The Water-witch: Or, The Skimmer of the SeasStringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... less , mercenary , violent , and selfish nature , that the self - styled masters of the continent hesitated to commit , when removed from the immediate responsibilities of the society in which they had been educated . The Drakes ...
... less , mercenary , violent , and selfish nature , that the self - styled masters of the continent hesitated to commit , when removed from the immediate responsibilities of the society in which they had been educated . The Drakes ...
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... less opinion of themselves , they would find it very tolerable breath ing in the plantations . But the conceited rogues are like the man who blew the bellows , and fancied he made the music ; and there is never a hobbling imp f them all ...
... less opinion of themselves , they would find it very tolerable breath ing in the plantations . But the conceited rogues are like the man who blew the bellows , and fancied he made the music ; and there is never a hobbling imp f them all ...
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... less adventurous , as mariners , than their present de- scendants . A passage across the bay did not often occur in the tranquil lives of the burghers ; and it is still within the memory of man , that a voyage be- tween the two ...
... less adventurous , as mariners , than their present de- scendants . A passage across the bay did not often occur in the tranquil lives of the burghers ; and it is still within the memory of man , that a voyage be- tween the two ...
Página 33
... less bent on clamor . " A thousand windy trumpeters would be silence it- self , compared to such a pair of lungs ! How now Master Schipper , is this your punctuality , to start THE WATER - WITCH . 33 CHAPTER III. ...
... less bent on clamor . " A thousand windy trumpeters would be silence it- self , compared to such a pair of lungs ! How now Master Schipper , is this your punctuality , to start THE WATER - WITCH . 33 CHAPTER III. ...
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... less air , the decision , and the manly attitudes of so fine a specimen of a seaman , that might have at- tracted notice from those who were more practised in the world than the little crowd of admirers he left behind him . With an easy ...
... less air , the decision , and the manly attitudes of so fine a specimen of a seaman , that might have at- tracted notice from those who were more practised in the world than the little crowd of admirers he left behind him . With an easy ...
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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.