The Old Commodore, Volumen2Carey, Lee & Blanchard, 1837 |
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... side of the hedge . Captain Oliphant got pettish upon the subject . " D - n your hemming ! " But Peter was nothing daunted . " Ah , sir , " said he , “ I see , after all , you cannot bear to have your conversa- tion hemmed into any ...
... side of the hedge . Captain Oliphant got pettish upon the subject . " D - n your hemming ! " But Peter was nothing daunted . " Ah , sir , " said he , “ I see , after all , you cannot bear to have your conversa- tion hemmed into any ...
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... side , and - what I look upon as my greatest boast - I am , what in my heart I think would make me a match for a duchess , a post - cap- tain in his majesty's royal navy . " " Of all the declarations that I ever read of , in all my ...
... side , and - what I look upon as my greatest boast - I am , what in my heart I think would make me a match for a duchess , a post - cap- tain in his majesty's royal navy . " " Of all the declarations that I ever read of , in all my ...
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... side to see how the land lay . Inauspicious journey ! There were two hands in the barge keeping her afloat . The rest of the crew and the coxswain were loitering about the beach , picking up stones and shying them 12.
... side to see how the land lay . Inauspicious journey ! There were two hands in the barge keeping her afloat . The rest of the crew and the coxswain were loitering about the beach , picking up stones and shying them 12.
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... side , he has spoken ill of the captain - take him into custody . Mr. Rubbishandmore , you are our pri- soner . " He was soon seized , and held in such a manner that all motion was denied to him . All his attempts to plunge were useless ...
... side , he has spoken ill of the captain - take him into custody . Mr. Rubbishandmore , you are our pri- soner . " He was soon seized , and held in such a manner that all motion was denied to him . All his attempts to plunge were useless ...
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... side for future mastication , and the silence being complete , he roared out " All proudly , all proudly , " so terrifically , that all , except his own mess- mates , started , and there was a general laugh at the man with the small ...
... side for future mastication , and the silence being complete , he roared out " All proudly , all proudly , " so terrifically , that all , except his own mess- mates , started , and there was a general laugh at the man with the small ...
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Términos y frases comunes
arms Astell Augustus beautiful Becky better blessed board the Belladonna bosom broad pennant called Captain Egerton Captain Oliphant Commodore's countenance coxswain crew dare daugh dear decks dreadful Dredgely dressed duodecimals exclaimed eyes face fair brow father feelings flog Florentin French admiral frigate gallant gentleman give guardian guns hand happiness head hear heard heart honest honour Jaspar Hall knew lads laugh length live look manner master ment midshipman mind Miss Bacuissart Miss Belmont Monsieur murder nephew never Noll officers old Commodore once pardon passion perhaps person Peter Drivel Peter hemmed Pompey poop poor prisoner punning quarter-deck Rebec Rebecca Rosalie round Rubasore Rubasore's sail sailor Sharpus ship Sir Octavius song speak squadron stood tell thing thought Thunderbolt tion took toupée Trestletree Hall turned Underdown voice walk ward whilst wish words young lady
Pasajes populares
Página 152 - LOve in her Sunny Eyes does basking play ; Love walks the pleasant Mazes of her Hair ; Love does on both her Lips for ever stray ; And sows and reaps a thousand kisses there.
Página 29 - Very good song, and very well sung, Jolly companions every one ; We all are here for mirth and glee, We all are here for jollity. Very good song, and very well sung, Jolly companions every one ; Put your hats on, and keep your heads warm, A little more liquor will do us no harm.
Página 5 - THERE WAS A MAN IN OUR TOWN. There was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise ; He jumped into a bramble bush, And scratched out both his eyes : And when he saw his eyes were out, With all his might and main He jumped into another bush, And scratched them in again.
Página 172 - At every trifle scorn to take offence, That always shows great pride, or little sense; Those heads, as stomachs, are not sure the best, Which nauseate all, and nothing can digest. Yet let not each gay turn thy rapture move...
Página 3 - And men below, and saints above — For Love is Heav'n, and Heav'n is Love.
Página 161 - GO bid the Needle his dear North forsake, To which with trembling rev'erence it does bend ; Go bid the Stones a journey upwards make ; Go bid th...