Sailors and Saints: Or, Matrimonial Manoeuvres, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1829 |
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... alarm , for the conclusion of Hasty's speech was accompanied by a reverbera- tion of echoes from the neighbouring hills , which sufficiently testified that much longer delay would be fatal to the festivities of the evening . " What a ...
... alarm , for the conclusion of Hasty's speech was accompanied by a reverbera- tion of echoes from the neighbouring hills , which sufficiently testified that much longer delay would be fatal to the festivities of the evening . " What a ...
Page 124
... alarm . " Only the brig's broom - sticks , my dear , " said the veteran , pointing to the vessel below . But just recovered from one alarm , the young lady was destined to have her nerves more seri- ously 124 TRIFLES LIGHT AS AIR .
... alarm . " Only the brig's broom - sticks , my dear , " said the veteran , pointing to the vessel below . But just recovered from one alarm , the young lady was destined to have her nerves more seri- ously 124 TRIFLES LIGHT AS AIR .
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... alarm , if allowed to form one of the escort on board . " Allowed ! " said Mrs. Crank , rather queru- lously- " if it be determined by my brother that we shall visit , ( though I shall put in my veto against it ) , Mister Senna must ...
... alarm , if allowed to form one of the escort on board . " Allowed ! " said Mrs. Crank , rather queru- lously- " if it be determined by my brother that we shall visit , ( though I shall put in my veto against it ) , Mister Senna must ...
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... alarm and a hubbub , about a thing that never can , I tell you again , be dispensed with . " " Upon my word , uncle , " said Emily , “ I confess , that though you don't exactly deal in parables , your language is , at least , very equi ...
... alarm and a hubbub , about a thing that never can , I tell you again , be dispensed with . " " Upon my word , uncle , " said Emily , “ I confess , that though you don't exactly deal in parables , your language is , at least , very equi ...
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... alarm might be groundless . And as he was garrulously disposed , he soon gave Emily reason to believe , she was more likely to be gra- tified by the nearer neighbourhood of an indi- vidual in whom she already began to feel con ...
... alarm might be groundless . And as he was garrulously disposed , he soon gave Emily reason to believe , she was more likely to be gra- tified by the nearer neighbourhood of an indi- vidual in whom she already began to feel con ...
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afore alarm aloft already anxiety anxious appeared Bay of Biscay better boat boatswain Brace breeze brig Camperdown canvas capstan captain carronade Cheltenham commander cottage coxswain crew cried Crank cruize d'ye deck doctor duty Emily Emily's endeavour enemy epaulettes excited exclaimed fair favour favourite feelings fellow felt female fire forecastle frigate gout guns hand Hasty haul head heart heave hoisted hope imagined interrupted ladies lieutenant look mast master matron midshipman mind morning never observed occasion officers old gentleman party perceived perhaps person poor port profes recollect render rienced rigging round sail sailor seamen seemed Senna ship ship's singular Sir Harry soger soon spirit Spitfire Spitfire's Staunch sure there's thing thought Tiller tion tone topman topsails turn uncle uncon vessel veteran weather weather gage whilst wind word yards yawl young young blade
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Page 314 - God in Externals could not place Content. Fortune her gifts may variously dispose, And these be happy call'd, unhappy those ; But...
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Page 258 - His thoughts had wholly been confin'd to form and cultivate her mind. He hardly knew, till he was told, whether the nymph were young or old; had met her in a public place, •without distinguishing her face: much less could his declining age Vanessa's...
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Page 96 - Even now, methinks, as pondering here I stand, I see the rural virtues leave the land. Down where yon anchoring vessel spreads the sail, That idly waiting flaps with every gale, Downward they move, a melancholy band, Pass from the shore, and darken all the strand.
Page 28 - Rodmond a rueful tale of wonders read, Of dragons roaring on the enchanted coast, The hideous goblin, and the yelling ghost ; But with Arion, from the sultry heat Of noon, Palemon, sought a cool retreat And lo ! the shore with mournful prospects...
Page 154 - All was prepared — the fire, the sword, the men To wield them in their terrible array. The army, like a lion from his den, March'd forth with nerve and sinews bent to slay, — A human Hydra, issuing from its fen To breathe destruction on its winding way.
Page 20 - Than many persons more advanced in life; And if we now and then a sigh must heave At quitting even those we quit in strife...