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 |
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Strana 9
... watch ; yet I could not subdue the hor- ror I felt struggling in my breast , at the thoughts of passing the night near the cock - pit where I supposed the dead man to be laid . I dared not mention a word of this to my messmates , lest ...
... watch ; yet I could not subdue the hor- ror I felt struggling in my breast , at the thoughts of passing the night near the cock - pit where I supposed the dead man to be laid . I dared not mention a word of this to my messmates , lest ...
Strana 10
... watch below had turned in ; there was no light except the glimmering in the lan- tern of the sentry , and he sat dozing at his post . I thought I could catch the spot where the corpse was extended , and faintly discern the outline of ...
... watch below had turned in ; there was no light except the glimmering in the lan- tern of the sentry , and he sat dozing at his post . I thought I could catch the spot where the corpse was extended , and faintly discern the outline of ...
Strana 31
... watch - fire that marked the temporary encampment of the French , and the occasional challenge of the drow- sy sentinel at the outpost , which died away upon the breeze as tranquillity was restored , ―the crouching down in breathless ...
... watch - fire that marked the temporary encampment of the French , and the occasional challenge of the drow- sy sentinel at the outpost , which died away upon the breeze as tranquillity was restored , ―the crouching down in breathless ...
Strana 38
... watch was set to look out for the con- certed signal . The officers were constantly di- recting their spy - glasses towards the spot , but no- thing was seen ; and the day passed away in rest- less impatience , not unaccompanied with ...
... watch was set to look out for the con- certed signal . The officers were constantly di- recting their spy - glasses towards the spot , but no- thing was seen ; and the day passed away in rest- less impatience , not unaccompanied with ...
Strana 42
... watch - fires through the haze ; and these , you know , are sure prognos- tics of a rising gale . " " Then let it come , " replied the veteran . " He whom the winds and the seas obey , can , when it pleaseth him , allay their fury and ...
... watch - fires through the haze ; and these , you know , are sure prognos- tics of a rising gale . " " Then let it come , " replied the veteran . " He whom the winds and the seas obey , can , when it pleaseth him , allay their fury and ...
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Strana 73 - Once more upon the waters ! yet once more ! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider.
Strana 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...
Strana 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...
Strana 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...
Strana 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.
Strana 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...