 The sight of this amiable young woman, exposed to such horrible danger, filled us with unutterable despair. As for Virginia, with a firm and dignified mien, she waved her hand, as if bidding us an eternal farewell. All the sailors had flung themselves...  Parley's Magazine - Page 621834Full view - About this book
 | Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - Mauritius - 1815 - 196 pages
...perceived an object worthy of eternal pity : a young lady in the gallery of the stern of the Saint Gerand , stretching out her arms towards him who made so many...discovered her lover by his intrepidity. The sight of ihis amiable young woman exposed to such imminent danger , overwheJ med us with sorrow and despair.... | |
 | Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - 1825 - 246 pages
...perceived an object worthy of eternal pity : a young lady in the gallery of the stern of the Saint-Gerand, stretching out her arms towards him who made so many...It was Virginia ! she had discovered her lover by las intrepidity. The sight of this amiable young woman exposed to such imminent danger , overwhelmed... | |
 | Horne (of the India house.) - Adventure and adventurers - 1827 - 254 pages
...object fit to excite eternal sympathy ; a young lady, in the gallery of the stern of the Saint Geran, stretching out her arms towards him who made so many...bidding us an eternal farewell. All the sailors had flung themselves into the sea, except one, who still remained upon the deck, and who was naked, and... | |
 | Horne (of the India house.) - Adventure and adventurers - 1827 - 266 pages
...object fit to excite eternal sympathy ; a young lady, in the gallery of the stern of the Saint Geran, stretching out her arms towards him who made so many...bidding us an eternal farewell. All the sailors had flung themselves into the sea, except one, who still remained upon the deck, and who was naked, and... | |
 | M J. Horne - English fiction - 1827 - 292 pages
...object fit to excite eternal sympathy; a young lady, in the gallery of the stern of the Saint Geran, stretching out her arms towards him who made so many efforts to join her:—It was Virginia! she had discovered her lover by his intrepidity. The sight of this amiable... | |
 | Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - Botany - 1828 - 198 pages
...object fitted to excite eternal sympathy ; a young lady in the gallery of the stern of the Saint Geran, stretching out her arms towards him who made so many...danger, filled us with unutterable despair. As for Vir* ginia, with a firm and dignified mien, she waved her hand, as if bidding us an eternal farewell.... | |
 | Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - Animal welfare - 1841 - 128 pages
...object fitted to excite eternal sympathy ; a young lady in the gallery of the stern of the Saint-Geran, stretching out her arms towards him who made so many...bidding us an eternal farewell. All the sailors had flung themselves into the sea, except one, who stilt remained upon the deck, and who was naked, and... | |
 | Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - Animal welfare - 1867 - 228 pages
...eternal pity, a young girl in the gallery of the stern of the Saint Geran, stretching out her arms toward him who made so many efforts to join her. It was Virginia. She had recognized her lover by his intrepidity. The sight of this lovely girl exposed to such horrible danger,... | |
 | Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué - 1876 - 598 pages
...object fitted to excite eternal sympathy ; a young lady in the gallery of the stern of the Saint Geran, stretching out her arms towards him who made so many...bidding us an eternal farewell. All the sailors had flung themselves into the sea, except one, who still remained upon the deck, and who was naked, and... | |
 | Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - Conduct of life - 1879 - 410 pages
...appeared in the stern-gallery of the Saint-Geran, stretching out her arms towards him who was making so many efforts to join her. It was Virginia. She...lover by his intrepidity. The sight of this amiable girl, exposed to such horrible danger, filled us with unutterable despair. As for Virginia, with a... | |
| |
