 | William Jardine - Birds - 1834 - 360 pages
...having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were perhaps too happy, for in the evening came a...and in five minutes the whole ship was in flames! I ran to examine whence the flames principally issued, and found that the fire had its origin immediately... | |
 | William Jardine - Galliformes - 1834 - 290 pages
...iaring closed my charge here much to my sati,ftction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were perhaps too happy, for in the evening came a sad reverse. Sophia had jnst gone to bed, and I had thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of Fire, fire! roused us from our... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...closed my charge at Bencoolen much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were perhaps too happy, for in the evening came a sad reverse. Lady Raffles had just gone to bed, and I had thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of ' Fire ! fire... | |
 | Lady Sophia Raffles - 1835 - 492 pages
...having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were, perhaps, too happy ; for in the evening came...content, and in five minutes the whole ship was in flames ! I ran to examine whence the flames principally issued, and found that the fire had its origin immediately... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1838 - 316 pages
...having closed my charge 5 here, much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were, perhaps, too happy; for in the evening came...fire! — roused us from our calm content, and in 10 five minutes the whole ship was in flames! I ran to examine whence the flames principally issued,... | |
 | Chronicles of the sea - 1838 - 488 pages
...having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were, perhaps, too happy, for in the evening came...sad reverse. Sophia had just gone to bed, and I had tin-own off half my clothes, when a cry of Fire ! Fire ! roused us from our calm content, and in five... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...5 here, much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were, perhaps, loo happy; for in the evening came a sad reverse. Sophia...fire! — roused us from our calm content, and in 10 five minutes the whole ship was in flames! I ran to examine whence the flames principally issued,... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...closed my charge at Bencoolen much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were perhaps too happy, for in the evening came a sad reverse. Lady Raffles had just gone to bed, and I had thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of ' Fire ! fire... | |
 | William Jardine - Galliformes - 1844 - 334 pages
...having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were perhaps too happy, for in the evening came a sad reverse. Sophia had just gone to bed, and 1 bad thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of Fire, fire ! roused us from our calm content, and in... | |
 | Baptists - 1744 - 596 pages
...closed my charge at Sumatra, much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were, perhaps, too happy ; for in the evening came...sad reverse. Sophia had just gone to bed, and I had just thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of fire ! fire ! roused us from our calm content, and in... | |
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The ship was every thing we could wish ; and having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were, perhaps, too happy ; for in the evening came a sad reverse. Sophia had just gone to bed, and I had... 
