 | Theo d'. Haen, Johannes Willem Bertens - 1994 - 376 pagina’s
...salvage tools from the wreck. He spends his time clearing earth and building terraces in the belief that "planting is reserved for those who come after us and have the foresight to bring seed"1"; Defoe's Crusoe throws away what he takes to be a few husks of corn and finds himself providentially... | |
 | John Thieme - 2002 - 210 pagina’s
...phase of imperialism: he spends his time clearing earth and building terraces in the belief that ' "planting is reserved for those who come after us and have the foresight to bring seed" ' (Coetzee 33). Crusoe throws away what he takes to be a few husks of corn and finds himself providentially... | |
 | Sławomir Masłoń - 2007 - 234 pagina’s
...seeds to sow, farming remains for him an almost messianic ideal indefinitely postponed into the future: "the planting is reserved for those who come after us and have the foresight to bring seed" (32). Susan clearly does not find this logic convincing and calls what Cruso spends his time on "a... | |
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The planting is reserved for those who come after us and have the foresight to bring seed. I only clear the ground for them. Clearing ground and piling stones is little enough, but it is better than sitting in idleness. 