Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... guns in the battery loaded , as usual ? ” The answer being in the affirmative , there was a hurried consultation among some of the principal men in the crowd , and then the podestâ walked towards the government - house with an important ...
... guns in the battery loaded , as usual ? ” The answer being in the affirmative , there was a hurried consultation among some of the principal men in the crowd , and then the podestâ walked towards the government - house with an important ...
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... gun was discharged . Though all her companions uttered invocations to the saints , and other exclamations , and some even crouched to the earth in terror , Ghita , the most delicate of any , in appearance , and with more real ...
... gun was discharged . Though all her companions uttered invocations to the saints , and other exclamations , and some even crouched to the earth in terror , Ghita , the most delicate of any , in appearance , and with more real ...
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... gun from the bat- teries could be brought to bear on him ; while his own shot , had he been disposed to hostility , would have completely raked the little haven . But Vito Viti , though so enthusiastic an admirer of the art , was no ...
... gun from the bat- teries could be brought to bear on him ; while his own shot , had he been disposed to hostility , would have completely raked the little haven . But Vito Viti , though so enthusiastic an admirer of the art , was no ...
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... guns , before they will hurt le Feu - Follet , where she lies . I never leave my little Jack - o'Lantern * within ... gun from any battery in Porto Ferrajo can as much as frighten , much less harm her . " " I know her position , Raoul ...
... guns , before they will hurt le Feu - Follet , where she lies . I never leave my little Jack - o'Lantern * within ... gun from any battery in Porto Ferrajo can as much as frighten , much less harm her . " " I know her position , Raoul ...
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... gun frowning in each . Although the hammocks were not stowed , and the hammock - cloths had that empty and un- dressed - look which is so common to a man - of - war in the night , it was apparent that the ship had an upper - deck , with ...
... gun frowning in each . Although the hammocks were not stowed , and the hammock - cloths had that empty and un- dressed - look which is so common to a man - of - war in the night , it was apparent that the ship had an upper - deck , with ...
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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...