Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... decks of feluccas , or at other points that commanded the view , the stranger was seen gliding past , in the centre of the wide and deep bay , with his jigger hauled out , and his sheets aft , looking up nearly into the wind's eye , if ...
... decks of feluccas , or at other points that commanded the view , the stranger was seen gliding past , in the centre of the wide and deep bay , with his jigger hauled out , and his sheets aft , looking up nearly into the wind's eye , if ...
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... deck of the Feu - Follet , gave the first intimation that any one was stirring in or near the haven . If there had been a watch on board that craft , throughout the night — and doubt- less such had been the case- it had been kept in so ...
... deck of the Feu - Follet , gave the first intimation that any one was stirring in or near the haven . If there had been a watch on board that craft , throughout the night — and doubt- less such had been the case- it had been kept in so ...
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... decks , while Ithuel seated him- self on a knight - head , and , his chin resting on his hand , he sat ruminating , in bitterness of spirit , like Milton's devil , in some of his dire cogitations , on the atrocious wrong of which he had ...
... decks , while Ithuel seated him- self on a knight - head , and , his chin resting on his hand , he sat ruminating , in bitterness of spirit , like Milton's devil , in some of his dire cogitations , on the atrocious wrong of which he had ...
Page 73
... deck , with quarter - deck and forecastle batteries ; or , in other words , that she was a frigate . As she had opened the town of Porto Ferrajo several minutes before she was herself seen from the Feu - Follet , an ensign was hanging ...
... deck , with quarter - deck and forecastle batteries ; or , in other words , that she was a frigate . As she had opened the town of Porto Ferrajo several minutes before she was herself seen from the Feu - Follet , an ensign was hanging ...
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... deck ; and four more carronades , with two barkers , for'ard . She'd just extinguish your Jack - o'Lantern , Mon- sieur Rule , at one broadside ; for what are ten twelve - pound carronades , and seventy men , to such a frigate ? " " I ...
... deck ; and four more carronades , with two barkers , for'ard . She'd just extinguish your Jack - o'Lantern , Mon- sieur Rule , at one broadside ; for what are ten twelve - pound carronades , and seventy men , to such a frigate ? " " I ...
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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...