Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... minute escaped without a question , or a conjecture , both volubly and quite audibly expressed . The interjections , too , were somewhat numerous , as the guesses were crude and absurd . One said it was a vessel with despatches from ...
... minute escaped without a question , or a conjecture , both volubly and quite audibly expressed . The interjections , too , were somewhat numerous , as the guesses were crude and absurd . One said it was a vessel with despatches from ...
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... 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 air . In five minutes soldiers were 16 LE FEU - FOLLET .
... 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 air . In five minutes soldiers were 16 LE FEU - FOLLET .
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James Fenimore Cooper. with an important air . In five minutes soldiers were scen in the batteries , and preparations were made for levelling an eighteen - pounder in the direction of the stranger . Most of the ... minutes soldiers were ...
James Fenimore Cooper. with an important air . In five minutes soldiers were scen in the batteries , and preparations were made for levelling an eighteen - pounder in the direction of the stranger . Most of the ... minutes soldiers were ...
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... minutes , however , the lugger jibed her mainsail , and then hauled up a little , so as to look more towards the head - land , as if disposed to steer for the bay , by doubling the promontory . This movement caused the artillerists to ...
... minutes , however , the lugger jibed her mainsail , and then hauled up a little , so as to look more towards the head - land , as if disposed to steer for the bay , by doubling the promontory . This movement caused the artillerists to ...
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... minutes shall prove to him how eager I am to salute him ; " then turning to the crew of his boat , he ordered them to return on board the lugger , and not to fail to look out for the signal by which he might call them ashore . ' Maso ...
... minutes shall prove to him how eager I am to salute him ; " then turning to the crew of his boat , he ordered them to return on board the lugger , and not to fail to look out for the signal by which he might call them ashore . ' Maso ...
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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...