The Pathfinder, Or, The Inland SeaW.A. Townsend, 1860 - Počet stran: 515 |
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Strana vii
... the text . In youth , when belonging to the navy , the writer of this book served for some time on the great west- ern lakes . He was , indeed , one of those who first carried the cockade of the republic on those inland seas PREFACE . vii.
... the text . In youth , when belonging to the navy , the writer of this book served for some time on the great west- ern lakes . He was , indeed , one of those who first carried the cockade of the republic on those inland seas PREFACE . vii.
Strana viii
James Fenimore Cooper. carried the cockade of the republic on those inland seas . This was pretty early in the present century , when the navigation was still confined to the employ- ment of a few ships and schooners . Since that day ...
James Fenimore Cooper. carried the cockade of the republic on those inland seas . This was pretty early in the present century , when the navigation was still confined to the employ- ment of a few ships and schooners . Since that day ...
Strana 24
... carrying tidings through the wilderness , as so many wood- chucks , did we not soon come to a knowledge of these niceties . Eau - douce , as we call him , is so fond of the water , that he gathered a damp stick or two for our fire , and ...
... carrying tidings through the wilderness , as so many wood- chucks , did we not soon come to a knowledge of these niceties . Eau - douce , as we call him , is so fond of the water , that he gathered a damp stick or two for our fire , and ...
Strana 27
... carry you through safe , or lose our scalps . " Cap wore a tight solid queue , done up in eel - skin , while the top of his head was nearly bald ; and he mechanically passed his hand over both , as if to make certain that each was in ...
... carry you through safe , or lose our scalps . " Cap wore a tight solid queue , done up in eel - skin , while the top of his head was nearly bald ; and he mechanically passed his hand over both , as if to make certain that each was in ...
Strana 33
... carried it , when emptied of its luggage , many hundred yards ; and it would not have exceeded the strength of a single man to lift its weight . Still it was long , and for a canoe , wide , a want of steadiness being its principal ...
... carried it , when emptied of its luggage , many hundred yards ; and it would not have exceeded the strength of a single man to lift its weight . Still it was long , and for a canoe , wide , a want of steadiness being its principal ...
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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.