 May, when we bore away under a reefed lug foresail; and having divided the people into watches, and got the boat into a little order, we returned thanks to God for our miraculous preservation ; and, in full confidence of his gracious support, I found...  Man on the Ocean: A Book for Boys - Page 261by Robert Michael Ballantyne - 1863 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1812 - 532 pages
...boat in a little order, we returned God thanks for our miraculous preservation, and fully confident of his gracious support, I found my mind more at ease than it had been for some time past. At day-break, the breeze increased; the sun rose red and fiery, a sure indication of a severe... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 592 pages
...in a little order, •we returned God thanks for our miraculous preservation, and, fully confident of his gracious support, I found my mind more at ease than for some time past. ' A t day-break the gale increased ; the sun rose very fiery and rod, a sure indication... | |
 | William Bligh - 1820 - 188 pages
...boat in a little order, we returned God thanks for our miraculous preservation, and fully confident of his gracious support, I found my mind .more at 'ease than it had been for some time past. At day-break, the breeze increased ; the sun rose red and fiery, a sure indication of a... | |
 | William Bligh - 1824 - 184 pages
...boat in a little order, we returned God thanks for our miraculous preservation, and fully confident of his gracious support, I found my mind more at ease than it had been for some time past. At day-break, the breeze increased ; the sun rose red and fiery, a sure indication of a... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1831 - 392 pages
...It was about eight o'clock at night on the 2nd May, when we bore away under a reefed lug-foresail ; and having divided the people into watches, and got...found my mind more at ease than it had been for some time past.' At day-break on the 3rd, the forlorn and almost hopeless navigators saw with alarm the... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1832 - 320 pages
...myself. It was about eight o'clock at night on the 2d May when we bore away under a reefed lug-foresail ; and having divided the people into watches, and got...found my mind more at ease than it had been for some time past." At daybreak on the 3d, the forlorn and almost hopeless navigators saw with alarm the sun... | |
 | William Bligh - 1838 - 86 pages
...boat in a little order, we returned God thanks for our miraculous preservation, and, fully confident of his gracious support, I found my mind more at ease than it had been for some time past. Sunday, 3rd. — At day-break, the gale increased; the sun rose very fiery and red, a sure... | |
 | Thomas Boyles Murray - 1854 - 376 pages
...myself. It was about eight o'clock at night on the 2d May when we bore away under a reefed lug-foresail; and having divided the people into watches, and got...found my mind more at ease than it had been for some time past." At daybreak on the 3d, the forlorn and almost hopeless navigators saw with alarm the sun... | |
 | Ontario. Council of Public Instruction - 1871 - 506 pages
...about eight o'clock at night on the 2d of May, 1789, when we bore away under a reefed lug-foresail, and having divided the people into watches, and got...God for our miraculous preservation, and, in full But this happy frame of mind was not to last long. At dawn of the following day the sun arose red and... | |
 | Robert Michael Ballantyne - 1874 - 404 pages
...about eight o'clock at night on the 2nd of May 1789, when we bore away under a reefed lug-foresail; and having divided the people into watches, and got...to last long. At dawn of the following day the sun rose red and fiery — a sure indication of coming storms — and ere the day had far advanced, the... | |
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