The Water-witch: Or, The Skimmer of the SeasStringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... enter my grounds , let him expect to pay a visit to the city Provost . What do the wild - cats mean ? Do they think that the geldings were bought in Holland , with charges for breaking in , shipment , insurance , freight , and risk of ...
... enter my grounds , let him expect to pay a visit to the city Provost . What do the wild - cats mean ? Do they think that the geldings were bought in Holland , with charges for breaking in , shipment , insurance , freight , and risk of ...
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... enter- prises of all who come of the Low Countries ! " 66 der . " They are industrious to earn , and slow to squan- " That expenditure is the ruin of many a worthy subject ! And yet accident - chance -- fortune - or whatever you may ...
... enter- prises of all who come of the Low Countries ! " 66 der . " They are industrious to earn , and slow to squan- " That expenditure is the ruin of many a worthy subject ! And yet accident - chance -- fortune - or whatever you may ...
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... enter one that ran along the ridge , which crowned the land , in that quarter of the island . Here he soon stopped before the door of a house which , in that provincial town , had alto- gether the air of a patrician dwelling . Two false ...
... enter one that ran along the ridge , which crowned the land , in that quarter of the island . Here he soon stopped before the door of a house which , in that provincial town , had alto- gether the air of a patrician dwelling . Two false ...
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... enter , how ever , the Alderman placed his back against the iron railing of the stoop , and opened a discourse with the negro . The latter was aged , with a head that was grizzled , a nose that was levelled nearly to the plane of his ...
... enter , how ever , the Alderman placed his back against the iron railing of the stoop , and opened a discourse with the negro . The latter was aged , with a head that was grizzled , a nose that was levelled nearly to the plane of his ...
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... entered into the views of the Alderman , with more than a usual relish for the duty . He heard the cracking of the dried twigs beneath the footstep of him who followed ; and in order that there might be no chance of miss- ing the ...
... entered into the views of the Alderman , with more than a usual relish for the duty . He heard the cracking of the dried twigs beneath the footstep of him who followed ; and in order that there might be no chance of miss- ing the ...
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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.