Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... commander of an English frigate , who had lost so many of his men by the yellow fever , that he seized upon all he could lay his hands on , to supply their places , even Ithuel being acceptable in such a strait . CHAPTER IV . " The ship ...
... commander of an English frigate , who had lost so many of his men by the yellow fever , that he seized upon all he could lay his hands on , to supply their places , even Ithuel being acceptable in such a strait . CHAPTER IV . " The ship ...
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... commander of the little- craft , and the being he occasionally used as a mask to his true purposes . CHAPTER V. " The great contention of the sea and skies Parted our fellowship : But , hark ! a sail . " - Cassio . WHATEVER may have ...
... commander of the little- craft , and the being he occasionally used as a mask to his true purposes . CHAPTER V. " The great contention of the sea and skies Parted our fellowship : But , hark ! a sail . " - Cassio . WHATEVER may have ...
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... commander , while he kept the other himself . In another minute both had levelled their glasses at the stranger , whom each surveyed attentively , for some time , in profound silence . " Pardie ! " exclaimed Raoul , " that ensign is the ...
... commander , while he kept the other himself . In another minute both had levelled their glasses at the stranger , whom each surveyed attentively , for some time , in profound silence . " Pardie ! " exclaimed Raoul , " that ensign is the ...
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... commander , when he shall do me the honour to pay the customary visit , since it would seem to be his serious intention to pay Porto Ferrajo the compli ment of a call . Can you not guess at the name of the frigate ? " " Now I see she is ...
... commander , when he shall do me the honour to pay the customary visit , since it would seem to be his serious intention to pay Porto Ferrajo the compli ment of a call . Can you not guess at the name of the frigate ? " " Now I see she is ...
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... commander of an English ship of war's liking good liquor , Raoul , to prevent suspicion , drew a chair , and asked for his glass . By the conversation that followed , the young privateersman felt satisfied that , though he might have ...
... commander of an English ship of war's liking good liquor , Raoul , to prevent suspicion , drew a chair , and asked for his glass . By the conversation that followed , the young privateersman felt satisfied that , though he might have ...
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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...