The Water-witch: Or, The Skimmer of the SeasStringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... continued a century longer , there would have existed in the very heart of the Union a people opposed to its establishment , by their language , origin , and habits . The conquest of the English in 1663 , though unjust and iniquitous in ...
... continued a century longer , there would have existed in the very heart of the Union a people opposed to its establishment , by their language , origin , and habits . The conquest of the English in 1663 , though unjust and iniquitous in ...
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... continued growth , that has no parallel even in the history of this extraordinary and fortunate country , has already raised the insig- nificant provincial town of the last century to the level of the second - rate cities of the other ...
... continued growth , that has no parallel even in the history of this extraordinary and fortunate country , has already raised the insig- nificant provincial town of the last century to the level of the second - rate cities of the other ...
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... continued in a rich full - mouthed Dutch , the proprietor of the dwell- ing , who had evidently been giving a leave - taking charge to his principal slave , before quitting the house- - " Thrift hath made many a man rich , but it never ...
... continued in a rich full - mouthed Dutch , the proprietor of the dwell- ing , who had evidently been giving a leave - taking charge to his principal slave , before quitting the house- - " Thrift hath made many a man rich , but it never ...
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... continued the Alderman , rubbing his hands ; “ be- sides the manor . " " Which is no paddock ! " " It reaches from the Hudson to the line of Massa- chusetts . A hundred thousand acres of hill and bot- tom , and well peopled by frugal ...
... continued the Alderman , rubbing his hands ; “ be- sides the manor . " " Which is no paddock ! " " It reaches from the Hudson to the line of Massa- chusetts . A hundred thousand acres of hill and bot- tom , and well peopled by frugal ...
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... continued to give forth the signal for departure . " Put up the conch , thou bawler ! " cried the Al derman , giving the younker a rap on his naked poll , in passing , with the end of his cane , that might have disturbed the harmony of ...
... continued to give forth the signal for departure . " Put up the conch , thou bawler ! " cried the Al derman , giving the younker a rap on his naked poll , in passing , with the end of his cane , that might have disturbed the harmony of ...
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Alderman Van Beverout Alida Alide answer appeared beautiful belle Bar belle Barbérie boat bowsprit breeze brigantine burgher cabin canvas Captain Ludlow character chase coast colony color commander companion Coquette countenance Cour des Fées Cove crew dealer in contraband deck duty Eudora favor feel François free-trader glance hand head heard hope hour island la belle Barbérie lady land less light light sails look lord Lust in Rust Mam'selle manner mariner Master Seadrift masts ment midshipman minutes mistress Monsieur movements Myndert nature never niece night ocean officer Oloff Van Staats opinions passed Patroon of Kinderhook periagua Queen Queen Anne returned rigging rogue royal cruiser sails sea-green seaman seemed seen ship shore Skimmer smile smuggler spars speak stood stranger Thomas Tiller thou thought Tiller tion trade troon truth Trysail uttered vessel visible voice watch Water-Witch wind wish yawl
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Página 83 - He lent me counsel, and I lent him eyes. I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash'd with the farthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.
Página 4 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Página 70 - But methinks he should stand in fear of fire, being burnt i' the hand for stealing of sheep. [Aside. CADE. Be brave then ; for your captain is brave, and vows reformation. There shall be, in England, seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny : the threehooped pot shall have ten hoops ; and I will make it felony to drink small beer: all the realm shall be in common, and in Cheapside shall my palfrey go to grass.