Cooper's Novels, Volume 9Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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Pagina 18
... head turned to the southwest , or down the stream , and conse- quently facing the young flood . Nothing seemed to connect the vessel with the land but a broad gangway plank , to which Mulford had attached life - lines , with more care ...
... head turned to the southwest , or down the stream , and conse- quently facing the young flood . Nothing seemed to connect the vessel with the land but a broad gangway plank , to which Mulford had attached life - lines , with more care ...
Pagina 19
... head so low and sorrowful like , as a horse has a right to do dat has to drag a cab about this big town . My eye ! what a horse it is , sir ! " Josh was right , not only as to the gray horse that carried his head " sorrowful like ...
... head so low and sorrowful like , as a horse has a right to do dat has to drag a cab about this big town . My eye ! what a horse it is , sir ! " Josh was right , not only as to the gray horse that carried his head " sorrowful like ...
Pagina 21
... head off shore . The people at the spring pulled away with all their force , and got sufficient motion on their vessel to overcome the tide , and to give the rudder an influ- The latter was put hard a - starboard , and helped to cast ...
... head off shore . The people at the spring pulled away with all their force , and got sufficient motion on their vessel to overcome the tide , and to give the rudder an influ- The latter was put hard a - starboard , and helped to cast ...
Pagina 33
... head- braces . An old and trustworthy seaman , who acted as a sort of boatswain , had the charge on the forecastle , and was to tend the sheets and tack . His name was Rove . " See all clear , " called out Spike . " D'ye hear there ...
... head- braces . An old and trustworthy seaman , who acted as a sort of boatswain , had the charge on the forecastle , and was to tend the sheets and tack . His name was Rove . " See all clear , " called out Spike . " D'ye hear there ...
Pagina 34
... head was still full of the boat . The danger he had just escaped as Scylla met him as Charybdis . The boatswain again roared to go about . The order was given as the vessel began to pitch in a heavy swell . At the next instant she ...
... head was still full of the boat . The danger he had just escaped as Scylla met him as Charybdis . The boatswain again roared to go about . The order was given as the vessel began to pitch in a heavy swell . At the next instant she ...
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
a'ter anchor answered appeared ashore aunt aunty better Biddy boat boatswain brig brig's brigantine cabin called canvas Captain Mull Captain Spike circumstance course craft danger dear deck distance Don Juan Don Wan doubloons Dry Tortugas duty eyes fancied feel flour forecastle foresail half hand Harry Mulford heard hope hour hydropathy instant island islets Jack Tier Josh keep Key West knew light light-house look Madam Budd mainsail manner masts matter Mexican mile minutes Miss Rose Molly Swash Mona Passage never night once passage passed Poughkeepsie reef relict returned rock Rose Budd Rose's sail schooner seemed seen Señor Montefalderon ship side sloop-of-war soon sort spot state-room steamer Stephen Spike steward's assistant stood tell thing thought turned Uncle vessel Wallace watch wind windward wish wreck yards yawl young mate
Populaire passages
Pagina 3 - The night has been unruly : where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down : and, as they say, Lamentings heard i' the air ; strange screams of death: And, prophesying with accents terrible Of dire combustion and confused events, New hatch'd to the woeful time, The obscure bird clamour'd the live-long night : Some say the earth was feverous, and did shake.
Pagina 1 - Ay, now am I in Arden ; the more fool I : when I was at home, I was in a better place : but travellers must be content.
Pagina 63 - The western wave was all a-flame; The day was well nigh done! Almost upon the western wave Rested the broad bright Sun; When that strange shape drove suddenly Betwixt us and the Sun. And...
Pagina 188 - MAN hath a weary pilgrimage As through the world he wends, On every stage from youth to age Still discontent attends ; With heaviness he casts his eye Upon the road before, And still remembers with a sigh The days that are no more.
Pagina 185 - Don't grudge a poor morthal half a minute of lite, at the last moment," answered Biddy. " It's not long that I'll throuble ye, and so no more need be said.