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Página 65
... Combah designed to make her queen of the island . His majesty had rightly calculated that it would be too late to make any attempt on this his bride elect , after the island should have been alarmed ; as many would take to the ships ...
... Combah designed to make her queen of the island . His majesty had rightly calculated that it would be too late to make any attempt on this his bride elect , after the island should have been alarmed ; as many would take to the ships ...
Página 66
... Combah's delegates , that this was their signal , and that now was the mo- ment for going to work . But the storm had run their canoe on the rocks , damaged it , and , as they feared , almost beaten it to pieces . It was 66 HAMEL .
... Combah's delegates , that this was their signal , and that now was the mo- ment for going to work . But the storm had run their canoe on the rocks , damaged it , and , as they feared , almost beaten it to pieces . It was 66 HAMEL .
Página 100
... which he had travelled to this seques- tered spot . Meanwhile the Obeah man was employed in clearing a passage to the cellar among the dismantled fragments which encum- bered the floor of the house ; and Combah , 100 HAMEL .
... which he had travelled to this seques- tered spot . Meanwhile the Obeah man was employed in clearing a passage to the cellar among the dismantled fragments which encum- bered the floor of the house ; and Combah , 100 HAMEL .
Página 101
... Combah , who had been for some time assisting him , while Roland was thus musing to little purpose , began to hack the fallen spars and rafters with a bill- hook , which he had brought with him to cut them into junks for making a fire ...
... Combah , who had been for some time assisting him , while Roland was thus musing to little purpose , began to hack the fallen spars and rafters with a bill- hook , which he had brought with him to cut them into junks for making a fire ...
Página 102
... Combah , should have been here last night ; but see , here comes your servant Cuffy , and your horse : let these be a signal for your safety . " " For heaven's sake , " cried Roland , seeing it was his boy advancing , " send away my boy ...
... Combah , should have been here last night ; but see , here comes your servant Cuffy , and your horse : let these be a signal for your safety . " " For heaven's sake , " cried Roland , seeing it was his boy advancing , " send away my boy ...
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abode alarm arms assured attorney beautiful Belmont beneath betrayed blood bridge brown Brutchie buckra calabash called canoe cave Christians Combah companions cried Cuba Cuffy dare daughter death devil doubloons Drybones duppie England escape eyes face Fairfax fancy fear feeling Fillbeer fire gaoler gentleman girl give gone Guthrie's Hamel hand head hear heard heart heaven horse island Jamaica kill king knew lagoon least looked Maroons master Roland Michal mind Miss Guthrie Miss Joanna Missionary mistress monarch mountains Mulatto murder Negroes never night Obeah man's Osnaburgh passion perhaps person piazza planter Port Antonio portmanteau preach preacher pretty prisoner Quadroon queen of Jamaica recollection rejoined replied rocks round runaway Sebastian seemed sigh slaves smile soubrette taken tears tell thought tion told trees turned voice wife wizard woman women Wowski young lady
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Página 299 - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod...
Página 270 - Full oft by holy feet our ground was trod, Of clerks good plenty here you mote espy. A little, round, fat, oily man of God, Was one I chiefly mark'd among the fry : He had a roguish twinkle in his eye, And shone all glittering with ungodly dew, If a tight damsel chaunc'd to trippen by ; Which when observ'd, he shrunk into his mew, And straight would recollect his piety anew.
Página 111 - I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend; and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him: For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men's blood: I only speak right on; I tell you that which you yourselves do know...
Página 312 - No might nor greatness in mortality Can censure 'scape ; back-wounding calumny The whitest virtue strikes : What king so strong Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue ! But who comes here ? Enter Escalus, Provost, Bawd, and Officers.
Página 48 - Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Página 81 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Página 212 - Here love his golden shafts employs, here lights His constant lamp, and waves his purple wings, Reigns here and revels...
Página 242 - THERE was an ancient sage philosopher That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he could prove, Was made of fighting and of love. Just so Romances are, for what else Is in them all but love and battles ? O' th' first of these w' have no great matter To treat of, but a world o' th' latter, In which to do the injured right We mean, in what concerns just fight.
Página 173 - Lay her i' the earth : And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring ! I tell thee churlish priest, A ministering angel shall my sister be, When thou liest howling.
Página 212 - How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies...