The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea, Volumes 1-2Lea, & Blanchard, 1842 |
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... stand fast ! I see some one approaching be- hind the hedge . Look to your arms , Mr. Merry -the first thing we hear may be a shot . " " Not from that cruiser , " cried the thoughtless lad ; " he is a younker , like myself , and would ...
... stand fast ! I see some one approaching be- hind the hedge . Look to your arms , Mr. Merry -the first thing we hear may be a shot . " " Not from that cruiser , " cried the thoughtless lad ; " he is a younker , like myself , and would ...
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... standing not far from them , an attentive observer of their proceed- ings , at the same time that he was narrowly watch- ed himself by the young midshipman . " God send that he knows his trade well , for the bottom of a ship will need ...
... standing not far from them , an attentive observer of their proceed- ings , at the same time that he was narrowly watch- ed himself by the young midshipman . " God send that he knows his trade well , for the bottom of a ship will need ...
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... three or four figures were standing , one of whom wore a coat of blue , with the scarlet facings of a soldier , and another the black vestments of the ship's chaplain . Be- hind these , and nearer the passage to the cabin 40 THE PILOT .
... three or four figures were standing , one of whom wore a coat of blue , with the scarlet facings of a soldier , and another the black vestments of the ship's chaplain . Be- hind these , and nearer the passage to the cabin 40 THE PILOT .
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... stand on till you open the light from that northern headland , when you can heave to , and fire a gun ; but if , as I dread , you are struck aback , before you open the light , you may trust to your lead on the larboard tack ; but ...
... stand on till you open the light from that northern headland , when you can heave to , and fire a gun ; but if , as I dread , you are struck aback , before you open the light , you may trust to your lead on the larboard tack ; but ...
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... standing , with one elbow resting or the capstan , shading his eyes from the light of the battle - lantern that stood near him , with one hand . when he felt a gentle pressure of the other , that recalled his recollection . Looking ...
... standing , with one elbow resting or the capstan , shading his eyes from the light of the battle - lantern that stood near him , with one hand . when he felt a gentle pressure of the other , that recalled his recollection . Looking ...
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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!