Afloat and Ashore; Or, The Adventures of Miles Wallingford, Volums 1-2The Author, 1844 - 207 pàgines |
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Pàgina 26
... vessel . The accumulations of my estate alone would do this much , within the next five years , and then a career of wealth and prosperity would lie open before us both . " It is a good thing , Miles , no doubt , " continued this ...
... vessel . The accumulations of my estate alone would do this much , within the next five years , and then a career of wealth and prosperity would lie open before us both . " It is a good thing , Miles , no doubt , " continued this ...
Pàgina 28
... vessel in sight were hanging in listless idleness from their several spars , repre- senting commerce asleep . Grace had a deep feeling for natural scenery , and she had a better mode of expressing her thoughts , on such occasions , than ...
... vessel in sight were hanging in listless idleness from their several spars , repre- senting commerce asleep . Grace had a deep feeling for natural scenery , and she had a better mode of expressing her thoughts , on such occasions , than ...
Pàgina 43
... vessels of that description were fitting out . This market has since used its wings to disappear , alto- gether . I kept my eyes on every ship we passed . Until the pre- vious day , I had never seen a square - rigged vessel ; and no ...
... vessels of that description were fitting out . This market has since used its wings to disappear , alto- gether . I kept my eyes on every ship we passed . Until the pre- vious day , I had never seen a square - rigged vessel ; and no ...
Pàgina 44
... vessel of her size was then termed large . The Manhattan , much the largest ship out of the port , measured but about seven hundred tons ; while few even of the Indiamen went much beyond five hun- dred . I can see the John at this ...
... vessel of her size was then termed large . The Manhattan , much the largest ship out of the port , measured but about seven hundred tons ; while few even of the Indiamen went much beyond five hun- dred . I can see the John at this ...
Pàgina 62
... vessel , however , and did not let her lose her way , making everything draw again as it might be by instinct . The proas tacked , too , and , laying up much nearer to the wind than we did , appeared as if about to close on our lee ...
... vessel , however , and did not let her lose her way , making everything draw again as it might be by instinct . The proas tacked , too , and , laying up much nearer to the wind than we did , appeared as if about to close on our lee ...
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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.