The Wing-and-wing, Or, Le Feu-follet: A Tale, Volumes 1-2Lea and Blanchard, 1842 |
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... favour , just then , in France , to get a vessel so obviously superior to the ordinary craft of the Mediterra- nean , to carry them about . While a third , more imagina- tive than either , ventured to doubt whether it was a vessel at ...
... favour , just then , in France , to get a vessel so obviously superior to the ordinary craft of the Mediterra- nean , to carry them about . While a third , more imagina- tive than either , ventured to doubt whether it was a vessel at ...
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... the other's countenance . " Signor Capitano , " observed the magistrate , " the deputy . governor is at his residence , on the hill , and he will expect me to do him the favour to bring you thither 26 LF FEU - FOLLET :
... the other's countenance . " Signor Capitano , " observed the magistrate , " the deputy . governor is at his residence , on the hill , and he will expect me to do him the favour to bring you thither 26 LF FEU - FOLLET :
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A Tale James Fenimore Cooper. me to do him the favour to bring you thither , that he may do you the honours of the port , ' " " This was said so civilly , and was , in itself , both so reason- able and so much in conformity with usage ...
A Tale James Fenimore Cooper. me to do him the favour to bring you thither , that he may do you the honours of the port , ' " " This was said so civilly , and was , in itself , both so reason- able and so much in conformity with usage ...
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... favour of Andrea Barrofaldi's adminis- tration of justice ; he had made it safe for the gentle , the feeble and the poor , equally , to move about the island by day or by night ; it seldom happening that so great an enemy to peace and ...
... favour of Andrea Barrofaldi's adminis- tration of justice ; he had made it safe for the gentle , the feeble and the poor , equally , to move about the island by day or by night ; it seldom happening that so great an enemy to peace and ...
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... favour among those who deny there were any just grounds for a protest at all . That Luther had ever been a Romanist , was perfectly won- derful , even in the eyes of Vito Viti . " Signore , you would hardly mislead these honest people ...
... favour among those who deny there were any just grounds for a protest at all . That Luther had ever been a Romanist , was perfectly won- derful , even in the eyes of Vito Viti . " Signore , you would hardly mislead these honest people ...
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admiral anchor Andrea Barrofaldi answered Raoul appearance boat breeze cabin called canvass Capri Captain Cuffe Captain Rule Caraccioli Carlo Giuntotardi carronades chase circumstances Clinch coast commander Corsica countenance 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 color as it gasps away, The last still loveliest, till — 'tis gone — and all is gray.
Page 164 - 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 127 - And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all temples the upright heart and pure...
Page 172 - A justice of the peace, for the time being, They bow to, but may turn him out next year : They reverence their priest, but, disagreeing In price or creed, dismiss him without fear ; They have a natural talent for foreseeing And knowing all things ; and should PARK appear From his long tour in Africa, to show The Niger's source, they'd meet him with — "We know...
Page 187 - If ever you have looked on better days, If ever been where bells have knolled to church, If ever sat at any good man's feast, If ever from your eyelids wiped a tear And know what 'tis to pity and be pitied, Let gentleness my strong enforcement be : In the which hope I blush, and hide my sword.
Page 152 - 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 87 - I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear, Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes, Or lurking love of something on the earth.
Page 218 - Sleep, sleep, thou sad one, on the sea ! The wash of waters lulls thee now ; His arm no more will pillow thee, Thy hand upon his brow. He is not near, to hush thee, or to save. The ground is his — the sea must be thy grave.