Cooper's Novels, Volume 1Stringer and Townsend, 1852 |
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... country . As the sun rose on the morning of the 3d of June , 171- , the report of a cannon was heard rolling along the waters of the Hudson . Smoke issued from an embrasure of a small fortress , that stood on the 8 THE WATER - WITCH .
... country . As the sun rose on the morning of the 3d of June , 171- , the report of a cannon was heard rolling along the waters of the Hudson . Smoke issued from an embrasure of a small fortress , that stood on the 8 THE WATER - WITCH .
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James Fenimore Cooper. embrasure of a small fortress , that stood on the point of land where the river and the bay mingle their waters . The explosion was followed by the appear- ance of a flag , which , as it rose to the summit of its ...
James Fenimore Cooper. embrasure of a small fortress , that stood on the point of land where the river and the bay mingle their waters . The explosion was followed by the appear- ance of a flag , which , as it rose to the summit of its ...
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... stood at gaze , for a moment , with a negro on a neighboring stoop ; then both shook their heads significantly , laughed aloud , and retired . That night , the confidential ser- vant attended to the interests of his absent master , with ...
... stood at gaze , for a moment , with a negro on a neighboring stoop ; then both shook their heads significantly , laughed aloud , and retired . That night , the confidential ser- vant attended to the interests of his absent master , with ...
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... stood before him . The startled citizen made an involuntary movement to avoid the unexpected interview , and then , per ceiving the difficulty of such a step , he submitted , with as good a grace as if it had been one of his own seeking ...
... stood before him . The startled citizen made an involuntary movement to avoid the unexpected interview , and then , per ceiving the difficulty of such a step , he submitted , with as good a grace as if it had been one of his own seeking ...
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... stood , firm as a planted statue , with a foot on each gunwale , there was much of that con- fidence created by his steadiness , that one acquires by viewing the repeated and successful efforts of a skilful rope - dancer . When the yawl ...
... stood , firm as a planted statue , with a foot on each gunwale , there was much of that con- fidence created by his steadiness , that one acquires by viewing the repeated and successful efforts of a skilful rope - dancer . When the yawl ...
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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...