The Pathfinder, Or, The Inland SeaW.A. Townsend, 1860 - Počet stran: 515 |
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Strana 16
... for the inexperienced to pronounce , we nat'rally turn it into English , and call him the Big Sarpent . You are not to suppose , however , that by this name we wish to say that he is treacherous , 16 THE PATHFINDER .
... for the inexperienced to pronounce , we nat'rally turn it into English , and call him the Big Sarpent . You are not to suppose , however , that by this name we wish to say that he is treacherous , 16 THE PATHFINDER .
Strana 20
... white man , and never like an Injin . The Sarpent , here , has his fashions , and I have mine ; yet have we fou't , side by side , these many years , without either's thinking a hard thought consarning the other's ways . 20 PATHFINDER .
... white man , and never like an Injin . The Sarpent , here , has his fashions , and I have mine ; yet have we fou't , side by side , these many years , without either's thinking a hard thought consarning the other's ways . 20 PATHFINDER .
Strana 21
... Sarpent , here , that there be lakes in which the water is salt . We have been pretty much of one mind since our acquaintance begun , and if the Mohican has only half the faith in me that I have in him , he believes all that I have told ...
... Sarpent , here , that there be lakes in which the water is salt . We have been pretty much of one mind since our acquaintance begun , and if the Mohican has only half the faith in me that I have in him , he believes all that I have told ...
Strana 26
... Sarpent has come up one side of the river , and I have come up the other , in order to scout for the outlying rascals , while Jasper brought up the canoe , like a bold - hearted sailor , as he is . The serjeant told him 26 PATHFINDER . THE.
... Sarpent has come up one side of the river , and I have come up the other , in order to scout for the outlying rascals , while Jasper brought up the canoe , like a bold - hearted sailor , as he is . The serjeant told him 26 PATHFINDER . THE.
Strana 28
... Sarpent , there ; you can see the mark of a knife all along by his left ear ; now , nothing but a bullet from this long rifle of mine saved his scalp that day , for it had fairly started , and half a minute more would have left him ...
... Sarpent , there ; you can see the mark of a knife all along by his left ear ; now , nothing but a bullet from this long rifle of mine saved his scalp that day , for it had fairly started , and half a minute more would have left him ...
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Strana 258 - Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests; in all time, Calm or convulsed; in breeze or gale or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark-heaving, boundless, endless, and sublime, — The image of Eternity, the throne Of the Invisible; even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made; each zone Obeys thee; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless, alone.
Strana 171 - The respect for Pathfinder's skill and for his quickness and accuracy of sight [the italics are mine] was so profound and general that the instant he made this declaration the spectators began to distrust their own opinions, and a dozen rushed to the target in order to ascertain the fact. There, sure enough, it was found that the Quartermaster's bullet had gone through the hole made by Jasper's, and that, too, so accurately as to require a minute examination to be certain of the circumstance, which,...
Strana 175 - ... of fictitiousness and general improbability over it. This comes of Cooper's inadequacy as an observer. The reader will find some examples of Cooper's high talent for inaccurate observation in the account of the shooting-match in The Pathfinder. "A common wrought nail was driven lightly into the target, its head having been first touched with paint.
Strana 258 - Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests: in all time. Calm or convulsed — in breeze, or gale, or storm. Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark-heaving; — boundless, endless, and sublime; The image of eternity, the throne Of the Invisible: even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made; each zone Obeys thee; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless, alone.
Strana 173 - If one dared to hint at such a thing," cried Major Duncan, "I should say that the Pathfinder has also missed the target!" As nobody had missed it yet, the "also" was not necessary; but never mind about that, for the Pathfinder is going to speak. "No, no, Major," said he, confidently, "that would be a risky declaration. I didn't load the piece and can't say what was in it; but if it was lead...
Strana 173 - Major," said he, confidently, "that would be a risky declaration. I didn't load the piece, and can't say what was in it; but if it was lead, you will find the bullet driving down those of the Quartermaster and Jasper, else is not my name Pathfinder.
Strana 174 - I'll own to a miss. The Quartermaster cut the wood, but you'll find no wood cut by that last messenger.
Strana 143 - ... a sort of type of what Adam might have been supposed to be before the fall, though certainly not without sin, and not feel a respect and admiration for him, that had no reference to his positioniin life.