Cooper's Novels, Volume 1Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... a penniless bride , and Monsieur Barbérie did nose the books of life without taking good care of the balance - sheet - but yonder are those C 2 THE WATER - WITCH . 29 panion was at a loss to discover whether pride or ...
... a penniless bride , and Monsieur Barbérie did nose the books of life without taking good care of the balance - sheet - but yonder are those C 2 THE WATER - WITCH . 29 panion was at a loss to discover whether pride or ...
Page 57
... Monsieur François , " said the Alderman , separa- ting his niece , with little ceremony , from her nearly parental attendant , by the interposition of his own bulky person , and motioning for the others to proceed , " a word with thee ...
... Monsieur François , " said the Alderman , separa- ting his niece , with little ceremony , from her nearly parental attendant , by the interposition of his own bulky person , and motioning for the others to proceed , " a word with thee ...
Page 58
... Monsieur ; Mam'selle be too good to roll in de ship . " " Obliged to follow a husband , up and down ; among freebooters and dishonest traders ; in fair weather and foul ... Monsieur de Barbérie vas ' live , Monsieur 58 THE WATER - WITCHI.
... Monsieur ; Mam'selle be too good to roll in de ship . " " Obliged to follow a husband , up and down ; among freebooters and dishonest traders ; in fair weather and foul ... Monsieur de Barbérie vas ' live , Monsieur 58 THE WATER - WITCHI.
Page 59
James Fenimore Cooper. " If Monsieur de Barbérie vas ' live , Monsieur Alderman , he should say des choses convenables ; mais , malheureusement , mon chèr , maitre est mort ; and , sair , I shall be bold to remercier pour lui , et pour ...
James Fenimore Cooper. " If Monsieur de Barbérie vas ' live , Monsieur Alderman , he should say des choses convenables ; mais , malheureusement , mon chèr , maitre est mort ; and , sair , I shall be bold to remercier pour lui , et pour ...
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... Monsieur Broad - Pennant ? " he said , with infinite coolness , the instant his steady glance had ascertained they were alone . " This is safer navigation for an officer of thy draught of water , than running about the bay , in a ...
... Monsieur Broad - Pennant ? " he said , with infinite coolness , the instant his steady glance had ascertained they were alone . " This is safer navigation for an officer of thy draught of water , than running about the bay , in a ...
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Page 66 - 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.
Page 190 - Thou think'st It much to tread the ooze of the salt deep, And run upon the sharp wind of the north !" " I never dared to ask again. But what matters that ? They say the ground is rough and difficult to walk on ; that earthquakes shake it and make holes to swallow cities...
Page 25 - I am gone, sir, and anon, sir, I'll be with you again, In a trice, like to the old vice, Your need to sustain. Who with dagger of lath, in his rage and his wrath, Cries ah, ha ! to the devil. Like a mad lad, pare thy nails, dad, Adieu, goodman devil.
Page 191 - ... the sea-fowl, rocking in the storm* In breeze and gale, thy onward course we urge ; My Water-Queen ! Lady of mine ! More light and swift than thou, none thread the sea, With surer keel, or steadier on its path ; We brave each waste of ocean-mystery, And laugh to hear the howling tempest's wrath ! For we are thine ! My brigantine ! Trust to the mystic power that points thy way, Trust to the eye that pierces from afar, Trust the red meteors that around thee play, And fearless trust the sea-green...