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... head , half a dozen handsome rashers were cut , and forthwith graced the embers ; as many eggs simmered above them ; butter- milk and the crust of Breakneck's loaf figured on the table beside him , and the worthy officer - for no man ...
... head , half a dozen handsome rashers were cut , and forthwith graced the embers ; as many eggs simmered above them ; butter- milk and the crust of Breakneck's loaf figured on the table beside him , and the worthy officer - for no man ...
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... head close to his horse's ear , - " Con- sidering the obstacles so prated about by young Rice - skin , I think we have not done amiss , eh , Father Breakneck ? We certainly have crossed his threshold , and eaten at his hearth ; let me ...
... head close to his horse's ear , - " Con- sidering the obstacles so prated about by young Rice - skin , I think we have not done amiss , eh , Father Breakneck ? We certainly have crossed his threshold , and eaten at his hearth ; let me ...
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... to carry out the threats his words expressed , naturally felt the desire to ward off any danger from his head , if such were near at hand . Without very distinctly knowing how this was to be accom- 14 THE LOST SHIP .
... to carry out the threats his words expressed , naturally felt the desire to ward off any danger from his head , if such were near at hand . Without very distinctly knowing how this was to be accom- 14 THE LOST SHIP .
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... head- " apt to worship the Lady of the Lake a trifle or so , when she's getting near her full , " stretching out his arm towards the splendid moon , whose partially filled horn , like a bright bow of silver , might even already be seen ...
... head- " apt to worship the Lady of the Lake a trifle or so , when she's getting near her full , " stretching out his arm towards the splendid moon , whose partially filled horn , like a bright bow of silver , might even already be seen ...
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... head slowly ; " my sorrows have been great , but the gallant men who bore those arms were doomed to drain the bitter cup of adversity to the dregs .. Those arms are carved there , as in the old room from which this is modelled , in ...
... head slowly ; " my sorrows have been great , but the gallant men who bore those arms were doomed to drain the bitter cup of adversity to the dregs .. Those arms are carved there , as in the old room from which this is modelled , in ...
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answer appeared beheld beneath boat Boston Bill Bostonian brigadier brigadier's cabin called captain cardmaker carpet-bag Cerberus certainly CHAPTER command course cried danger daughter dear deck delight devil duenna Ebenezer Wire England exclaimed eyes father fcap fear feel followed forecastle friend Herbert gallant gaze give gold hand happiness head hear heard heart Heaven hero honour hope hour iceberg instant John lady look major marriage matter mind minutes mutineers Nautila neighbour Broadbrim never night old gentleman once paddle-wheels party passengers person portmanteau possess quaker quarter-deck replied returned rifle round sail saloon scarcely seemed seen ship shore side slightest soon sort Spanish Legion spot steamer sure Symonds tarnation tarpaulin tell thee thing thou thought turning utter voice watch word Wynn Powell young Zounds دو وو
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Página 326 - 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.
Página 232 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer cloud, Without our special wonder...
Página 106 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak She quells the floods below — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Página 397 - Mr. Motley's volumes will well repay perusal. * * * For his learning, his liberal tone, and his generous enthusiasm, we heartily commend him, and bid him good speed for the remainer of his interesting and heroic narrative.— Saturday Review.
Página 398 - Prescott's Works in point of style rank with the ablest English historians, and paragraphs may be found in which the grace and elegance of Addison are combined with Robertson's cadence and Gibson's brilliancy.
Página 398 - England." Its style is lofty and eloquent, written with candour, neither exaggerating vices of character, nor reviving national animosities, but rendering a just tribute to virtue, wherever found.
Página 397 - We have thus supplied what has long been wanting to every student of English literature — a thoroughly trustworthy handbook, in which the chief events of modern history are set forth in a clear, concise, and intelligent form.