Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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Page 74
... Proserpine ! " repeated Raoul , who was familiar with his shipmate's adventures , and did not require to be told his ... Proserpine ; and the only harm I wish her is , that she were at the bot- tom of the ocean . The Proserpine , thirty ...
... Proserpine ! " repeated Raoul , who was familiar with his shipmate's adventures , and did not require to be told his ... Proserpine ; and the only harm I wish her is , that she were at the bot- tom of the ocean . The Proserpine , thirty ...
Page 75
... Proserpine is French built , and has French legs , too , boots or no boots " . here Ithuel laughed a little , involun- tarily , but his face instantly became serious again " and I have heard she was a sister vessel of the other . So ...
... Proserpine is French built , and has French legs , too , boots or no boots " . here Ithuel laughed a little , involun- tarily , but his face instantly became serious again " and I have heard she was a sister vessel of the other . So ...
Page 83
... Proserpine , the very ship that Ithuel so well knew , made her number . The mystification that was to follow was in much better hands , while conducted by the New - Hampshire man , than it could possibly be in his own . Ithuel answered ...
... Proserpine , the very ship that Ithuel so well knew , made her number . The mystification that was to follow was in much better hands , while conducted by the New - Hampshire man , than it could possibly be in his own . Ithuel answered ...
Page 86
... Proserpine , of forty - four . " Raoul paused a moment ; then he added , laughing in a way to surprise his companion- " Oui - la Proserpine , le Capi- taine Sir Brown ! " " What you can find to amuse you in all this , Raoul , is more ...
... Proserpine , of forty - four . " Raoul paused a moment ; then he added , laughing in a way to surprise his companion- " Oui - la Proserpine , le Capi- taine Sir Brown ! " " What you can find to amuse you in all this , Raoul , is more ...
Page 88
... Proserpine , for Ithuel was right as to the name of the stranger , had got within a league of the entrance of the bay , and had gone about , stretching over to its eastern shore , apparently with the intention to fetch fairly into it ...
... Proserpine , for Ithuel was right as to the name of the stranger , had got within a league of the entrance of the bay , and had gone about , stretching over to its eastern shore , apparently with the intention to fetch fairly into it ...
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Andrea answered appearance believe better boat called Captain Cuffe carry character circumstances Clinch coming commander course craft deck direction doubt duty enemy English escape expected eyes feeling felt felucca Feu-Follet fire followed French frigate Ghita girl give Griffin guns half hand head heard heart honour hope hour island Italian Italy Ithuel land less light look lugger manner matter means mind minutes moment nature necessary Nelson never night object observed occasion officer once passed person podestâ port present prisoner Proserpine question Raoul Yvard reason render returned rocks round sail seemed seen ship side Signor soon sort standing tell thing thou thought true truth turned vessel vice-governatore Vito Viti whole Winchester wind wish 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...