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Page 39
... seaman , that might have at- tracted notice from those who were more practised in the world than the little crowd of admirers he left behind him . With an easy play of wrist and elbow , he caused the yawl to glide ahead like some ...
... seaman , that might have at- tracted notice from those who were more practised in the world than the little crowd of admirers he left behind him . With an easy play of wrist and elbow , he caused the yawl to glide ahead like some ...
Page 41
... seaman has taken a fog - bank for solid ground . Since you are not in the courts , Sir , I wish you joy ; for it is running among shoals to be cruising there , whether as judge or suitor . One is never fairly snug and land- locked ...
... seaman has taken a fog - bank for solid ground . Since you are not in the courts , Sir , I wish you joy ; for it is running among shoals to be cruising there , whether as judge or suitor . One is never fairly snug and land- locked ...
Page 43
... seaman , with a grave inclination of his body . " The stolidity of your worship's countenance deceived me . It may be , indeed , unreasonable to expect any Alder- man to know the position of the Atlantic Ocean ! And yet , gentlemen , on ...
... seaman , with a grave inclination of his body . " The stolidity of your worship's countenance deceived me . It may be , indeed , unreasonable to expect any Alder- man to know the position of the Atlantic Ocean ! And yet , gentlemen , on ...
Page 47
... his hat , hurriedly , like one who was agreeably taken by surprise . " A fair sky and gentle breezes to each and all ! " he cried with the hearty manner of a seaman . I " kiss my hand to the fair Alida ; and the THE WATER - WITCH . 47.
... his hat , hurriedly , like one who was agreeably taken by surprise . " A fair sky and gentle breezes to each and all ! " he cried with the hearty manner of a seaman . I " kiss my hand to the fair Alida ; and the THE WATER - WITCH . 47.
Page 49
... seaman's duty , or starve ? " The descendant of the king - hating Ludlows , as the Lord Cornbury had styled the race of the com- mander of the Coquette , was quite as much surprised by the appearance of him who put this question , as he ...
... seaman's duty , or starve ? " The descendant of the king - hating Ludlows , as the Lord Cornbury had styled the race of the com- mander of the Coquette , was quite as much surprised by the appearance of him who put this question , as he ...
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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...
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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...