The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq, Volume 1John Murray, 1834 - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) |
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... . My imagination would conjure up all that I had heard or read of the watery world beneath me ; of the finny herds that roam its fathomless valleys ; of the shapeless monsters that lurk among the very foundations of the earth THE VOYAGE .
... . My imagination would conjure up all that I had heard or read of the watery world beneath me ; of the finny herds that roam its fathomless valleys ; of the shapeless monsters that lurk among the very foundations of the earth THE VOYAGE .
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... heard of more ! " The sight of this wreck , as usual , gave rise to many dismal anecdotes . This was particularly the case in the evening , when the weather , which had hitherto been fair , began to look wild and threatening , and gave ...
... heard of more ! " The sight of this wreck , as usual , gave rise to many dismal anecdotes . This was particularly the case in the evening , when the weather , which had hitherto been fair , began to look wild and threatening , and gave ...
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... heard their drowning cry mingling with the wind . The blast that bore it to our ears swept us out of all farther hearing . I shall never forget that cry ! It was some time before we could put the ship about , she was under such head ...
... heard their drowning cry mingling with the wind . The blast that bore it to our ears swept us out of all farther hearing . I shall never forget that cry ! It was some time before we could put the ship about , she was under such head ...
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... heard any thing of them more . " all we never saw The I confess these stories , for a time , put an end to my fine fancies . The storm increased with the night . The sea was lashed into tremendous con- fusion . There was a fearful ...
... heard any thing of them more . " all we never saw The I confess these stories , for a time , put an end to my fine fancies . The storm increased with the night . The sea was lashed into tremendous con- fusion . There was a fearful ...
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... heard the waves rushing along the side of the ship , and roaring in my very ear , it seemed as if Death were raging round this floating prison , seeking for his prey the mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give him ...
... heard the waves rushing along the side of the ship , and roaring in my very ear , it seemed as if Death were raging round this floating prison , seeking for his prey the mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give him ...
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