Great Sea Stories: Second SeriesJoseph Lewis French Brentano's, 1925 - 348 sider |
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Side 16
... means to have hin- dered them from joyning with the Duke of Parma his forces , and getting the winde of them , to have driven them from their owne coasts . The Spaniards that day sustained great losse and damage , having many of their ...
... means to have hin- dered them from joyning with the Duke of Parma his forces , and getting the winde of them , to have driven them from their owne coasts . The Spaniards that day sustained great losse and damage , having many of their ...
Side 54
... mean as to go down towards Wapping , with an intention to inquire for an old school fellow , who , I understood , had got the command of a small coasting vessel , then in the river , and implore his assist- ance . But my destiny ...
... mean as to go down towards Wapping , with an intention to inquire for an old school fellow , who , I understood , had got the command of a small coasting vessel , then in the river , and implore his assist- ance . But my destiny ...
Side 123
... means permitted , while the men did the same . It was now near five P. M. , and the tide began to flow again . As there were two good hours ' daylight still , we deter- mined to prove our friends a little further , rather than lie ...
... means permitted , while the men did the same . It was now near five P. M. , and the tide began to flow again . As there were two good hours ' daylight still , we deter- mined to prove our friends a little further , rather than lie ...
Side 127
... mean ? " There was no saying ; they might , from the success they had met with in neutralising the attempts of the boats to disturb them , or destroy the wreck , have over- valued the strength of their position , for this shot had been ...
... mean ? " There was no saying ; they might , from the success they had met with in neutralising the attempts of the boats to disturb them , or destroy the wreck , have over- valued the strength of their position , for this shot had been ...
Side 142
... straight before him , and throwing his head . back , he set up the most infernal howl that ear ever tingled to . " Merciful powers ! can he mean to attack me ? " thought I , as the fierce creature 142 GREAT SEA STORIES.
... straight before him , and throwing his head . back , he set up the most infernal howl that ear ever tingled to . " Merciful powers ! can he mean to attack me ? " thought I , as the fierce creature 142 GREAT SEA STORIES.
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Alan answered appeared bark barque blood blow boat body cabin Cape Horn Captain Crimp cockswain Colonel Hope-Kennedy creature crew cried dark dead deck devil-fish door Duke of Parma English exclaimed eyes face feet fell felucca Finn fire flogged Flying Dutchman fo'c'sl forebridge forecastle frigate gale guns hand head heard Killarney Lady Monson land Lanyard lieutenant light look Lord Admirall mangroves marines master-at-arms masts mate midshipman Miss Laura monster mouth never night oars overboard Paimpol passed phantom ship pistol port pulled punishment rigging round round shot sail sailors says schooner sea-serpent seemed seen serpent ship's shore shot shouted side sight Spaniards Spanish Fleete spectral ship spectre-ship stood struck thought told took turned unto vessel voice whale Wilfrid wind wounded wreck yacht yards