Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... believe . We have endeavoured to assign the higher and most enduring quality to that portion of the race , in which we are persuaded it is the most likely to be found . This is the seventh sea - tale we have ventured to offer to the ...
... believe . We have endeavoured to assign the higher and most enduring quality to that portion of the race , in which we are persuaded it is the most likely to be found . This is the seventh sea - tale we have ventured to offer to the ...
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... believe it is a real vessel . " Had The others laughed , and , after a good deal of eager chat- tering on the subject , it was quite generally admitted that the stranger was a bona fide craft , of some species or an- other , though all ...
... believe it is a real vessel . " Had The others laughed , and , after a good deal of eager chat- tering on the subject , it was quite generally admitted that the stranger was a bona fide craft , of some species or an- other , though all ...
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... believe he has ; but I know little of his affairs . The time has come , however , when I ought to expect him . See , Eccellenza , " a title that never failed to mollify the magistrate , and turn his attention from others entirely to ...
... believe he has ; but I know little of his affairs . The time has come , however , when I ought to expect him . See , Eccellenza , " a title that never failed to mollify the magistrate , and turn his attention from others entirely to ...
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... believe you capable of ap- pearing in so unworthy a character ; and that , too , in a very brief conversation . We book - worms , " added Andrea Barrofaldi , with a glance of triumph at his neighbour , for he now expected to give the ...
... believe you capable of ap- pearing in so unworthy a character ; and that , too , in a very brief conversation . We book - worms , " added Andrea Barrofaldi , with a glance of triumph at his neighbour , for he now expected to give the ...
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... believe this , when he hears it . Signor Viti promised to meet me here , after he has had a conversation with the vice - gover- natore ; and we may now expect him every minute . " " Il Signor Podestâ will be welcome , " said Benedetta ...
... believe this , when he hears it . Signor Viti promised to meet me here , after he has had a conversation with the vice - gover- natore ; and we may now expect him every minute . " " Il Signor Podestâ will be welcome , " said Benedetta ...
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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...