Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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Page 15
... manner , and with an affable smile , " as this is not an affair that is likely to go to the higher courts at Florence , your explanations may be taken as sufficient , and I have no wish to disturb them - a lugger , is a lugger . " " Si ...
... manner , and with an affable smile , " as this is not an affair that is likely to go to the higher courts at Florence , your explanations may be taken as sufficient , and I have no wish to disturb them - a lugger , is a lugger . " " Si ...
Page 17
... manner of the soldiers , by turning to watch the flight of the shot , though she clasped her hands as she did so , and ap- peared to await the result with trembling . The few seconds of suspense were soon past , when the ball was seen ...
... manner of the soldiers , by turning to watch the flight of the shot , though she clasped her hands as she did so , and ap- peared to await the result with trembling . The few seconds of suspense were soon past , when the ball was seen ...
Page 18
... manner scem deranged at the salutation they had just received . After a few minutes , however , the lugger jibed her mainsail , and then hauled up a little , so as to look more towards the head - land , as if disposed to steer for the ...
... manner scem deranged at the salutation they had just received . After a few minutes , however , the lugger jibed her mainsail , and then hauled up a little , so as to look more towards the head - land , as if disposed to steer for the ...
Page 19
... manner just mentioned , one of those light craft has a very close resemblance to the gull or the hawk , as it poises itself in the air , or is swooping down upon its prey . The lugger has less of the beauty that adorns a picture ...
... manner just mentioned , one of those light craft has a very close resemblance to the gull or the hawk , as it poises itself in the air , or is swooping down upon its prey . The lugger has less of the beauty that adorns a picture ...
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... manner to show it was not the first time he had heard it ; " ze Ving - y - Ving ; that is a poetical appella- tion , Signor Capitano ; may I presume to ask what it sig- nifies ? " " Ala e ala , in your Italian , Mister Vice ...
... manner to show it was not the first time he had heard it ; " ze Ving - y - Ving ; that is a poetical appella- tion , Signor Capitano ; may I presume to ask what it sig- nifies ? " " Ala e ala , in your Italian , Mister Vice ...
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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...