 ... twinkle like objects seen through a thin smoke, whilst each of the tall stems of the cocoa-nut trees on the beach, when looked at steadfastly, seemed to be turning round with a small spiral motion, like so many endless screws. There was a dreamy indistinctness...  Calcutta Magazine and Monthly Register - Page 7781830Full view - About this book
 | Michael Scott - English fiction - 1833 - 232 pages
...so many endless screws. There was a dreamy indistinctness about the outlines of the hills, even in the immediate vicinity, which increased as they receded,...black, and Jackoo the monkey. The former (who was an improvisatore of a rough stamp) sat out on the bowsprit, through choice, beyond the shade of the canvass,... | |
 | Michael Scott - 1834 - 702 pages
...so many endless screws. There was a dreamy indistinctness about the outlines of the hills, even in the immediate vicinity, which increased as they receded,...awning; the only exceptions to the general languor were John Crow the black, and Jackoo the monkey. The former (who was an improvisatore of a rough stamp)... | |
 | 1841 - 986 pages
...so many endless screws. There was a dreamy indistinctness about the outlines of the hills, even in the immediate vicinity, which increased as they receded,...the blue mountains in the horizon melted into sky. Tbe crew were listlessly spinning oakum, and mending sails, under the shade of the awning ; the only... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1830 - 624 pages
...so many endless screws. There was a dreamy indistinctness about the outlines of the hills, even in the immediate vicinity, which increased as they receded,...to the general languor were Johncrow the black, and Jackootho monkey. The former (who was an improvisatort of a rough stamp) sat out on the bowsprit, through... | |
 | Michael Scott - Slave trade - 1876 - 492 pages
...pale broad moon. We were aloni, and once more all was dark, and wild, and stormy. Fearlully had (hilt melted into sky. The crew were listlessly spinning...awning; the only exceptions to the general languor were John Crow the black, and ball sped, fired by a dead man's hand. But Jackoo the monkey. The former (who... | |
 | Michael Scott - 1894 - 422 pages
...so many endless screws. There was a dreamy indistinctness about the outlines of the hills, even in the immediate vicinity, which increased as they receded,...mending sails under the shade of the awning ; the only excaptions to the general languor were John Crow, the black, and Jackoo, the monkey. The former (who... | |
 | George Douglas - Authors, Scotch - 1897 - 168 pages
...so many endless screws. There was a dreamy indistinctness about the outlines of the hills, even in the immediate vicinity, which increased as they receded,...; the only exceptions to the general languor were John Crow, the black, and Jacko the monkey. The former (who was an improvisators of a rough stamp)... | |
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