thousand escapes of wit

I was informed I ſhould meet my dear Anna ſomewhere in theſe woods: I have been ſteering all points of the compaſs, but in vain. However, after having given chaſe to an enemy, ſhall I tamely haul my wind when my miſtreſs is in view? No;—ſhiver my timbers if I do. The man who meanly deſerts his King or his miſtreſs, deſerves to be ſhot for a traitor to both!

She was taught first about wilderness survival including firecraft, sheltercraft, traps and snares, food and water procurement, preservation and purifying and how to improvise when she didn't have the equipment she needed.

He made his point statistically.