The Water-witch: Or, The Skimmer of the SeasStringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... ship should load near every door ; and while the surface of the land just possesses the ine- qualities that are required for health and cleanliness , its bosom is filled with the material most needed in construction . The consequences ...
... ship should load near every door ; and while the surface of the land just possesses the ine- qualities that are required for health and cleanliness , its bosom is filled with the material most needed in construction . The consequences ...
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... ship were to be seen , faintly relieved by the verdant back - ground of the heights of Staten Island . A little cloud floated over this object , and then an answering signal came dull and rumbling to the town . The flag that the cruiser ...
... ship were to be seen , faintly relieved by the verdant back - ground of the heights of Staten Island . A little cloud floated over this object , and then an answering signal came dull and rumbling to the town . The flag that the cruiser ...
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... ship Coquette , he rolled his glance over the persons of his companions , suffering it to rest , a mo- ment , with a secret significance , on the steady eye of the burgher . " Well- " he continued , " the sloop answers for a floating ...
... ship Coquette , he rolled his glance over the persons of his companions , suffering it to rest , a mo- ment , with a secret significance , on the steady eye of the burgher . " Well- " he continued , " the sloop answers for a floating ...
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... ship of twenty guns , lay abreast of the hamlet on the shores of Stat . en Island , which was the destination of the ferry boat . Here was the usual anchorage of outward bound ships , which awaited a change of wind ; and it was here ...
... ship of twenty guns , lay abreast of the hamlet on the shores of Stat . en Island , which was the destination of the ferry boat . Here was the usual anchorage of outward bound ships , which awaited a change of wind ; and it was here ...
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... ship ? If the Queen knew how her money was eaten and drunk , by the idle knaves aboard her , she would send them all to hunt for freebooters among the islands . Look at the land , Alida , child , and you'll think no more of the fright ...
... ship ? If the Queen knew how her money was eaten and drunk , by the idle knaves aboard her , she would send them all to hunt for freebooters among the islands . Look at the land , Alida , child , and you'll think no more of the fright ...
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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.