LIFE AND Adventures
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IROBINSON CRUSOE. *,
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WITH permission, reader, I will
relate to you the particulars of my
life, and as but few persons, I fancy,
ever experienced more difficulties, it
will probably be in my power to en-
tertain you.
I was born in the year 1632, at
York ; my father, Mr. Crusoe, having
acquired a very considerable fortune
as a merchant, chose that city to

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spend the residue of his life comfort-
ably in ; but alas, how imperfect is
worldly happiness when we fancy
ourselves at the very eve of posses-
sion, up starts an unexpected some-
thing which embitters the whole; for,
good soul, he had, with the highest
reputation to himself, surmounted all
the difficulties in trade. Happy to
seeme growing up promisingly, when
on a sudden all over was spread the
most horrible gloominess; he disco-
vered my resolution of going to sea.
One morning he called me into his
chamber, and with tears in his eyes,
expostulated with me very freely on
the subject, “What can possess thee,
my child,” said he, “for wishing to
leave thy native kingdom P Depend
on it, travel where you will, by land
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or by water, never will you put foot
into any country where the blessings
of life are more generously disposed
among all ranks of people, and their
lives and liberties more preserved ; or
into a climate more adapted to thy
constitution, than is enjoyed in the
very country you live so unhappily
in, and which you now acknowledge
to me you have resolved upon leav-
ing. If the advice of a father,” said
he, “is in your opinion worth follow-
ing, by all means banish from your
mind such a foolish scheme; you
must be laughed at for it by the
whole world, as a lad wanting capa-
city; nay, yourself must confess the
idea preposterous ; such a resolution
is madness in you, which possibly
might be prudence in another lad, for


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instaticſ, was you the son of a poor
man, and had got into bad company,
wherein your character had suffered,
in that instance the resolution of go-
ing into strange countries, with the
intention of retrieving your character
and fortune would be commendable:
but as you are by my industry, placed
above the probability of want, and I
am convinced you are as much re-
spected by your acquaintance as ever
boy was, what can possess thee to
think of leaving such happiness; and
take uy word child, if you per-
sist in the resolution, It will bring you
many an aching heart,” which words
I had too much reason to remember.
However I was obstinate, and the
first ship that sailed from Hull, car-
ried me to London. I was then about
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nineteen years of age, and being with
some captains, I said in conversation,
it was my desire to see the world;
one of them answered, he would take
me with him passage free, if I chose
to go his voyage, which was to
Guinea; I readily accepted this offer,
and in about seven days the ship
sailed. We had very boisterous wea-
ther from the time we left the Downs,
and at last was taken prisoner by a
Moorish Rover, who carried us into
Sallee ; the cruelty I experienced in
this country made me resolve to at-
tempt an escape the first opportunity,
but it was full three years before I
had the least chance of effecting it.
About that time, our governor
coming into the cells one morning,
said, he wanted some fish for a grand

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entertainment, and if either of the
European slaves understood the art of
fishing, he should have the liberty of
going with the negro and his boy in
a pinnace ; now, as it was always my
favourite diversion, I answered, if he
would suffer me to go, I had no doubt
of bringing home double the quantity
of fish he wanted. He consented, and
while the negro and his, lad were
getting the boat ready, I was busy in
carrying in provision, thinking this no
bad opportunity for me to escape.
The boat was presently got ready,
away she sailed, and at the distance of
two leagues from the shore, the old
negro prepared to fish, and stooping
over the side of the pinnace to place
the net properly, I suddenly took
hold of his legs and threw him heads
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long into the sea; then taking up one
of the muskets (which were always
kept loaded in the boat) I levelled it
ºad, and I vowed, that unless







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he immediately turned round and
swam towards the shore, (for he was
attempting to get into the boat again)
I would blow his brains out, and as
he was an excellent swimmer, I knew
it was in his power to reach it. The
negro finding me resolute, turned to-
wards the shore, and immediately I
turned to the boy who was steering
the boat, and told him, that if he
would obey my orders, he should fare
as I did, which he agreed to, and we
now stood out to sea. As there was
a very brisk wind, I presently found
myself out of the Emperor of Moroc-
co's dominions.
Next day as the boat was sailing
under the shore of some country I was
a stranger to, on a sudden we heard a
dreadful howling near us; I must
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confess I was much frightened, but
more so on seeing a monstrous beast
dash himself into the water and swim
towards us ; when he was within
about ten yards of the boat, I levelled
my gun at his head and fired, which
must I think very near have killed
him, as he was a considerable time in
returning to the shore.
The negro boy advised me to turn
the boat and follow him, but as we
had so providentially escaped being
devoured, I thought it not proper to
run into more danger than was necess
sary, so I ordered him to keep his
course, and directly loaded my gun
again, for there was plenty of am-
munition in the boat: we now felt the
want of nothing but fresh water, and
that article we were horridly distress-

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ed for. I was exceedingly pleased
with the lad, for he cheerfully offered
to go on shore with a great pitcher,
and try to find some, but by no
means would I suffer that, till he had
made the boat fast and I was ready to
go along with my two guns ; we tra-
velled full a mile up the country, and
at last was fortunate enough to find
an excellent spring ; we were filling
the pitcher, when on a sudden the
lad cried, sec, Masser, see, I turned
round, and at about fifty yards dis-
tance, under the shade of a hill, sat
the greatest lion my eyes ever beheld,
just on the point of darting at us;
my guns I had laid on the grass, but
instantly smatched up the nearest,
fired, and found I had wounded him.
It was lucky I had two guns with me,
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else I had never lived to relate these
strange adventures, for, instead of
the lion running away, after I had
wounded him, he jumped from his
cave in the greatest anger, towards us,
and I had but just time to level the
second gun which despatched him,
I was very thankful to God for my
wonderful escape, and having found
what we came on shore for, intended
to make the utmost haste to the boat,
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but the lad pointing to the lion's coat
and to my body, put it into my head
to skin him, which we did in two
hours, and got safe on board the boat,
I found the skin, when dry, exceeding
warm and comfortable, it lasted me
many years, indeed, in the moment I
am writing these adventures, part of
that very lion's skin, my waistcoat is
made of. We now kept sailing on,
guite ignorant where we were going
to, till the most dreadful storm sure
rounded us, sugely, which ever man
beheld : in a few minutes the sky
turned black as night, though half an
hour before the sun told me it was
noon, the sea rolled mountains high,
every instant we expected to be our
last; one moment we were lifted at
the top of a wave five times higher
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than St. Paul's, and the next plunged
as low. At last the poor boy, quite
exhausted with fatigue, was washed
overboard and lost. I was too much
agitated myself to admit a thought
respecting him, for in a few minutes
afterwards the boat went to the bot-
toum. The first thing I recollect was
lying on the shore, and seeing the
water roll towards me and taking me
about a mile into the sea; another
took me out to sea again ; in this
manner was I suspended between
life and death, till a very large wave
driving into shore, carried me so far
on the sands, that the next did not
reach me, and the storm abating,
there was I left, till by degress I re-
covered the use of my reason, and the
first act I applied it to, was to thank
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God my life was saved, and in a case
wherein there was some minutes be-
fore scarce any room to hope.
Though I had so wonderfully es-
caped the dangers of the ocean, I now
had the fear of wild beasts before me,
a proof this life is intended only as a
life of trouble, for I am fully persuad-
ed, none living, let their fortunes,
friends, health, &c. be ever so exten-
sive and valuable, can truly assert
they are now perfectly happy.
When I had recovered strength to
rise, I walked into the country and
had got about three miles from the
sea, without seeing any thing but
goats, hares, and an immense number
of wild fowls, when reaching a very
high hill, I had there the opportunity.
of viewing the country. I found it
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to be an island about ten miles long,
five miles broad, and very woody; a
hundredgloomy ideas presented them-
selves at this instant, I began to fancy
providence preserved me from the
dangers of the water, only to torture
me with a more cruel and, tedious
death; but this reflection I was ana
gry at, so I jumped from the ground,
and with a thought full of industry,
said, God has done such wonderful
kindnesses for me, it is infamous and
ungrateful in me to complain; here are
fowls, goats, and hares in abundance,
and it is strange if I cannot hunt for
food; all I have to pray for is, that
it is not inhabited by wild creatures
that will devour me, which, thank
God, was not the case.
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on the island, or any offensive animal
to molest me. On this island I lived
fifteen years, subsisting the whole time
on milk (for I had caught some young
goats and brought them up tame) and
what fowls I caught in the woods by
laying springs and traps in the night,
and with theassistance of some firearms
which I saved from the wreck of a ves-
sel soon after my being cast on shore.
One day about noon going into the
woods after some of Iny bird-traps, I
thought I should have sunk into the
ground through fear, every joint of
me trembled at the sight, it was the
print of a man's foot, Good God Ol
what did I see, I was confident it was
not the mark of my own, for besides
it being a deal larger, I had not
been in that part for a month, and
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that print was quite fresh, I ran like
lightning to my home, which was a
kind of cave overgrown with trees,
and threw myself down on a parcel of
dry leaves, which for some years had
served me as a bed, there I lay three
days and nights, without a morsel of
food or sleep, so distressed was I at
discovering there was on the island
more human creatures than myself,
who I feared would murder me ;
hunger at last obliged me to look for
food, and surely never poor creature
ventured out of his hiding place with
so much fearfulness as I did out of
my cave.
I was terrified at every leaf that
moved, but having no farther reason
to fancy my fears well grounded, I
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own foot, so was tolerably easy ; but
soon afterwards I was thoroughly con-
vinced of the contrary, for ranging
through the woods as was my usual
custom, for food, I discovered, one
day, five canoes full of savages, within
half a league of the shore, and mak-
ing to it as fast as they possibly could.
I secreted myself near enough to dis-
cover what they were about, and
found the canoes landed all the In-
dians, but two of them were chained
together, who cried piteously; they
presently made a large fire, cut the
throat of one of the two, broiled his
flesh on the fire, and eat it: never did
I behold a sight that filled me with
horror equal to this, however shocked
as 1 was, prudence kept me quiet.
When they had eat as much of the
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poor creature as they chose, they were
preparing to despatch the other, but
just as they had unbound him, and
going to give the finishing stroke, by
the greatest agility I ever beheld, he
slipped under their arms, and ran into
the woods ; he made towards the
place where I lay concealed, and on
that account I was alarmed for my
own safety; three of the savages I
saw follow him, and I knew nothing
but a stout resistance on my part
could be of service, I presented my
loaded piece which I had then with
me, and prepared to receive them ;
[... the savage who was to have
een roasted, came running quite out
of breath, he was ready to die at the
sight of me, thinking he had only
run from one danger to another, so

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and taking hold of one of my feet, pi
his head to the earth and my foot up-
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of his wish to be my servant; it turned
out so, and a more faithful, diligent
fellow never lived; his pursuers soon
gave him up, and returned to their
own country.
Ever since I left England, every
day I have made a notch in a piece of
wood, to act as my, almanack, by that
means I was informed, even in this
melancholy island; which was the
Sabbath, and most part of that day,
on my knees I spent in prayer. This
wooden almanack now told me it was
Friday the savages came, so having
no other name at hand, I christened
him Friday. I soon taught him to
understand me, and as he was an in-
dustrious fellow, I now lived with
less trouble than before I had him,
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both. In this state five years passed
without having another visit from
the barbarians ; at that time we dis-
covered several canoesmaking towards
our shore, Friday said he was sure
they were on the same business again,
so I ordered him to fetch my two
fowling pieces from my cave, and
said, “now Friday, will you stand by
me and help me to prevent these hor-
rid savages from accomplishing their
cruel purpose.” He quickly answered,
“Yes indecd/Masser, yes indeed Masser,
ave will, rve will.” As I knew the man
to be honest, I could depend upon
him, so I resolved to do all in my
power to prevent the scene they were
going to exhibit. When Friday re.
turned, the Savages were got out of
their canoes, so I found no time was
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to be lost; away we ran, each having
an excellent fowling piece and placed
ourselves behind a very large tree,
entirely unseen, and at the distance,
of about fifty yards; five prisoners
were chained, and eight savages
pulling them out of the canoes, and
placing them in a row. I saw the
fire kindling, “now,” said I, “Friday
do your best and discharge your piece
as soon as I have fired mine.” We
fired, and reloaded ; in less than five
minutes six of the wretches lay dead
upon the sands, and the other two
leaping into the sea, no doubt were
drowned. I then turned to the five
poor souls who stood trembling, and
expecting me to serve them as I had
the others; but presently I convinced
them of my friendship. I now thought
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poor Friday was really distracted, till
I learned his joy was occasioned by
the sight of his father, who was one
of the five we happily saved,



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The other four were Spaniards, all
prisoners taken in war a few days
before, by the savage nation, and their
practice was to eat all those who fell
into their hands. -
We were now seven in number, and
very fortunately an English merchant
ship, homeward bound, was by con-
trary, winds drove near our island;
we made a large fire in the woods one
night to convince the crew of the
ship the island was inhabited; next
morning twenty sailors came on shore
well armed, we soon convinced them
of our friendship, and treated them
with the best the island produced;
in return they generously took us on
board to Liverpool, from thence I
went to York, but was greatly shocked
at the news I received ; my rambling
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disposition, I found, had brought my
dear fatherand mother to their graves,
tliey both died soon after I left Hull.
I cannot express the agony it causes
in me; I consider myself as the au-
thor of their deaths; and though pro-
perty sufficient is left for me to live
like a gentleman, I cannot have peace
to enjoy it; and at this moment I
really believe myself the most miser-
able object living, and heartily I re-
pent giving way to that restless dis-
position which made mc leave my
parents, as from that hour I date all
the subsequent misfortunes of my life.

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