Cooper's Novels, Volume 5Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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Page 41
... prisoners of war . That is a fortune which has once befallen me , and no greater calam- ity followed than my having to call myself le Capitaine 4 * * LE FEU - FOLLET . 41 “I have seen enough of these things, Raoul...
... prisoners of war . That is a fortune which has once befallen me , and no greater calam- ity followed than my having to call myself le Capitaine 4 * * LE FEU - FOLLET . 41 “I have seen enough of these things, Raoul...
Page 42
... prisoner in England two years , where , as he often said himself , he staid just long enough to acquire a very respectable acquaintance with the language , if not with the institutions , manners , and religion , when he made his escape ...
... prisoner in England two years , where , as he often said himself , he staid just long enough to acquire a very respectable acquaintance with the language , if not with the institutions , manners , and religion , when he made his escape ...
Page 118
... prisoner until a peace was made ; and I have yet two steps to gain , before I can afford that risk . Then , as to letting Yvard know of my presence here , it would just give him the alarm , and cause us to lose the bird , before we can ...
... prisoner until a peace was made ; and I have yet two steps to gain , before I can afford that risk . Then , as to letting Yvard know of my presence here , it would just give him the alarm , and cause us to lose the bird , before we can ...
Page 204
... prisoner , coming with a last request that he might not be suspended like a thief , but might , at least , die the death of a soldier . It would exceed the limits set to our tale , were we to dwell on the conver- sation which ensued ...
... prisoner , coming with a last request that he might not be suspended like a thief , but might , at least , die the death of a soldier . It would exceed the limits set to our tale , were we to dwell on the conver- sation which ensued ...
Page 205
... prisoner , perceiving that the priest was about to retire ; " it is some contadino , or some tradesman , whose claims have been over- looked . I am happy that he has come ; for one would wish to stand acquitted of injustice , before he ...
... prisoner , perceiving that the priest was about to retire ; " it is some contadino , or some tradesman , whose claims have been over- looked . I am happy that he has come ; for one would wish to stand acquitted of injustice , before he ...
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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...