Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal, Or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions: In Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 320 sider |
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Side 33
... floe can- not pass through the ship it will go over it . " Internally the fittings of the ships were most perfect : nothing had been spared to render them the most comfort- able vessels that ever went out avowedly to winter in the Polar ...
... floe can- not pass through the ship it will go over it . " Internally the fittings of the ships were most perfect : nothing had been spared to render them the most comfort- able vessels that ever went out avowedly to winter in the Polar ...
Side 39
... floe pieces , to sea- ward of which we continued to flirt . The " Intrepid " and " Pioneer " were now to be seen slyly trying their bows upon every bit of ice we could get near , without getting into a scrape with the commodore ; and ...
... floe pieces , to sea- ward of which we continued to flirt . The " Intrepid " and " Pioneer " were now to be seen slyly trying their bows upon every bit of ice we could get near , without getting into a scrape with the commodore ; and ...
Side 41
... floe , winding in and out quietly , yet steadily ! —and the whalers were soon astern . Penny , indefatigable , was seen struggling along the shore , with his boats ahead , towing , and every stitch of sail set to catch the lightest ...
... floe , winding in and out quietly , yet steadily ! —and the whalers were soon astern . Penny , indefatigable , was seen struggling along the shore , with his boats ahead , towing , and every stitch of sail set to catch the lightest ...
Side 46
... floe , a spirited contest ensued between him and Old Abbot , the latter try- ing to become possessor of a skin , which the former gallantly defended . Ammunition expended , and nothing but boat - hooks and stretchers left as defensive ...
... floe , a spirited contest ensued between him and Old Abbot , the latter try- ing to become possessor of a skin , which the former gallantly defended . Ammunition expended , and nothing but boat - hooks and stretchers left as defensive ...
Side 50
... floe- edge . The ice was white and hard , affording good exercise for pedestrians , and to novices , of whom there were many amongst us , the idea of walking about on the frozen surface of the sea was not a little charming . In all ...
... floe- edge . The ice was white and hard , affording good exercise for pedestrians , and to novices , of whom there were many amongst us , the idea of walking about on the frozen surface of the sea was not a little charming . In all ...
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Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal: Or, Eighteen Months in the Polar ... Sherard Osborn Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1852 |
Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal: Or, Eighteen Months in the Polar ... Sherard Osborn Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1852 |
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ahead amongst Assistance Harbour astern August Baffin's Bay Barlow Inlet Barrow's Strait Beechey Island Behring's Straits beset boat brigs cairn calm Cape Hotham Cape Walker Cape York Captain Penny cliffs coast cold Cornwallis Island crew deck dépôt despatched drift Erebus Esquimaux expedition fast feet floe floe-pieces formed gale gallant glacier Greenland Griffith's Island iceberg Intrepid Jones's Sound journey labour Lady Franklin Lancaster Sound land latitude Lieut Lieutenant looked M'Clintock Melville Bay Melville Island miles morning night North Somerset north-west northern northward officers open water pack party Penny's piece Pioneer Polar Possession Bay reached Resolute sail screw seamen season seen ships shore showed side Sir James Ross Sir John Franklin sledge snow Somerville Island southern southward squadron steam steamers temperature thick told traces Union Bay vessels weather Wellington Channel westward whalers whilst wind winter quarters
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Side 36 - And now the storm-blast came, and he Was tyrannous and strong : He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roar'd the blast, And southward aye we fled.
Side 36 - And now there came both mist and snow, And it grew wondrous cold: And ice, mast-high, came floating by, As green as emerald.
Side 119 - Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Side 120 - ALMIGHTY GOD, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves ; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls ; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Side 15 - Ocean is around you: there is, to the seaman, a lullaby, say what they may, in his hoarse song; and they of the middle watch tell how the friendly light of some distant cape glimmered and danced in the east, until lost in some passing squall. Now for the North-West! we exclaimed, — its much talked of dangers,— its chapter of horrors ! As gallant Frobisher says, " it is still the only thing left undone, whereby a notable mind might be made famous and remarkable.
Side 26 - I HEARD the trailing garments of the Night Sweep through her marble halls ! I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light From the celestial walls. I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop o'er me from above ; The calm majestic presence of the Night, As of the one I love.
Side 56 - The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.
Side 120 - Lord, to comfort and succour all them who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. And we also bless thy holy name for all thy servants departed this life in thy...
Side 85 - ... tins, filled with gravel, and placed to form a firm and solid foundation. Beyond this, and along the northern shore of Beechey Island, the following traces were then quickly discovered : the embankment of a house, with carpenters...
Side 88 - ... oval outline — the border carefully formed of moss lichen, poppies, and anemones, transplanted from some more genial part of this dreary region — contrived still to show symptoms of vitality ; but the seeds which doubtless they had sowed in the garden had decayed away. Nearer to the beach, a heap of cinders and scraps of iron showed the armorers...