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other parts of the veffel, all confpire to 

 create tumult and confufion, and to keep 

 alive the moft trembling apprehenfions. At 

 one moment the (Kip is upfet, the next you 

 feel her ftrike upon a rock : fuddenly fhe is 

 lhattered to atoms ; or, foundering, finks to 

 the bottom ; and, while you are abforbed in 

 thefe fenfations, a fea, or heavy fpray breaks 

 over the deck, a threatening wave beats in 

 the quarter gallery, or a rolling mountain 

 dafhes the ftern windows into the cabin. 

 The water now pouring upon you, from 

 every opening, your fears are confirmed by 

 the confufion of the moment, and you feel 

 that the veffel is pofitively finking. It has 

 been my lot to experience, precifely, thefe 

 fenfations. At one time I have hurried upon 

 deck, in the intention of throwing myfelf 

 into the fea, there to cling to a part of the 

 wreck, in the hope of outliving the ftorm : 

 At another I have fat in filence,upon my birth, 

 with the water creeping up to my knees, and, 

 hopelefs of being faved, have refolved to fub- 

 init to my fate, and feek the deep, without 

 ufelefs bewallings. Quickly, the accident 

 has been repaired, and, in the moment of 

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