A new voyage round the world. Vol. 1 [of Dampier's voyages.]., Volume 1 |
Common terms and phrases
aboard Acapulco afhore againſt alfo Anchor Bark becauſe befides beft Boats Canoas Cape Cape Blanco Cape Corrientes Cape Verd Capt Captain Swan Clock clofe Coaft Coaſt courfe defign defired Dutch Eaft efpecially faid failed fame fandy Bay fathom feek feems feen felf felves fent feveral fhall fhore fhort fhould fide Fifh fince firft fmall fome fometimes foon foot Fort St George freſh Fruit ftanding ftay fteered ftill ftood ftrong fuch grow Guam Guiaquil Guns Harbour hath heighth Houfes Houſes Ifland Ifle Indians Inhabitants Kings Islands laft Land leagues Maiz Manatee mile Mindanao moft moſt never night North obferved pafs Panama Payta Plantains prefently pretty Prifoners Provifion purpofely reafon reft River Ships ſmall South Seas Spaniards Spanish thefe themſelves thence theſe thither thofe thoſe told took Town Trees Turtle uſe Veffel Voyage Water Weft Weftward Wind
Popular passages
Page 332 - They are tall, straight-bodied, and thin, with small, long limbs. They have great heads, round foreheads, and great brows. Their eyelids are always half closed, to keep the flies out of their eyes, they being...
Page 219 - ... shillings the bushel; it is of a round shape and hath a thick, tough rind ; when the fruit is ripe it is yellow and soft and the taste is sweet and pleasant. The natives of Guam use it for bread.
Page 332 - ... nostrils, and mouth too, if the lips are not shut very close. So that from their infancy, being thus annoyed with these insects, they do never open their eyes as other people, and therefore they cannot see far unless they hold up their heads, as if they were looking at somewhat over them.
Page 18 - ... water River that is near their place of abode. They live on Grass 7 or 8 inches long, and of a narrow blade, which grows in the Sea in many places, especially among Islands near the Main.
Page 219 - Proes, as they are called in the East Indies, and therein they take great delight. These are built sharp at both ends; the bottom is of one piece, made like the bottom of a little Canoa, very neatly dug, and left of a good substance. This bottom part is instead of a Keel. It is about...
Page 38 - With such instruments as he made in that manner, he got such provision as the island afforded ; either goats or fish. He told us that at first he was forced to eat seal, which is very ordinary meat, before he had made hooks : but afterwards he never killed any seals but to make lines, cutting their skins into thongs. He had a little house or hut half a mile from the sea, which was lined with goats...
Page 332 - The two foreteeth of their upper jaw are wanting in all of them, men and women, old and young ; whether they draw them out I know not.
Page 311 - tis but drawing up the Ladder, if they be assaulted, and then there is no coming at them from below, but by climbing up as against a perpendicular Wall : And that they may not be assaulted from above, they take care to build on the side of such a Hill, whose backside hangs over the Sea, or is some high, steep, perpendicular Precipice, altogether inaccessible.
Page 333 - Providence has bestowed on them they presently broil on the coals and eat it in common. Sometimes they get as many fish as makes them a plentiful banquet ; and at other times they scarce get every one a taste. But be it little or much that they get, every one has his part, as well the young and tender, the old and feeble, who are not able to go abroad, as the strong and lusty.
Page 261 - General designed to be merry, he caused a Jar of this Drink to be brought into our Room, and he began to drink first himself, then afterwards his Men ; so they took turns till they were all as drunk as Swine, before they suffered us to drink. After they had enough, then we drank, and they drank no more, for they will not drink after us.