The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volumen2Wiley and Halsted, 1821 |
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... side arms and private property of every kind . " As the whole of this story appears to be new to Mr. Chalmers , we shall give a short sketch of it from the pen of old Marshal Ro- chambeau , and another from that of the late General Lee ...
... side arms and private property of every kind . " As the whole of this story appears to be new to Mr. Chalmers , we shall give a short sketch of it from the pen of old Marshal Ro- chambeau , and another from that of the late General Lee ...
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... side of the ship , called gang - ways - since the introduction of short guns , and spar decks , the number of guns has been increased ; so that a ship which once carried 28 long eighteens on her gun - deck , and 8 nines , or twelves ...
... side of the ship , called gang - ways - since the introduction of short guns , and spar decks , the number of guns has been increased ; so that a ship which once carried 28 long eighteens on her gun - deck , and 8 nines , or twelves ...
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... sides , heavy spars , and great length : they carry on their gun decks 30 twenty - four pounders , on their quarter - decks 16 thirty - two , or forty - two pound carronades , on their forecastles 8 more of the latter description of ...
... sides , heavy spars , and great length : they carry on their gun decks 30 twenty - four pounders , on their quarter - decks 16 thirty - two , or forty - two pound carronades , on their forecastles 8 more of the latter description of ...
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... side . The same difference in guns and metal existed between the Macedonian and United States , which we have mentioned between the Constitution and Guerriere— with the exception of the United States having forty - two pound carronades ...
... side . The same difference in guns and metal existed between the Macedonian and United States , which we have mentioned between the Constitution and Guerriere— with the exception of the United States having forty - two pound carronades ...
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... side , would more than counterbalance the strength of a ship or the weight of her metal.- The difference in force between these two vessels was , however , of less moment than would be at first supposed : -it has been mention- ed that ...
... side , would more than counterbalance the strength of a ship or the weight of her metal.- The difference in force between these two vessels was , however , of less moment than would be at first supposed : -it has been mention- ed that ...
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Página 188 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Página 188 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
Página 187 - The name of the child, the air of the mother, the tone of her voice, all awakened a train of recollections in his mind. "What is your name, my good woman?
Página 182 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When...
Página 186 - The very village was altered; it was larger and more populous. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before, and those which had been his familiar haunts had disappeared.
Página 86 - Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long where thou art lying Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts, whose truth was proven Like thine, are laid in earth, There should a wreath be woven, To tell the world their worth...
Página 185 - His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large flagons and made signs to him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear and trembling. They quaffed the liquor in profound silence and then returned to their game.
Página 187 - Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question ; when a knowing, self-important old gentleman, in a sharp cocked hat, made his way through the crowd, putting them to the right and left with his elbows as he passed, and planting himself before Van Winkle, with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at hia heels,...
Página 197 - O'er untravelled seas to roam, — Yet lives the blood of England in our veins ! And shall we not proclaim That blood of honest fame, Which no tyranny can tame By its chains...
Página 291 - Eftsoones they heard a most melodious sound, Of all that mote delight a daintie eare, Such as attonce might not on living ground, Save in this Paradise, be heard elsewhere : Right hard it was for wight which did it heare, To read what manner musicke that mote bee ; For all that pleasing is to living eare Was there consorted in one harmonee ; Birdes, voices, instruments, windes, waters, all agree ; The joyous birdes, shrouded in chearefull shade, Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet ; Th...