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Página 73
... and which were each making a different course , we sent three of the boats —
the barge , yawl , and pinnace — under ... and would not probably freshen before
ten o ' clock ; for however the captured vessels might steer , their courses must ...
... and which were each making a different course , we sent three of the boats —
the barge , yawl , and pinnace — under ... and would not probably freshen before
ten o ' clock ; for however the captured vessels might steer , their courses must ...
Página 74
... with the coxswain , who was steering . Mr . Farmer , of course , measured every
body ' s courage by his own ; but I think it was taxing British intrepidity a little too
much , to expect that nineteen persons , in broad daylight , should chase , in an ...
... with the coxswain , who was steering . Mr . Farmer , of course , measured every
body ' s courage by his own ; but I think it was taxing British intrepidity a little too
much , to expect that nineteen persons , in broad daylight , should chase , in an ...
Página 80
... had scared many a brave man from this dangerous course of life ; while the
very daring of those who did venture upon it , would appal the less courageous ,
until they deemed themselves , in the comparison , meek , tame , and abject .
... had scared many a brave man from this dangerous course of life ; while the
very daring of those who did venture upon it , would appal the less courageous ,
until they deemed themselves , in the comparison , meek , tame , and abject .
Página 99
In due course I received ninety pounds for this exploit , there having been
obtained , as I was told , nearly seven hundred pounds when the box was
opened , a great part of which , however , being in bank post bills , was obliged to
be put on ...
In due course I received ninety pounds for this exploit , there having been
obtained , as I was told , nearly seven hundred pounds when the box was
opened , a great part of which , however , being in bank post bills , was obliged to
be put on ...
Página 168
Of course , I had nothing to do but to calculate how many shepherdesses and
dogs there were in the room , which , by counting the numbers in length and
breadth , squaring the results , and deducting for door and windows , was soon ...
Of course , I had nothing to do but to calculate how many shepherdesses and
dogs there were in the room , which , by counting the numbers in length and
breadth , squaring the results , and deducting for door and windows , was soon ...
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Página 321 - See, what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury, New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination, and a form, indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.
Página 64 - What objects are the fountains Of thy happy strain? What fields, or waves, or mountains? What shapes of sky or plain? What love of thine own kind? what ignorance of pain?
Página 60 - Grief made the young Spring wild, and she threw down Her kindling buds, as if she Autumn were, Or they dead leaves; since her delight is flown, For whom should she have waked the sullen year?
Página 63 - I dare not guess; but in this life Of error, ignorance, and strife. Where nothing is, but all things seem. And we the shadows of the dream, It is a modest creed, and yet Pleasant if one considers it, To own that death itself must be. Like all the rest, a mockery.
Página 321 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; "Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
Página 64 - I vowed that I would dedicate my powers To thee and thine : have I not kept the vow ? With beating heart and streaming eyes, even now I call the phantoms of a thousand hours Each from his voiceless grave : they have in...
Página 65 - Yet now despair itself is mild, Even as the winds and waters are; I could lie down like a tired child, And weep away the life of care Which I have borne and yet must bear, Till death like sleep might steal on me, And I might feel in the warm air My cheek grow cold, and hear the sea Breathe o'er my dying brain its last monotony.
Página 61 - Peace, peace! he is not dead, he doth not sleep — He hath awakened from the dream of life...
Página 64 - We look before and after, And pine for what is not: Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
Página 64 - Yet if we could scorn Hate, and pride, and fear; If we were things born Not to shed a tear, I know not how thy joy we ever should come near.