Chost stories. Frere du Diable. The fisherman's family. The red flag at the fore. The prisoner. The convict. The burning ship. The veteran soldierE.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1835 - Seafaring life |
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... moment of time . I heard his ball whistle by my ears , and it left a tingling sensation that indicated how very close it had passed to my head : the smoke hindered me from seeing more , but I felt the sharp point of a knife graze down ...
... moment of time . I heard his ball whistle by my ears , and it left a tingling sensation that indicated how very close it had passed to my head : the smoke hindered me from seeing more , but I felt the sharp point of a knife graze down ...
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... deep in the sand , and , like an arrow from a bow , con- tinued his fleet career ; when , in a moment , he stopped , threw out his forelegs and reared upon his haunches , while steaming foam issued from his nostrils GHOST STORIES . 19.
... deep in the sand , and , like an arrow from a bow , con- tinued his fleet career ; when , in a moment , he stopped , threw out his forelegs and reared upon his haunches , while steaming foam issued from his nostrils GHOST STORIES . 19.
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... moment , the whole expanse was filled with a wild unnatural yell , like the mingling laugh and shriek of the tortured maniac ; and a female figure , her hair dishevelled and hanging down her bare and bleeding bosom , her white dress ...
... moment , the whole expanse was filled with a wild unnatural yell , like the mingling laugh and shriek of the tortured maniac ; and a female figure , her hair dishevelled and hanging down her bare and bleeding bosom , her white dress ...
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... moment's warning . Some were stretch- ed upon the ground and still buried in the deep sleep which exertion and fatigue render so deli- cious to the weary frame ; others were awakening from their slumbers and stretching their sinewy ...
... moment's warning . Some were stretch- ed upon the ground and still buried in the deep sleep which exertion and fatigue render so deli- cious to the weary frame ; others were awakening from their slumbers and stretching their sinewy ...
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... moment on the corpse , and then seizing the bu- gle , blew a blast so loud and shrill , that every rock and glen re - echoed the sound . He ceased , and the whole band stood in breathless silence , watching their leader who appeared ...
... moment on the corpse , and then seizing the bu- gle , blew a blast so loud and shrill , that every rock and glen re - echoed the sound . He ceased , and the whole band stood in breathless silence , watching their leader who appeared ...
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Page 73 - Once more upon the waters ! yet once more ! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider.
Page 85 - Tis thou, thrice sweet and gracious goddess, addressing myself to LIBERTY, whom all in public or in private worship, whose taste is grateful, and ever will be so, till NATURE herself shall change...
Page 82 - French eighty-gun ship that had been set on fire to prevent her falling into the hands of the English; and having anchored in a secure position, left my vessel in a four-oared boat, passed the batteries undiscovered, and executed my orders as the brave marshal stood in the great square, with white flags and beauty greeting his arrival. Peace came! Bonaparte was elbowed off" to Elba, and the "red flag at the fore...
Page 69 - God ! — the vision is even now before me, when I beheld that pale-faced youth struggling in the agonies of death — those features full of mild benevolence, still more deadly in their hue, and hideous in convulsive writhings — the hand, that I had so often pressed with real unabated friendship, dyed in the life-stream from his heart, as he worked his fingers in the deep wound that dismissed his noble spirit ! It was in action, when rage and vengeance lashed the passions into fury. Yes ! there...
Page 74 - ... billows ; like the soul of the mighty, struggling with the last pangs of mortality. Orders were given to furl the foresail, and about sixty of the best seamen sprang aloft to execute the command. Already had they extended themselves upon the yard, and were gathering up the folds of the heavy canvass, when a tremendous sea came, like an Alpine mountain, rushing towards us.
Page 72 - Indiamen and transports with troops, were scattered in every direction; but now and then we could distinguish one or two, as they appeared for a moment on the summit of the foaming surge, like dim specks upon the verge of the horizon. Night came, and brought its frowning horrors — a pitchy darkness, which seemed almost palpable to the touch, hung with a funereal gloom above, whilst the wild waves, lashed by the raging tempest into sparkling foam, served but to render the blackness of the heavens...