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thence ; but flie prefently llruck again, 

 and broke her tiller. In this terrifying 

 and critical junfture, to have obferved 

 all the various modes of horror ope- 

 rating according to the feveral charac- 

 ters and complexions amongft us, it 

 was neceflary that the obferver himfelf 

 fliould have been free from all impref- 

 iions of danger. Inftances there were, 

 however, of behaviour fo very remark- 

 able, they could not efcape the notice of 

 any one who was not intirely bereaved 

 of his fenfes 5 for fome were in this con- 

 dition to all intents and purpofes ; parti- 

 cularly one, in the ravings defpair 

 brought upon him, was feen ftalking 

 about the deck, flourifliing a cutlafs over 

 his head, and calling himfelf king of 

 the country, and ftriking every body he 

 came near, till his qompanioas, feeing 

 no other fecurity againft his tyranny, 

 knocked him down. Some, reduced 

 before by long ficknefs and the fcurvy, 



became 



