; , asIthought, fullytomymind, Ihadagreatdesiretomakeamoreperfectdiscoveryoftheisland, andtoseewhatotherproductionsImightfind, whichIyetknewnothingof.
, where, asIhinted, , thatthetidedidnotflowanyhigher, andthatitwasnomorethanalittlebrookofrunningwater, veryfreshandgood; butthisbeingthedryseason, therewashardlyanywaterinsomepartsofit—atleastnotenoughtoruninanystream, , plain, smooth, andcoveredwithgrass; andontherisingpartsofthem, nexttothehighergrounds, wherethewater, asmightbesupposed, neveroverflowed, Ifoundagreatdealoftobacco, green, , whichIhadnonotionoforunderstandingabout, thatmight, perhaps, havevirtuesoftheirown, , whichtheIndians, inallthatclimate, maketheirbreadof, , -canes, butwild, and, forwantofcultivation, , andcameback, musingwithmyselfwhatcourseImighttaketoknowthevirtueandgoodnessofanyofthefruitsorplantswhichIshoulddiscover, butcouldbringittonoconclusion; for, inshort, IhadmadesolittleobservationwhileIwasintheBrazils, thatIknewlittleoftheplantsinthefield; atleast, verylittlethatmightservetoanypurposenowinmydistress.