The Interesting Narrative of the Life of…

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The author is carried to Virginia -- His distress -- Surprise at seeing a picture and a watch -- Is bought by Captain Pascal, and sets out for England -- His terror during the voyage -- Arrives in England -- His wonder at a fall of snow -- Is sent to Guernsey, and in some time goes on board a ship of war with his master -- Some account of the expedition against Louisbourg under the command of Admiral Boscawen, in 1758 .

I now totally lost the small remains of comfort I had enjoyed in conversing with my countrymen; the women too, who used to wash and take care of me, were all gone different ways, and I never saw one of them afterwards.

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