Afloat and Ashore; Or, The Adventures of Miles Wallingford, Volums 1-2The Author, 1844 - 207 pàgines |
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Pàgina 22
... suppose you know that my great - grandfather was a captain in the navy , and he brought his son up a parson ; now , turn - about is fair play , and the parson ought to give a son back to a man - of- war . I've been reading the lives of ...
... suppose you know that my great - grandfather was a captain in the navy , and he brought his son up a parson ; now , turn - about is fair play , and the parson ought to give a son back to a man - of- war . I've been reading the lives of ...
Pàgina 24
... suppose that Cap- tain Wallingford had some vague expectations I might go to the bar , but nothing further . My mind felt vastly re- lieved by these admissions , for I knew my mother's tender- ness too well to anticipate that she would ...
... suppose that Cap- tain Wallingford had some vague expectations I might go to the bar , but nothing further . My mind felt vastly re- lieved by these admissions , for I knew my mother's tender- ness too well to anticipate that she would ...
Pàgina 27
... suppose that men who have never had any means for quali- fying themselves for particular pursuits , are the most likely to succeed in them ; and especially to fancy that those who " begin poor " are in a much better way for acquiring ...
... suppose that men who have never had any means for quali- fying themselves for particular pursuits , are the most likely to succeed in them ; and especially to fancy that those who " begin poor " are in a much better way for acquiring ...
Pàgina 50
... suppose we shall see him soon , and with him letters . Now , Neb had taken his leave , but no letter had been trusted to his care . As often happens , I regretted the mis- take when it was too late ; and all that day I thought how ...
... suppose we shall see him soon , and with him letters . Now , Neb had taken his leave , but no letter had been trusted to his care . As often happens , I regretted the mis- take when it was too late ; and all that day I thought how ...
Pàgina 64
... suppose he could ever acquire exactly the same credit as a white man . " Them darkies do sometimes blunder on a lucky idee , " answered Mr. Marble to one of my earnest representations , " and I've known chaps among ' em that were almost ...
... suppose he could ever acquire exactly the same credit as a white man . " Them darkies do sometimes blunder on a lucky idee , " answered Mr. Marble to one of my earnest representations , " and I've known chaps among ' em that were almost ...
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Afloat and Ashore; Or, The Adventures of Miles Wallingford: Vol. 1-4 James Fenimore Cooper Visualització completa - 1851 |
Afloat and Ashore, Or The Adventures of Miles Wallingford James Fenimore Cooper Visualització completa - 1850 |
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Pàgina 53 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Pàgina 250 - And with them the Being Beauteous Who unto my youth was given, More than all things else to love me, And is now a saint in heaven. With a slow and noiseless footstep Comes that messenger divine, Takes the vacant chair beside me, Lays her gentle hand in mine. And she sits and gazes at me With those deep and tender eyes, Like the stars, so still and saint-like, Looking downward from the skies.