Great Sea Stories: Second SeriesJoseph Lewis French Brentano's, 1925 - 348 sider |
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Side 35
... took off his great - coat , he laid a pair of fine , silver - mounted pistols on the table , and I saw that he was belted with great sword . His man- ners , besides , were elegant , and he pledged the captain handsomely . Altogether I ...
... took off his great - coat , he laid a pair of fine , silver - mounted pistols on the table , and I saw that he was belted with great sword . His man- ners , besides , were elegant , and he pledged the captain handsomely . Altogether I ...
Side 46
... took post to drive the door in . I had never fired with a pistol in my life , and not often with a gun ; far less against a fellow - creature . But it was now or never ; and just as they swung the yard , I cried out , " Take that ...
... took post to drive the door in . I had never fired with a pistol in my life , and not often with a gun ; far less against a fellow - creature . But it was now or never ; and just as they swung the yard , I cried out , " Take that ...
Side 52
... took the first spell , pistol in hand and sword on knee ; three hours by the captain's watch upon the wall . Then he roused me up , and I took my turn of three hours ; be- fore the end of which it was broad day , and a very quiet ...
... took the first spell , pistol in hand and sword on knee ; three hours by the captain's watch upon the wall . Then he roused me up , and I took my turn of three hours ; be- fore the end of which it was broad day , and a very quiet ...
Side 59
... took notice , that my bows were manned with red ropes , instead of my side . A fourth asked me , if I could not keep my yards square without iron braces ? And , in short , a thousand witticisms of the same nature were passed upon me ...
... took notice , that my bows were manned with red ropes , instead of my side . A fourth asked me , if I could not keep my yards square without iron braces ? And , in short , a thousand witticisms of the same nature were passed upon me ...
Side 62
... Whereupon , demanding his warrant , it was delivered to him , and the oaths administered immediately . That very afternoon he went to Gravesend in the tilt - boat , from whence he took a place in the tide - 62 GREAT SEA STORIES.
... Whereupon , demanding his warrant , it was delivered to him , and the oaths administered immediately . That very afternoon he went to Gravesend in the tilt - boat , from whence he took a place in the tide - 62 GREAT SEA STORIES.
Almindelige termer og sætninger
answered appeared approach Beare began blood blow boat body cabin called Cape captain carried clear close Colonel coming continued course crew cried Crimp dark dead deck door English eyes face fear feet fell Finn fire fleet four gave give guns half hand hard head heard hold hundred keep land leave length lieutenant light look marines mate mean mind minutes monster mouth never night officers once Parma passed pistol port presently pulled rest returned round sail sailors says seemed seen sent ship shot side sight soon sound Spaniards Spanish standing stood tell things thought told took turned unto vessel voice watch whole Wilfrid wind wounded yards