My father, a wise and grave man, gave me serious and excellent counsel against what he foresaw was my design. Robinson Crusoe CHAPTER III WRECKED ON A DESERT ISLAND 24 I wrote the English captains widow a full account of all my adventures my slavery, escape. 0 ratings 0 found this document useful (0 votes) 28 views 200 pages. The commands, of my father, and against all the entreaties and persuasions of my mother and other friends, that there to the life of misery which was to. Save Save Robinson-Crusoe-Daniel-Defoe.pdf For Later. What became of my second brother I never knew, any more than my father or mother did know what was become of me.īeing the third son of the family, and not bred to any trade, my head began to be filled very early with rambling thoughts my father, who was very ancient, had given me a competent share of learning,Īs far as house-education and a country free-school generally goes and designed me for the law, but I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea and my inclination to this led me so strongly against the will, I had two elder brothers, one of whom was lieutenant-colonel to an English regiment of foot in Flanders, formerly commanded by the famous Colonel Lockhart, and was killed at the battle near Dunkirk against the Spaniards.
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