 | England - 1831 - 1008 pages
...hanging to them, many of these articles were stolen, notwithstanding the most vigilant attention en the part of the crew, who had no means of recovering...in these piracies than the men ; for if they were not the actual plunderer*, they procured the opportunity for others, by engrossing the attention of... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1831 - 570 pages
...than the men, and made use of every persuasion to induce the crew to admit them. But to havfa acceded to their entreaties would have encumbered the party,...in these piracies than the men ; for if they were not the actual plunderers, they procured the opportunity for others, by engrossing the attention of... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1831 - 572 pages
...than the men, and made use of every persuasion to induce the crew to admit them. But to have acceded to their entreaties would have encumbered the party,...in these piracies than the men ; for if they were not the actual plunderers, they procured the opportunity for others, by engrossing the attention of... | |
 | Scotland - 1831 - 1040 pages
...were compelled to have recourse to sticks to keep them off, at which none of the natives took oifence, but regained their position the instant the attention...in these piracies than the men ; for if they were not the actual plunderers, they procured the opportunity for others, by engrossing the attention of... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1831 - 906 pages
...there were many small things which were highly >rized by the swimmers ; and the boats being irought low in the water by the crowd hanging to them, many...they committed a theft. The women were no less active n these piracies than the men ; for if they were not the actual plunderers, they procured the opportunity... | |
 | Books - 1831 - 660 pages
...water by the crowds hanging to them> many of these articles were stolen, notwithstanding the roost vigilant attention on the part of the crew, who had...darting into the water, and diving the moment they bad committed a theft. The women were no less active in these piracies than the men ; for if they were... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1832 - 672 pages
...by person* dinging to them, tliat, for the personal safety, the crew were compelled to have recours* to sticks to keep them off, at which none of the natives...in these piracies than the men ; for if they were not the actual plunderers, they procured the opportunity for others, by engrossing the attention of... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1832 - 666 pages
...attention on the part of the crew, who had no means of recovering them, the marauders darting into Uie water, and diving the moment they committed a theft....active in these piracies than the men ; for if they were'not the actual plunderers, they procured the opportunity for others, by engrossing the attention... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1832 - 672 pages
...swimmers; and the boats being brought low in the water by the crowd hanging to them, many of these article* were stolen, notwithstanding the most vigilant attention...in these piracies than the men ; for if they were not the actual plunderers, they procured the opportunity for others, by engrossing the attention of... | |
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... but regained their position the instant the attention of the persons in the boat was called to some other object. Just within the gunwale there were many small things •which were highly prized by the swimmers ; and the boats being brought low in... 