Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... land , as if disposed to steer for the bay , by doubling the promontory . This movement caused the artillerists to suspend their own , and the lugger had fairly come within a mile of the cliffs , ere she lazily turned aside again , and ...
... land , as if disposed to steer for the bay , by doubling the promontory . This movement caused the artillerists to suspend their own , and the lugger had fairly come within a mile of the cliffs , ere she lazily turned aside again , and ...
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... blood of her country , fanned by an air so gentle , that occasionally it blew aside tresses , that seemed to vie with the floss silk of her native land . Had the natural - ringlets been less light , however , so gentle LE FEU - FOLLET . 19.
... blood of her country , fanned by an air so gentle , that occasionally it blew aside tresses , that seemed to vie with the floss silk of her native land . Had the natural - ringlets been less light , however , so gentle LE FEU - FOLLET . 19.
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... lands . " COWPER . It was now nearly dark , and the crowd , having satisfied its idle curiosity , began slowly to disperse . The Signor Viti remained till the last , conceiving it to be his duty to be on the alert , in such troubled ...
... lands . " COWPER . It was now nearly dark , and the crowd , having satisfied its idle curiosity , began slowly to disperse . The Signor Viti remained till the last , conceiving it to be his duty to be on the alert , in such troubled ...
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... land ; but , by the time it was dark , a boat was ready , and it was seen making its way to the common stairs , where one or two of the regular officials were ready to receive it . It is unnecessary to dwell on the forms of the pratique ...
... land ; but , by the time it was dark , a boat was ready , and it was seen making its way to the common stairs , where one or two of the regular officials were ready to receive it . It is unnecessary to dwell on the forms of the pratique ...
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... land . " " Is your craft , then , a king's vessel ; or does she sail with the commission of a corsair ? " " Do I look like a corsair , Signor ? " demanded le Capi- taine Smeet , with an offended air ; " I have reason to feel myself ...
... land . " " Is your craft , then , a king's vessel ; or does she sail with the commission of a corsair ? " " Do I look like a corsair , Signor ? " demanded le Capi- taine Smeet , with an offended air ; " I have reason to feel myself ...
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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...