Great Sea StoriesJoseph Lewis French The Floating Press, 1. jun. 2010 - 454 sider "The theme of the sea is heroic--epic. Since the first stirrings of the imagination of man the sea has enthralled him; and since the dawn of literature he has chronicled his wanderings upon its vast bosom." Joseph Lewis French collected what he considered the best sea stories of literature into this volume. |
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Side 23
... blood the disgrace of her late foil. "Never mind, my merry masters," said Amyas, "she has quantity and we quality." "That's true," said one, "for one honest man is worth two rogues." "And one culverin three of their footy little ...
... blood the disgrace of her late foil. "Never mind, my merry masters," said Amyas, "she has quantity and we quality." "That's true," said one, "for one honest man is worth two rogues." "And one culverin three of their footy little ...
Side 32
... blood, thou old wolf?" asked Will Cary. "Never, sir," answered Yeo. "To St. J ago be it," said Amyas, "if we can get there: but—God help us!" And he looked round sadly enough; while no one needed that he should finish his sentence, or ...
... blood, thou old wolf?" asked Will Cary. "Never, sir," answered Yeo. "To St. J ago be it," said Amyas, "if we can get there: but—God help us!" And he looked round sadly enough; while no one needed that he should finish his sentence, or ...
Side 36
... blood rose. "Yes, sirrah! Do you fancy that I have nothing to lose? I who have adventured in this voyage all I am worth, and more; who, if I fall, must return to beggary and scorn? And if I have ventured rashly, sinfully, if you will ...
... blood rose. "Yes, sirrah! Do you fancy that I have nothing to lose? I who have adventured in this voyage all I am worth, and more; who, if I fall, must return to beggary and scorn? And if I have ventured rashly, sinfully, if you will ...
Side 73
... , who was lashed down to a ring-bolt close by the bits, with his hands tied at the wrists by sharp cords, so tightly that the blood was spouting from beneath his nails. "We have been surprised by a privateer schooner, sir; the 73.
... , who was lashed down to a ring-bolt close by the bits, with his hands tied at the wrists by sharp cords, so tightly that the blood was spouting from beneath his nails. "We have been surprised by a privateer schooner, sir; the 73.
Side 76
... blood running to his head, and the white of his eyes turned up, while his loud stertorous breathing but too clearly indicated the rupture of a vessel on the brain. He was a stout portly man, and although we released him on the instant ...
... blood running to his head, and the white of his eyes turned up, while his loud stertorous breathing but too clearly indicated the rupture of a vessel on the brain. He was a stout portly man, and although we released him on the instant ...
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The Merchantman and the Pirate | 107 |
Narrative of the Mutiny of the Bounty | 139 |
The Wreck of the Royal Caroline | 176 |
The Capture of the Great White Whale | 197 |
The Merchants Cup | 276 |
A Storm and a Rescue | 307 |
The Sailors Wife | 339 |
The Salving of the YanShan | 357 |
The Derelict Neptune | 384 |
The Terrible Solomons | 416 |
El Dorado | 442 |
Endnotes | 453 |
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