The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea, Volumes 1-2Lea, & Blanchard, 1842 |
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... dark hints were hazarded on the materiality of her construction , for nothing of artificial forma- tion , it was urged , would be ventured by men in such a dangerous place , at a time when even the most inexperienced landsman was ...
... dark hints were hazarded on the materiality of her construction , for nothing of artificial forma- tion , it was urged , would be ventured by men in such a dangerous place , at a time when even the most inexperienced landsman was ...
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... dark shadows wide on the waters , and the gloom of the evening had so far advanced , as to conceal the discontent that brood- ed over the ordinarily open brow of Barnstable , as he sprang from the rocks into the boat , and took his seat ...
... dark shadows wide on the waters , and the gloom of the evening had so far advanced , as to conceal the discontent that brood- ed over the ordinarily open brow of Barnstable , as he sprang from the rocks into the boat , and took his seat ...
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... darker nights than this , though never with a heavi- er draught than a half - two . " << Then , by heaven , you are not fit to handle that ship among these rocks and breakers ! " exclaimed Griffith ; 66 your men of a light draught never ...
... darker nights than this , though never with a heavi- er draught than a half - two . " << Then , by heaven , you are not fit to handle that ship among these rocks and breakers ! " exclaimed Griffith ; 66 your men of a light draught never ...
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... dark but objects could be discerned at some little distance , and in the eastern horizon there was a streak of fearful light impending over the gloomy waters , in which the swelling outline formed by the rising waves was becoming each ...
... dark but objects could be discerned at some little distance , and in the eastern horizon there was a streak of fearful light impending over the gloomy waters , in which the swelling outline formed by the rising waves was becoming each ...
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... darkness , as if to read the fate of their apparently devoted ship , from the aspect of na- ture . " I leave all to the pilot , " said the captain , after he had stood a short time by the side of Griffith , anxiously studying the ...
... darkness , as if to read the fate of their apparently devoted ship , from the aspect of na- ture . " I leave all to the pilot , " said the captain , after he had stood a short time by the side of Griffith , anxiously studying the ...
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Page 262 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 68 - ... single streak of dark billows, not half a cable's length in width, could be discerned running into this chaos of water ; but it was soon lost to the eye amid the confusion of the disturbed element. Along this narrow path the vessel moved more heavily than before, being brought so near the wind as to keep her sails touching. The pilot silently proceeded to the wheel, and, with his own hands, he undertook the steerage of the ship. No noise proceeded from the frigate to interrupt the horrid tumult...
Page 59 - Brood of fate, Who lap the blood of Sorrow, wait ; Who, Fear, this ghastly train can see, And look not madly wild, like thee?
Page 64 - Griffith was too much of a seaman, not to perceive that the pilot had seized, with a perception almost intuitive, the only method that promised to extricate the vessel from her situation. He was young, impetuous, and proud ; but he was also generous. Forgetting his resentment and his mortification, he rushed forward among the men, and, by his presence and example, added certainty to the experiment. The ship fell off slowly before the gale, and bowed her yards nearly to the water, as she felt the...
Page 65 - The voice of the pilot, however, was still heard, steady and calm, and yet so clear and high as to reach every ear; and the obedient seamen whirled the yards at his bidding in despite of the tempest, as if they handled the toys of their childhood. When the ship had fallen off dead before the wind, her...
Page 62 - Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried; "here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quarter-master of your ship in those chains, and let an officer stand by him, and see that he gives us the right water.1' "I will take that office on myself," said the captain; "pass a light into the weather mainchains.
Page 231 - I rather conclude, sir," said the cockswain, rolling over his tobacco in his mouth very composedly, while his little sunken eyes began to twinkle with pleasure at the sight, " the gentleman has lost his reckoning, and don't know which way to head to take himself back into blue water.
Page 63 - The young man turned fiercely to the daring stranger who thus defied the discipline of his vessel, and at once demanded: "Who is it that dares to countermand my orders? Is it not enough that you run the ship into danger, but you must interfere to keep her there? If another word-
Page 236 - The warning of the prudent cockswain was promptly obeyed, and the boat cautiously drew off to a distance, leaving to the animal a clear space while under its dying agonies. From a state of perfect rest, the terrible monster threw its tail on high, as when in sport, but its blows were trebled in rapidity and violence, till all was hid from view by a pyramid of foam that was deeply dyed with blood. The roarings of the fish were like the...
Page 236 - The cockswain stood examining his game with cool discretion, and replied to this interrogatory— "No, sir, no; he's going into his flurry; there's no occasion for disgracing ourselves by using a soldier's weapon in taking a whale. Starn off, sir, starn off! the creater's in his flurry!