 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...  The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea - Page 236by James Fenimore Cooper - 1842Full view - About this book
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1824 - 472 pages
...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...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... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1824 - 924 pages
...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...in taking a whale. Starn off, sir, starn off! the creator's in his flurry !" The warning of the prudent cockswain was promptly obeyed, and the boat cautiously... | |
 | Art - 1824 - 436 pages
...ourselves by using n soldier's weapon in taking a whale. Starn oft', sir, stnrn off ! the creator's in bis flurry.' " The warning of the prudent cockswain was...promptly obeyed, and the boat cautiously drew off toa distnnce, leaven j to the animal a clear space, while under its dying agonies. From a stale of... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1824 - 478 pages
...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...in taking a whale. Starn off, sir, starn off! the creator's in his flurry !" 'The warning of the prudent cockswain was promptly obeyed, and the boat... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Readers - 1833 - 224 pages
...he's going into his flurry; there's no occasion for disgracmg ourselves by using a soldier's weapon m taking a whale. Starn off, sir, starn off! the creater's...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... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - English literature - 1835 - 470 pages
...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...in taking a whale. Starn off, sir, starn off! the creator's in his flurry !" The warning of the prudent cockswain was promptly obeyed, and the boat cautiously... | |
 | Literature - 1836 - 332 pages
...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...in taking a whale. Starn off, Sir, starn off! the creature's in his flurry !" The warning of the prudent cockswain was promptly obeyed, and the boat... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Readers - 1839 - 322 pages
...would do it." The cockswain stood examining his game with cool discretion, and replied, " There 's no occasion for disgracing ourselves by using a soldier's...in taking a whale. Starn off, Sir ; starn off! the creature's in his flurry ! " 8. The warning of the prudent cockswain was promptly obeyed, and the boat... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1853 - 498 pages
...interrogatory— " No, sir, no—he's going into his flurry; there's no occasion for disgracing ourselves by usfng a soldier's weapon in taking a whale. Starn off, sir,...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... | |
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