Cooper's Works, Volumen12Stringer and Townsend, 1855 |
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... called upon to explain away this breach of parlia mentary decorum , the punster had gotten rid of the matter , by describing his opponent to be " short , solid and sturdy , in stature ; full , flushed and funny , in face ; and proud ...
... called upon to explain away this breach of parlia mentary decorum , the punster had gotten rid of the matter , by describing his opponent to be " short , solid and sturdy , in stature ; full , flushed and funny , in face ; and proud ...
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... called the Broadway , our adventurers de- scended into a lower quarter of the town , holding free converse by the way . 66 He " That Cupid is a negro to keep the roof on a house , in its maste ' s absence , Patroon , " observed the ...
... called the Broadway , our adventurers de- scended into a lower quarter of the town , holding free converse by the way . 66 He " That Cupid is a negro to keep the roof on a house , in its maste ' s absence , Patroon , " observed the ...
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... called , partook of a European and an American character . It possessed the length , narrowness , and clean bow , of the ca.oe , from which its name was derived , with the flat bot- tom and lee - boards of a boat constructed for the ...
... called , partook of a European and an American character . It possessed the length , narrowness , and clean bow , of the ca.oe , from which its name was derived , with the flat bot- tom and lee - boards of a boat constructed for the ...
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... called the Coquette more distinctly into view . This vessel , a 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 ...
... called the Coquette more distinctly into view . This vessel , a 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 ...
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... called the Narrows . At the mouth of this passage , the land on Staten Island rises in a high bluff , which overhangs the water , not unlike the tale - fraught cape of Misenum . From this elevated point , the eye not only commands a ...
... called the Narrows . At the mouth of this passage , the land on Staten Island rises in a high bluff , which overhangs the water , not unlike the tale - fraught cape of Misenum . From this elevated point , the eye not only commands a ...
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Alderman Van Beverout Alida anchor answer appeared beautiful belle Bar belle Barbérie boat bowsprit breeze brigantine burgher cabin canvas Captain Ludlow character coast colony commander companion Coquette countenance Cour des Fées Cove crew dealer in contraband deck duty Euclid Eudora favor François free-trader geldings glance hand head heard hope 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 negro never niece night ocean officer Oloff Van Staats opinions passed Patroon of Kinderhook periagua Queen Queen Anne returned rogue royal cruiser sails sea-green seaman seemed seen ship shore silence Skimmer smile smuggler spars speak stood stranger thee Thomas Tiller thou thought Tiller tion trade troon truth Trysail turned utter valet vessel voice watch Water-Witch wind yawl
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Página 2 - 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 79 - 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 292 - 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.
Página 166 - This was found in the first morningwatch," the child returned, reading the second extract himself : " Thou think'st It much to tread the ooze of the salt deep, And run upon the sharp wind of the north !"