The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea: A TaleHoughton Mifflin, 1876 - Počet stran: 517 |
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... Lake Ontario lay over- shadowed by a beautiful leafy canopy , during untold ages . When the wondering palefaces first landed on the shores of that inland sea , they beheld boundless forests stretching before them , forests made up of ...
... Lake Ontario lay over- shadowed by a beautiful leafy canopy , during untold ages . When the wondering palefaces first landed on the shores of that inland sea , they beheld boundless forests stretching before them , forests made up of ...
Strana vi
... Lake Ontario was early deemed of great importance by the Canadian government . But here they met a foe who not only faced them bravely , but who at one period even threatened ut- terly to uproot the French Colonies on the St. Lawrence ...
... Lake Ontario was early deemed of great importance by the Canadian government . But here they met a foe who not only faced them bravely , but who at one period even threatened ut- terly to uproot the French Colonies on the St. Lawrence ...
Strana vii
... Lake Onondaga . This effort failed . But still for many years the Canadian government kept their eyes fixed upon that southern shore , eagerly watching for an opportunity to seize some one favorable point as a nucleus for future ...
... Lake Onondaga . This effort failed . But still for many years the Canadian government kept their eyes fixed upon that southern shore , eagerly watching for an opportunity to seize some one favorable point as a nucleus for future ...
Strana ix
... Lake Ontario . The first English vessel on the lake was a small schooner , forty feet keel , with four- teen sweeps and twelve swivels . She was launched on the 28th of June , 1755. The following year the English had three flat ...
... Lake Ontario . The first English vessel on the lake was a small schooner , forty feet keel , with four- teen sweeps and twelve swivels . She was launched on the 28th of June , 1755. The following year the English had three flat ...
Strana x
... Lake George in 1755 delayed the expedition . It was only delayed , however . " From the hour of its foundation , Choueguen is the rallying ground of the In- dian tribes , " wrote the Governor of Canada , M. de Vau- dreuil . " From ...
... Lake George in 1755 delayed the expedition . It was only delayed , however . " From the hour of its foundation , Choueguen is the rallying ground of the In- dian tribes , " wrote the Governor of Canada , M. de Vau- dreuil . " From ...
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Strana 253 - 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 129 - Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court? Here feel we but the penalty of Adam, — The seasons...
Strana 31 - Before these fields were shorn and tilled, Full to the brim our rivers flowed ; The melody of waters filled The fresh and boundless wood ; And torrents dashed and rivulets played, And fountains spouted in the shade.
Strana 172 - ... 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 92 - Nor have these eyes by greener hills Been soothed, in all my wanderings. And, through her depths, Saint Mary's Lake Is visibly delighted ; For not a feature of those hills Is in the mirror slighted.
Strana 91 - AND is this — Yarrow ? — This the Stream Of which my fancy cherished, So faithfully, a waking dream ? An image that hath perished ! O that some Minstrel's harp were near, To utter notes of gladness, And chase this silence from the air, That fills my heart with sadness...
Strana 170 - 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 168 - 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...
Strana 170 - 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.