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Illustrations by John Gilbert from The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island, by Johann David Wyss
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"Our first care was to kneel down and thank God, to whom we owed our lives." from http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/UF/UF00001866/fly4.jpg as displayed by http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=juv;cc=juv;sid=b7c3b67caf6a5189b9273b5a231dc239;rgn=full%20text;idno=UF00001866;a=48;view=jpg;node=UF00001866%3A2;seq=3, Frontispiece for The Swiss family Robinson, or Adventures in a desert island
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"Suddenly we saw Ernest running to us, in great terror, crying, 'A wild boar, papa! a great wild boar!."
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"This succeeded well; a great explosion agitated the air--a torrent of the carbonic acid gas rushed through the opening."
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"Fritz, with a strong hatchet forced the chest open, and we all eagerly crowded to see the contents."
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"We rested in the shade, near a clear stream, and took some refreshment."
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"We saw at the entrance of the cave two large brown bears."
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"Two savages took Francis on their shoulders, and two others took the king in the same way."
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"Six savages with terrible countenances, landed and surrounded us."
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"MAP OF THE HAPPY ISLAND."