The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World): Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, From the Year 1740, Till Their Arrival in Eng

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Excerpt from The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World): Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, From the Year 1740, Till Their Arrival in England, 1746

It is to be hoped fome little amends may be made by fuch an infight as is given into the interior part of the coun try; and I find what I have put down has had the good fortune to be pleafing to fome of my friends; infomuch that the only fault Ihave yet had laid to my papers is, that of being too {hort in the article of the Spanifh fettlements. But here I mufi fay, I have been dubious of the partiality of my friends; and, as I think, jufily fearful left the world in general, who may perhaps find compaf {ion and indulgence for a protrac''ted tale of difirefs, may not give the fame allow ance to a luxurious imagination tri umphing in a''change of fortune, and.

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Language - English

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John Byron


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ISBN - 9780267704668

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm

Page Count - 274

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