20 x0 0 I was very seldom idle’ Afier landing safely on shore, Robinson begins to work hard to build himself a shelter, to make tools and grow crops. He also reads the Bible to find comfort and guidance. began to exercise myself with new thoughts; I daily read the word of God, and apply’ all the comforts of it to my present state, One morning, being very sad, I opened. the Bible upon these words, I will never, never leave thee, nor forsake thee’; immediately it occurred that these words were to fi@; why else should they be directed in such a manner, just at the moment when I was mourning’ over my condition, as one forsaken of God and. man? ‘Well, then? said I, ‘if God does not forsake me, of what ill! consequence can it be, or ‘what matters it, though the world should all forsake me, seeing on the other hand, if I had all the world, and should lose the favour and blessing’ of God, there wou'd be no comparison in the loss'?" From this moment I began to conclude in fif mind that it was possible for me to be ‘more happy in this f6FSaKen, solitary condition than it was probable I should ever have been in any other particular state in the world; and with this thought I was going to give thanks to God for bringing me to this place. I know not what it was, but something shocked my mind at that thought, and I durst not’ speak the words. ‘How canst thou become such a hypocrite; said I, even audibly, ‘to pretend to be thankful for a/GOHGIEION which, however' thou mayest endeavour” to be contented with, thoulwouldst rather pray heartily to beldelivered fom?’ So I stopped there; but though I could not say I thanked God for being there, yet I sincerely gave thanks to God for opening my eyes, by whatever afflicting providences", to see the former condition of my life, and to mourn for my wickedness", and repent™, I never opened the Bible, or shut it, but my very soul within me blessed God for directing my friend in England, without any order of mine, to pack it up among my goods; and for assisting me afterwards to save it out of the wreck" of the ship. ‘Thus, and in this disposition of mind, I began my thif@iVAls and though I have not given the reader the trouble of so particular an account of my works this year as the first, yet in general it may be observed that Eas very seldom idle; but having FEgulaHlyaivided my time, according to the several daily employments that were before me, such as, fifSt, my duty to God, and the reading the Scriptures, which I constantly set apart some time for thFi€8"* (SRA: SECOHALY, thre going abroad with my gun for food, which generally took me up thfeelhOuFS in every morning, when it did not rain; EhiFAIY, the ordering, cutting, preserving, and cooking what I had killed or caught for my supply" these took up great part of the day. Also, itis to be considered, that in the middle of the day, when the sun was in the zenith, the violence of the heat was too great to stir out™; so that about fOWEIHOUES in the evening was all the time [eould be Supposed t6 WOFK In; with this exception, that sometimes I changed my hours of hunting and working, and went to work in the morning, and abroad with my gun in the afternoon. ‘To this short time allowed for IabOUE I desire may be added HE@XGe6ding lAbOHOUSHES ‘GfimyWOFK; the many hours which, for WaRFOF tools" /Want’Of help, and want of skill, everything I did took up out of my time. For example, I was fll swo/aitd Forty days in making a board!” for a long shelf, which I wanted in my cave; whereas, {WOSAWVEIS”, with their tools and a saw-pit", would have cut §i€ of them out of the same tree in Halladay. 0 B 4 8 6 " Is » 20 2 2 2 2 25 26 u 28 30 idle, In oxi, nor forsake thee. Né i abbandoners, was mourning. Piangevo. ill, Cativa, blessing. Benedizione. Toss. Perita. {Ldurst not. Non osi however. Pee quanto thou mayest endeavour. “Tu possastorzati thou... from, Pregherestt ardentemente di esserne Iibersto. aflicting providences. ‘ABlizion. wickedness. Cattveria, immoral repent. Pentrm wreck. Reltio. thrice, Tre vole. supply. Fornitura stir out. Andare fuori, ‘want of tools. Mancanza diateezz sawyers. Segantini (coloro che Segano la legna). saw-pit. Cavalletto, broad. Larga. bows. Ram twa log or plece of timber. ‘Aun ceppo 0 a una trav. hacking and hewing. Lavoro con Taccettae intaglio. chips. Schegge, smooth and flat Liscio epiatto. plank. Tavola viz, Valea dire. notwithstanding. ‘Nonostante Asse,2.19% century astra rg Robinson Crusoe busing his first dweling MERSEWASIERE: it was to be a large tree which was to be cut down, because my board was to be a broad” one. This tree I was IHRE AayTALCuLLINg BOW, and {WOHROTE cutting off the bows’ and reducing it to a log or piece of timber*. With inexpressible hacking and hewing” I reduced both the sides of it into chips* till itbegan to be light enough to move; then I turned it, and made one side of it smooth and flat” as a board from end to end; then, turning that side downward, cut the other side, till I brought the plank* to be abou ind smooth on both sides. ‘Any one may judge the labour of my hands in such a piece of work; but ‘carryd me through that and many other things. I only observe this in particular, to shew the reason why SUCH OP iy linie WERE away With SOME WORK, viz.” that what might be a little to be done with help and tools, was &¥aSt labour and fequired a prodigious time to dolalone, and by hand. But notwithstanding® this, with patience and labour I got through everything that my circumstances made necessary to me to do, as will appear by what follows. GEES EI EAD the tox and writ aheaing to each paragraph BB 100K at the visual analysis of the text and write down what each highlight and colour represents in the spaces provided. my duty EB iscuss the rotowing questions in pairs ha spect of Rebingons characteris reveaed? 2 How does Robinson regard his shipwreck on the island in the light of God's will? 3 What does the Bible represent? 4 How does Robinson consider nature? Haw daas Rabinson’s approach to his new condition reflect, the ideology of the 18° century? & What da you think the message af the text is? 7. Which features of the Puritan mind are present in the text? Bh 90427 usten and complete the summary of the text. Ej Robinson begins to read the Bible every day in order to find out God's (a1 about him. He begins to feel as if his @ life was indeed happier than the existence he had been ving in rr ‘Therefore he thanks God for bringing hiry to the ta) Robinson starts his (8) year on the island and explains in great detail his daily (61 which consists mainly of reading the Bible m times a day, te) food every morning for three hours, and preserving and cooking the animals he shoots or the fruits and vegetables he picks. Robinson is also busy improving his fortress. He works very hard ta build a shelf without o long time since he has to cut down a big tree However, he finally manages to buld it because of his (10) and determination It takes him a