 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 400 sider
...several people, there happened a seaman to come in, who seeing a friend of his" there, who he knew went the Greenland voyage, wondered to see him, because...Greenland fleet to come home, and asked him, what accident had brought him home so soon ? His friend (who was the steersman) answered, that their ships went not... | |
 | 1824 - 462 sider
...Seaman to come in, who seeing a Friend of his there, who he knew went in the Greenland Voyage, wondred to see him, because it was not yet time for the Greenland Fleet to come home, and ask'd him what accident brought him home so soon : His Frieod (who was the Steer-man aforesaid in a... | |
 | 1858 - 480 sider
...who seeing a friend of his there who he knew went in the Greenland voyage, wondered to see him, for it was not yet time for the Greenland fleet to come home, and asked what accident had brought him home so soon ? His friend (who was the steerman [mate] aforesaid in a... | |
 | 1865 - 564 sider
...fire among several people, there happened a seaman to come in, who, seeing a friend of his there who he knew went in the Greenland voyage, wondered to...not yet time for the Greenland fleet to come home. His friend, who was a steersman, said that his ship sailed into the North Pole and came back again.... | |
 | Frederick Whymper - 1877 - 364 sider
...free and open sea under the very pole." " Being about twenty-two years ago in Amsterdam," says he, " I went into a drinking-house to drink a cup of beer...but only to take in the lading of the whole fleet, and bring it to an early market. But, said he, before the fleet had caught fish enough to lade us,... | |
 | Sir Albert Hastings Markham - 1879 - 456 sider
...seaman to come in, who, seeing a friend of his there, who he knew went in the Greenland voyage, wondred to see him, because it was not yet time for the Greenland fleet to come home, and ask'd him what accident brought him home so soon ? His friend (who was the steer-man, aforesaid, in... | |
 | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld - 1881 - 578 sider
...Majesty. London, 1674." The most remarkable passage in this scarce little book is the following : — " Being about twenty-two years ago in Amsterdam, I went...him home so soon; his friend (who was the steer-man aforsaid in a Greenland ship that summer) told him, that their ship went not out to fish that summer,... | |
 | William Clark Russell - 1893 - 352 sider
...who, seeing a friend of his there who he knew went in the Greenland voyage, wondered to see him, for it was not yet time for the Greenland fleet to come...asked him what accident brought him home so soon." This question the other answered by saying "the ship went not out to fish as usual, but only to take... | |
 | 1858 - 976 sider
...who seeing a friend of his there who he knew went in the Greenland voyage, wondered to see him, for it was not yet time for the Greenland fleet to come home, and asked what accident had brought him home so soon ? His friend (who was the steerman [mate] aforesaid in a... | |
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... in a Greenland ship that summer) told him, that their ship went not out to fish that summer, but only to take in the lading of the whole fleet, to bring it to an early market. But, said he, before the fleet had caught fish enough to lade us, we, by... 