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" The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way from the shore. There he lashed himself to the post, shouting for half an hour for assistance — till the tide rose over his head ! in the darkness of the night, and amid the pauses of the hurricane,... "
Memoir of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence of James Currie ... - Page 352
by William Wallace Currie - 1831
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

1803 - 572 pages
...blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-lreait. The traveller got upon a standing net a little way from the shore. T here he lashed himself to the post, ihouting for half an hour for assistance—till the tide rose...
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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq, Volume 3

Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 pages
...a tempest, and, according to the common " expression, brought in the water, three foot a-breast. " The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way..." the shore. There he lashed himself to the post, shout" ing for half an hour for assistance— till the tide rose over " his head ! In the darkness...
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The Stranger: A Literary Paper ..., Volume 1

1813 - 458 pages
...wind blew a tempest, and according to the common expression, brought in the water, three feet abreast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way from the shore. There be lashed himself to the post, shouting for half an hour for assistance, 'till the tide rose over his...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - English literature - 1814 - 494 pages
...The traveller got upon a standing net a little way * Dissertations, Moral and Critical, -Ito, 1783. from the shore. There he lashed himself to the post, shouting for half an hour for assistancetill the tide rose over his head ! In the darkness of night, and amid the pauses of the hurricane,...
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Minstrelsy of the Scottish border: consisting of historical and ..., Volume 3

Scottish border - 1821 - 504 pages
...blew a tempest, and, according to the com" mon expression, brought in the water three foot a" breast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little "...rose over his head ! In the darkness of night, and " amid the pauses of the hurricane, his voice, heard at " intervals, was exquisitely mournful. No one...
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Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border: Consisting of Historical and ..., Volume 3

Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 516 pages
...blew a tempest, and, according to the com" mon expression, brought in the water three Jbot a" breast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little "...rose over his head ! In the darkness of night, and ' • amid the pauses of the hurricane, his voice, heard at • • intervals, was exquisitely mournful....
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The Scotsman's Library: Being a Collection of Anecdotes and Facts ...

James Mitchell - Scotland - 1825 - 798 pages
...wind blew a tempest, and, according to the commonexpression, brought in the water three foot abreast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way...rose over his head. In the darkness of night, and amid the pauses of the hurricane, his voice, heard at intervals, was exquisitely mournful. No one could...
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The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His ..., Volume 1

Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 1104 pages
...blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-brcast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way...till the tide rose over his head! In the darkness of the night and amid the pauses of the hurricane, his voice heard at intervals, was exquisitely mournful....
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: First Series, Containing Minstrelsy ...

Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 pages
...blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-breasl. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way from the shore. There be lashed himself to the post, shouting for half an hour for assistance — till the tide rose over...
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The parliamentary gazetteer of England and Wales. 4 vols. [bound in 12 pt ...

England - 1840 - 232 pages
...according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot abreast. The traveller got apon a standing net, a little way from the shore. There he lashed himself to the post, shouting for half-an-hour for assistance — till the tide rose over hi« head 1 In the darkness of the night, and...
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