Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... round from the felucca , and was at the stairs in season to say a word to the stranger . " Signore , " said the pilot , " his Eccellenza , the podestâ , has bidden me say to you , that he expects the honour of your company , at his ...
... round from the felucca , and was at the stairs in season to say a word to the stranger . " Signore , " said the pilot , " his Eccellenza , the podestâ , has bidden me say to you , that he expects the honour of your company , at his ...
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... round the room to make things look a little smarter than they ordinarily did ; " he may frequent grander wine - houses than this , but he will hardly find better liquor . " " Poverina ! -Don't think that the podestâ comes here on any ...
... round the room to make things look a little smarter than they ordinarily did ; " he may frequent grander wine - houses than this , but he will hardly find better liquor . " " Poverina ! -Don't think that the podestâ comes here on any ...
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... round , and his very neck , which was bare , though a black silk kerchief was tied loosely round the throat , had a sort of pentagon look about it , that defied all symmetry or grace . His stature was just six feet and an inch , when he ...
... round , and his very neck , which was bare , though a black silk kerchief was tied loosely round the throat , had a sort of pentagon look about it , that defied all symmetry or grace . His stature was just six feet and an inch , when he ...
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James Fenimore Cooper. By this time Ithuel had got his two feet on the round of his seat , his knees spread so as to occupy as much space as an unusual length of leg would permit , and his arms extended on the tops of two chairs , one on ...
James Fenimore Cooper. By this time Ithuel had got his two feet on the round of his seat , his knees spread so as to occupy as much space as an unusual length of leg would permit , and his arms extended on the tops of two chairs , one on ...
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... round him drolly ; " perhaps not exactly the foot - part , and the soles , for they ought , in reason , to be under water ; but every vessel that isn't coppered shows her boot - top - of them , I'll swear I've seen ten thousand , more ...
... round him drolly ; " perhaps not exactly the foot - part , and the soles , for they ought , in reason , to be under water ; but every vessel that isn't coppered shows her boot - top - of them , I'll swear I've seen ten thousand , more ...
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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...