Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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Page 74
... Captain Cuffe ; though Captain Flog would have been a better name for him . Yes , the Proserpine , thirty - six , Captain Cuffe , Heaven bless her " " Bah ! this vessel has forty - four guns 74 LE FEU - FOLLET .
... Captain Cuffe ; though Captain Flog would have been a better name for him . Yes , the Proserpine , thirty - six , Captain Cuffe , Heaven bless her " " Bah ! this vessel has forty - four guns 74 LE FEU - FOLLET .
Page 88
... Captain Cuffe , alias Sir Brown , who commanded the Proserpine , not being a man likely to be 88 LE FEU - FOLLET .
... Captain Cuffe , alias Sir Brown , who commanded the Proserpine , not being a man likely to be 88 LE FEU - FOLLET .
Page 89
... Captain Cuffe , that his ruse had so far succeeded as to cause that officer to attribute his unintelligible answer to ignorance , rather than to design . Nevertheless , the frigate did not seem disposed to alter her course ; for ...
... Captain Cuffe , that his ruse had so far succeeded as to cause that officer to attribute his unintelligible answer to ignorance , rather than to design . Nevertheless , the frigate did not seem disposed to alter her course ; for ...
Page 96
... Captain Cuffe had assisted in chasing , and he knew the hopelessness of following such a craft , under circumstances so directly adapted to its qualities . Then he was far from certain that he was pursuing an enemy at all , whatever ...
... Captain Cuffe had assisted in chasing , and he knew the hopelessness of following such a craft , under circumstances so directly adapted to its qualities . Then he was far from certain that he was pursuing an enemy at all , whatever ...
Page 115
... Captain Cuffe , of that ship , the frigate you saw off your harbour this morning , has sent me down in the felucca that got in this evening , to communi- cate intelligence concerning the lugger , which we chased to the southward about ...
... Captain Cuffe , of that ship , the frigate you saw off your harbour this morning , has sent me down in the felucca that got in this evening , to communi- cate intelligence concerning the lugger , which we chased to the southward about ...
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admiral anchor Andrea Barrofaldi answered Raoul appearance boat breeze cabin called canvass Capitano Capri Captain Cuffe Captain Rule Caraccioli Carlo Giuntotardi carronades chase circumstances Clinch coast commander Corsica course craft crew deck duty Eccellenza Elba Elbans enemy English escape Etooelle exclaimed eyes favour feeling felt felucca Feu-Follet Few-Folly fire followed French Frenchman frigate Ghita girl Griffin guns hand hauled heard heart honour hope hour Ischia island Italian Ithuel Jack-o'-Lantern Judge Advocate land le Feu-Follet lieutenant light look lugger Lyon manner mariners Maso matter minutes Monsieur Yvard Naples Nelson never night officer passed podestâ port Porto Ferrajo prisoner Proserpine Raoul Yvard render Ringdove rocks sail seamen seen ship shore side Signor Vice-governatore Sir Frederick Sir Smees smile soon standing stranger tell Terpsichore thee thing thou thought truth vessel Ving-y-Ving Vito Viti Winchester wind wish yawl young
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Page 7 - Fill'd with the face of heaven, which, from afar Comes down upon the waters, all its hues, From the rich sunset to the rising star, Their magical variety diffuse ; And now they change ; a paler shadow strews Its mantle o'er the mountains; parting day Dies like the dolphin, whom each pang imbues With a new colour as it gasps away, The last still loveliest, till — 'tis gone — and all is gray.
Page 168 - Returned the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — "Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.
Page 156 - Wearied, I fell asleep: but now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go Is to stay here; without thee here to stay Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who for my wilful crime art banished hence.
Page 104 - He saw with his own eyes the moon was round, Was also certain that the earth was square, Because he had journey'd fifty miles, and found No sign that it was circular anywhere...