The Cousins: Or, The Captain's WardEvert D. Long, 1857 - 384 páginas |
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Adillah appeared asked Astor House ayah Baker Baxter beach big canoe boat Bridget Connolly cabin Calcutta called canoe Captain Martingale Captain Peters Charles Allen child cliff crew dark daughter dear deck exclaimed eyes fancy father fear feelings felt Folkestone friends gentleman girl governess guardian half hand Harpoon Lodge Hastings heard Henry Benson hope hour humble island knew lady land Laura Denman leave length letter listened living lone island looked Louisa Mildmay Maidstone marriage marry Martello tower Mary mate Mattao Miss Denman Miss Mildmay morning mystery Nantucket native never night old Allen old seaman Pacific Ocean passed Pearce perhaps poor recollect resolved returned sailed sailor schooner seemed seen ship shore smuggler soon story strange stranger tell thought tingale to-night told vessel vicar voyage watch wish wreck York youth Zealand
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Página 27 - One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! — "She is won ! we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur ! They'll have fleet steeds that follow !
Página 255 - Tis pleasing to be school'd in a strange tongue By female lips and eyes — that is, I mean, When both the teacher and the taught are young, As was the case, at least, where I have been ; They smile so when one's right, and when one's wrong They smile still more...
Página 69 - ... rigging and shrouds, others by the binnacles and bulk-heads ; whilst some were lashed to the wheel, by which they vainly endeavoured to guide her. An attempt was now made to wear, but it failed. The ship reeled round, and drove towards the shore with a velocity which caused me to shut my eyes, that I might escape at least the horror of beholding her strike. But she did not strike. Two anchors were let go at once from the bow. By little short of a miracle, they held ; and as if Heaven itself had...
Página 149 - ... are men in every department of human activity, — who perpetually buy, build, and plan, — who shrink from no labor, — who are daunted by no peril of commercial adventure, by no hardihood of industrial enterprise, — who, reaching in their undertakings across ocean and continent, would promise to " put a girdle round about the earth in forty minutes"; and yet, disheartened, they can join in no effort against Slavery.
Página 69 - Her top-gallantmasts were all struck ; the only sail hoisted was the fore-top-sail, and that close-reefed ; under which she made way, rapidly indeed, but not without falling every moment faster and faster to leeward. It was, in truth, manifest, that if she persisted in going on, she must run ashore several miles on this side of Deal ; and of that her crew appeared to be as fully convinced as those who watched her from the land. She was now abreast of Folkestone, with a hurricane right on shore, and...
Página 345 - ... up, that I may be safe ; for, neither in a temporal, nor in a spiritual sense, am I able to take care of myself for an hour or a minute. How much does it behove us to watch and pray for grace, that we may be always prepared for the contingencies we may meet with in this present state! for who knows what a day or an hour may bring forth...
Página 76 - ... was accordingly prepared, into which we lifted him ; and as the distance by the road exceeds not one mile, he was undressed, and laid in our best bed, within half an hour from his landing. Some mulled wine and other cordials being administered to him, he was left to his repose ; and it was not till a late hour on the following day, that the ringing of his bell gave testimony that he had awoke from the sleep into which our narcotics had lulled him. When he joined our family circle next morning,...
Página 87 - When his pockets were lined, why his life should be mended, The laws he had broken, he'd never break more. His sea-boat was trim, made her port, took her lading, Then Will stood for home, reached her offing, and cried, This night, if I've luck, furls the sails of my trading, In dock I can lay, serve a friend, too, beside.
Página 69 - She bad succeeded, apparently, in working out before the storm had reached its height ; and now having secured sea-room, was endeavouring to scud, either for the Downs or the river. Her top-gallantmasts were all struck ; the only sail hoisted was the fore-top-sail, and that close-reefed ; under which she made way, rapidly indeed, but not without falling every moment faster and faster to leeward. It was, in...
Página 188 - Hastings' chance of escape, as the chance of meeting some European or friendly native increased with the extent of ground traversed in the direction of the bay ; and it is most probable that he would have outstripped his pursuer, had he not...