 ... Earing by the arm, as the latter rushed madly up the steep of the deck ; ' it is our duty to be calm : bring hither an axe.' " Quick as the thought which gave the order, the admonished mate complied, jumping into the miz'zen^channels of the ship,...  The Red Rover: A Tale - Page 265by James Fenimore Cooper - 1852 - 522 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1828 - 438 pages
...jumping into the miz'zen^channels of the ship, to execute, with his own hands, the mandate that he well knew must follow. " ' Shall I cut ? ' he demanded,...added. " A single blow sufficed for the discharge of the momentary act. Extended to the utmost powers of endurance, by the vast weight it upheld, the lanyard... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1828 - 606 pages
...jumping into the mizen-channels of the ship, to execute, with his own hands, the mandate that he well knew must follow. '• 'Shall I cut?' he demanded,...added. " A single blow sufficed for the discharge of the momentary act. Extended to the utmost powers of endurance, by the vast weight it upheld, the lanyard... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...ship, to cxecute, with his own hands, the mandate that he well knew must follow. „Shall I cut? 1 ' he demanded, with uplifted arms, and in a voice that...by its steadiness and force. „Hold! Does the ship niind her heim at all?" „Not an inch, sir." „Then cut," Wilder clearly and calmly added. A single... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - American literature - 1855 - 570 pages
...jumping into the mizzen-channels of the ship, to execute, with his own hands, the mandate that he well knew must follow " Shall I cut ?" he demanded, with...steadiness and force. • Hold ! Does the ship mind hei helm at all ?' " Not an inch, sir." A single blow sufficed for the discharge of the momentary act.... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - American fiction - 1859 - 548 pages
...I cut?" he demanded, with uplifted arms, Z and in a voice that atoned for his momentary con fusion, by its steadiness and force. • Hold ! Does the ship...added. A single blow sufficed for the discharge of the momentary act. Extended to the utmost powers of endurance, by the vast weight it upheld, the lanyard... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - American fiction - 1892 - 726 pages
...that he knew must follow. "Shall I cut?" he demanded, with uplifted arms, and in a voice that atoned his momentary confusion, by its steadiness and force. " Hold ! Does the ship mind her helm at all ? " " Not'an inch, sir." " Then cut ! " Wilder clearly and calmly added. A single blow sufficed for... | |
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