 | David Henry - Voyages around the world - 1774 - 488 pages
...ftockings, which he pulled out on purpofe. He had his laft fhirt on when we found him on the ifland. At his coming on board us, he had fo much forgot his language...would not touch it, having drank nothing but water fince his being there ; and it was fome time before he could relifh our victuals. He could give us... | |
 | Sir John Sinclair - Scotland - 1792 - 600 pages
...intercourfe with men, he had fo far forgot the ufe of fpeech, that the people on board Captain Rogers's fhip could fcarce underftand him, for he feemed to fpeak his words by halves. The cheft and mulket which Selkirk had with him on the ifl.1nd, are now in the poflefilon of his grandnephew,... | |
 | Sir John Sinclair - Scotland - 1792 - 596 pages
...intercourfe with men, he had fo far forgot the ufe of fpeech, that the people on board Captain Rogers's fhip could fcarce underftand him, for he feemed to fpeak his words by halves. The chefl and mufket which Selkirk had with him on the ifland, are now in the pofleff1on of his grandnephew,... | |
 | Characters and characteristics - 1804 - 560 pages
...much forgot his language for want of use, that we could scarce understand himt for he seemed to speak his words by halves. We offered him a dram, but he...would not touch it, having drank nothing; but water since his being there, and it was some lime -before he could relish our victuals. He could give us... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke - Shipwrecks - 1805 - 454 pages
...forgot his language for want of use, that we could scarcely understand him, for he seemed to speak his words by halves. We offered him a dram, but he would not touch it, having drunk nothing but water since his being there, and it was some time before he could relish our Victuals.... | |
 | Nathaniel Wanley - Characters and characteristics - 1806 - 552 pages
...forgot his language, for want of use, that we could scarcely understand him, for he seemed to speak his words by halves. We offered him a dram, but he...would not touch it, having drank nothing but water since his being there ; and it wai gome time before he could reli.sh cur victuals. By this one rr.ay... | |
 | English literature - 1806 - 1016 pages
...forgot his language, for want of use, that we could scarce understand him, for he seemed to speak hi« words by halves. We offered him a dram, but he would not touch it, having drank nothing but water since his being there, and it was some time before he could relish our victuals, He could give us an... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1810 - 584 pages
...much forgot his language for want of use, that we could scarce understand him, for he seemed to speak his words by halves. We offered him a dram, but he...would not touch it, having drank nothing but water since his being there, and it was some time before he could relish our victuals. He could give us an... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 634 pages
...much forgot his language for want of use, that we could scarce understand him, for he seemed to speak his words by halves. We offered him a dram, but he...would not touch it, having drank nothing but water since his being there, and it was some time before he could relish our victuals. He could give us an... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 602 pages
...much forgot his language for want of use, that we could scarce understand him, for ho seemed to speak his words by halves. We offered him a dram, but he would not touch il, having drank nothing but water since his being there, and it was some time before he could relish... | |
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At his first coming on board us, he had so much forgot his language, for want of use, that we could scarce understand him, for he seemed to speak his words by halves. We offered him a dram, but he would not touch it, having drank nothing but water since... 
