Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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Page 9
... called the Canal of Piombino , steering easterly . The rigs of the Mediterranean are pro- verbial for their picturesque beauty and quaintness , em . bracing the xebeque , the felucca , the polacre , and the bombarda , or ketch ; all ...
... called the Canal of Piombino , steering easterly . The rigs of the Mediterranean are pro- verbial for their picturesque beauty and quaintness , em . bracing the xebeque , the felucca , the polacre , and the bombarda , or ketch ; all ...
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... called a battery . Nor would the name have been altogether inappropriate , as a small battery was estab lished there , and that , too , in a position which would easily throw a shot two - thirds of a league , into the offing ; or about ...
... called a battery . Nor would the name have been altogether inappropriate , as a small battery was estab lished there , and that , too , in a position which would easily throw a shot two - thirds of a league , into the offing ; or about ...
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... called beautiful , was , in the highest degree , winning and attractive . No one thought of asking her family name ; and she never appeared to deem it necessary to mention it . Ghita was sufficient ; it was familiar to every one ; and ...
... called beautiful , was , in the highest degree , winning and attractive . No one thought of asking her family name ; and she never appeared to deem it necessary to mention it . Ghita was sufficient ; it was familiar to every one ; and ...
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... 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 a mile or more , he tacked ...
... 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 a mile or more , he tacked ...
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... called ze Wing - And - Wing , ' Ala e Ala , ' " giving a very literal translation of the name , in Italian . " Ala e ala ! " repeated they of the quarantine , first look- ing at each other in surprise , and then laughing , though in a ...
... called ze Wing - And - Wing , ' Ala e Ala , ' " giving a very literal translation of the name , in Italian . " Ala e ala ! " repeated they of the quarantine , first look- ing at each other in surprise , and then laughing , though in a ...
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admiral anchor Andrea Barrofaldi answered Raoul appearance boat breeze cabin called canvass Capitano Capri Captain Cuffe Captain Rule Caraccioli Carlo Giuntotardi carronades chase circumstances Clinch coast commander Corsica 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 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...