ; clnsters of shell-fish... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Readers - 1851 - 396 pages
...at 12 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 13 wrecked; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs by which some of the crew had fastened themselves... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pages
...drifting at a distance. At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that...ascertained. The wreck had evidently drifted about for many months ; clusters of shell-fish had fastened about it, and long seaweeds flaunted at its sides.... | |
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