The Midland readers and home lesson books, Libro 41873 |
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... Pilot , and I'll handle the ship like a gentleman's yacht in this breeze . " " Will she stay , think ye , under this sail ? " said the low voice of the stranger . " She will do all that man in reason can ask of wood and iron ...
... Pilot , and I'll handle the ship like a gentleman's yacht in this breeze . " " Will she stay , think ye , under this sail ? " said the low voice of the stranger . " She will do all that man in reason can ask of wood and iron ...
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... pilot with startling quickness . Heave away that lead ! " 66 While this deep expectation pervaded the frigate , the piercing cry of the leadsman , as he called , " By the mark seven ! " rose above the tempest , crossed over the decks ...
... pilot with startling quickness . Heave away that lead ! " 66 While this deep expectation pervaded the frigate , the piercing cry of the leadsman , as he called , " By the mark seven ! " rose above the tempest , crossed over the decks ...
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... pilot , in a voice that reached the very hearts of all who heard him ; " hold on every thing . " The young man turned fiercely to the daring stranger who thus defied the discipline of his vessel , and at once demanded- " Who is it that ...
... pilot , in a voice that reached the very hearts of all who heard him ; " hold on every thing . " The young man turned fiercely to the daring stranger who thus defied the discipline of his vessel , and at once demanded- " Who is it that ...
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... pilot had applied the trumpet to his mouth , and , in a voice that rose above the tempest , he thundered forth his orders . Each command was given distinctly , and with a precision that showed him to be master of his profession . The ...
... pilot had applied the trumpet to his mouth , and , in a voice that rose above the tempest , he thundered forth his orders . Each command was given distinctly , and with a precision that showed him to be master of his profession . The ...
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... pilot shook his head , as he replied , " There is no more tacking or box - hauling to be done to - night . We have barely room to pass out of the shoals on this course , and , if we can weather the ' Grip , ' we clear their outermost ...
... pilot shook his head , as he replied , " There is no more tacking or box - hauling to be done to - night . We have barely room to pass out of the shoals on this course , and , if we can weather the ' Grip , ' we clear their outermost ...
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 100 - The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave ! — For the deck it was their field of fame, And Ocean was their grave : Where Blake and mighty Nelson fell, Your manly hearts shall glow, As ye sweep through the deep, While the stormy tempests blow ; While the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Página 44 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case." Said John, "It is my wedding-day, And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware.
Página 28 - The door in the mountain side shut fast. Did I say, all? No! One was lame, And could not dance the whole of the way; And in after years, if you would blame His sadness, he was used to say— "It's dull in our town since my playmates left!
Página 27 - Once more he stept into the street; And to his lips again Laid his long pipe of smooth straight cane ; And ere he blew three notes (such sweet Soft notes as yet musician's cunning Never gave the enraptured air), There was a rustling, that seemed like a bustling, Of merry crowds justling at pitching and hustling, Small feet were pattering, wooden shoes clattering, Little hands clapping and little tongues chattering, And, like fowls in a farmyard when barley is scattering, Out came the children running.
Página 42 - He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought; Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running such a rig.
Página 9 - Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage I Dwell near them with my mother.
Página 101 - Our song and feast shall flow To the fame of your name, When the storm has ceased to blow, — When the fiery fight is heard no more, And the storm has ceased to blow.
Página 80 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
Página 22 - You hope, because you're old and obese, To find in the furry civic robe ease! Rouse up, Sirs! Give your brains a racking To find the remedy we're lacking, Or, sure as fate, we'll send you packing!
Página 25 - Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives — Followed the Piper for their lives. From street to street he piped advancing, And step for step they followed dancing, Until they came to the river Weser Wherein all plunged and perished — Save one who, stout as Julius Caesar, Swam across and lived to carry (As he the manuscript he cherished) To Rat-land home his commentary...