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... spars ! " " A duck that is flown , " returned the stranger drily , " for it is no longer to be seen . These fly - aways , Captain Ludlow , give us seamen many sleepless nights and idle chases . I was once running down the coast of Italy ...
... spars ! " " A duck that is flown , " returned the stranger drily , " for it is no longer to be seen . These fly - aways , Captain Ludlow , give us seamen many sleepless nights and idle chases . I was once running down the coast of Italy ...
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... spars on which earthly ships carry their private signals . " " This was indeed extraordinary ! and what did you , to come at the character of the heavenly symbol ? " " We wore off shore , and left it a clear berth for bolder mariners ...
... spars on which earthly ships carry their private signals . " " This was indeed extraordinary ! and what did you , to come at the character of the heavenly symbol ? " " We wore off shore , and left it a clear berth for bolder mariners ...
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... spars , and its delicate tracery of cordage , and the heavy and grand move- ments of the hull as it rolls on the sluggish billows ɔf a calm sea , is ever a pleasing and indeed an im posing spectacle . Alida knew that more than a hundred ...
... spars , and its delicate tracery of cordage , and the heavy and grand move- ments of the hull as it rolls on the sluggish billows ɔf a calm sea , is ever a pleasing and indeed an im posing spectacle . Alida knew that more than a hundred ...
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... spars were distinctly seen , gliding past objects that were known to be sta- tionary , it was impossible to doubt their character . The maiden wondered , and her surprise was not un- mixed with apprehension . It seemed as if the stran ...
... spars were distinctly seen , gliding past objects that were known to be sta- tionary , it was impossible to doubt their character . The maiden wondered , and her surprise was not un- mixed with apprehension . It seemed as if the stran ...
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... spars were soon hid behind a thicket that co vered a knoll near the margin of the sea . Alida expected , each moment , to hear the cry of mariners in distress , and then , as the minutes passed and no such fearful sound interrupted the ...
... spars were soon hid behind a thicket that co vered a knoll near the margin of the sea . Alida expected , each moment , to hear the cry of mariners in distress , and then , as the minutes passed and no such fearful sound interrupted the ...
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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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Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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 !"