Sailors and Saints: Or Matrimonial ManœvresJ. & J. Harper, 1829 - English literature |
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... FAIR , by presenting a story enlivened by the introduction of characters , to which parallels may have been found within the circle of almost every reader's society ; with the exception of the veteran hero , whom the cognoscenti may be ...
... FAIR , by presenting a story enlivened by the introduction of characters , to which parallels may have been found within the circle of almost every reader's society ; with the exception of the veteran hero , whom the cognoscenti may be ...
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... fair , thou breeze ! she anchors ere the dark . Already doubled is the cape - our bay Receives the prow which proudly spurns the spray . BYRON . " A STRANGE sail , by all that's brave : " -- exclaimed old Captain Crank , as he had ...
... fair , thou breeze ! she anchors ere the dark . Already doubled is the cape - our bay Receives the prow which proudly spurns the spray . BYRON . " A STRANGE sail , by all that's brave : " -- exclaimed old Captain Crank , as he had ...
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... fair share of personal attractions for her establishment in life , if more than existence it might be called , whose daily inconveniences and perplexities were to be constantly en- countered and defeated by shifts and evasions ...
... fair share of personal attractions for her establishment in life , if more than existence it might be called , whose daily inconveniences and perplexities were to be constantly en- countered and defeated by shifts and evasions ...
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... fair niece might have been , yet her knowledge of the capriciousness of her un- cle's temper induced her to interpose no delay to the completion of his wishes , by any studied effort to increase her attractions . Possibly , vanity ...
... fair niece might have been , yet her knowledge of the capriciousness of her un- cle's temper induced her to interpose no delay to the completion of his wishes , by any studied effort to increase her attractions . Possibly , vanity ...
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... fair propor- tions . He wore the ordinary dress of a sailor , marked by a scrupulous exactness ; and a rigid attention to cleanli- ness , as an atonement for a peculiar feeling , which had well nigh robbed Camperdown cottage of not the ...
... fair propor- tions . He wore the ordinary dress of a sailor , marked by a scrupulous exactness ; and a rigid attention to cleanli- ness , as an atonement for a peculiar feeling , which had well nigh robbed Camperdown cottage of not the ...
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a-head acquaintance afore alarm aloft already anxiety appeared Bay of Biscay better boat boatswain Bob Law Brace brig Burton Camperdown canvass capstan captain carronade Cheltenham commander cottage coxswain crew cried Crank cruize dear deck doctor duty Emily Emily's endeavoured enemy epaulette excited exclaimed fair favourite feelings fellow felt female fire forecastle frigate grog guns hand Hasty haul head heart heave hoisted hope interrupted lady lieutenant look mast master matron midshipman mind morning nature never observed occasion officers old gentleman party perceived perhaps person poor port post-captain racter recollection render rigging round sail sailor sarfus seamen seemed Senna ship ship's singular soger soon sort spirit Spitfire Spitfire's Spithead Staunch sure tack there's thing Thomas thought Tiller tion tone topman turn uncle vessel veteran weather weather gage wind wish word yards yawl young
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