Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... wind wing - and - wing , as seamen term it , or with a sail fanning like the heavy pinions of a sea - fowl , on each side , betrayed her pursuits ; and , as has been intimated , the mariners on the shore , who watched her movements ...
... wind wing - and - wing , as seamen term it , or with a sail fanning like the heavy pinions of a sea - fowl , on each side , betrayed her pursuits ; and , as has been intimated , the mariners on the shore , who watched her movements ...
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... wind , and then fall- ing off again , like a dolphin at its sports , when the radiance of the pleasure that glowed about her soft blue eyes , rendered the girl perfectly beautiful . But none of these passing expressions were noted by ...
... wind , and then fall- ing off again , like a dolphin at its sports , when the radiance of the pleasure that glowed about her soft blue eyes , rendered the girl perfectly beautiful . But none of these passing expressions were noted by ...
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... wind is so light . As for knowing a lugger from a felucca , it is as easy as to know a house from a church ; or one of the reverend padri , in the streets , from a mariner . ” " Ay , so I would have told ' Maso on the spot , had the ...
... wind is so light . As for knowing a lugger from a felucca , it is as easy as to know a house from a church ; or one of the reverend padri , in the streets , from a mariner . ” " Ay , so I would have told ' Maso on the spot , had the ...
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... wind wing - and - wing , or with a sail expanded to the air on each side of her hull , a disposition of the canvass ... wind , when close hauled , and render her what is termed weatherly . On the present occasion , there could scarcely ...
... wind wing - and - wing , or with a sail expanded to the air on each side of her hull , a disposition of the canvass ... wind , when close hauled , and render her what is termed weatherly . On the present occasion , there could scarcely ...
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... wind's eye , if that could be called wind , which was still little more than the sighing of the classical zephyr . His motion was neces- sarily slow , but it continued light , easy , and graceful . After passing the entrance of the port ...
... wind's eye , if that could be called wind , which was still little more than the sighing of the classical zephyr . His motion was neces- sarily slow , but it continued light , easy , and graceful . After passing the entrance of the port ...
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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...