Great Sea Stories: Second SeriesJoseph Lewis French Brentano's, 1925 - 348 sider |
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Side 77
... sail , dip their flags as it passes ; and the priest , stopping before each one , says the prayers and makes the gestures which give the blessing . Then they depart like a fleet , leaving the country nearly empty of husbands , lovers ...
... sail , dip their flags as it passes ; and the priest , stopping before each one , says the prayers and makes the gestures which give the blessing . Then they depart like a fleet , leaving the country nearly empty of husbands , lovers ...
Side 80
... sails appeared in the distance , set as a matter of form , -for there was not a breath stirring , and standing out white and clear against the gray line of the horizon . To - day it seemed a very quiet and easy business , -this Iceland ...
... sails appeared in the distance , set as a matter of form , -for there was not a breath stirring , and standing out white and clear against the gray line of the horizon . To - day it seemed a very quiet and easy business , -this Iceland ...
Side 125
... sailing slowly on their widespread wings ; the chirping and croaking of numberless insects and rep- tiles came off strong from the banks , borne on the putrid exhalations that were like to poison us ; the rushing of the river , that in ...
... sailing slowly on their widespread wings ; the chirping and croaking of numberless insects and rep- tiles came off strong from the banks , borne on the putrid exhalations that were like to poison us ; the rushing of the river , that in ...
Side 130
... sail away along the narrow creek , and disappear round the corner of it ahead of us . In one instance , a boy in the bows struck one down with a boat - hook , so that the bird fell against Lieutenant Sprawl's head as he sat in the ...
... sail away along the narrow creek , and disappear round the corner of it ahead of us . In one instance , a boy in the bows struck one down with a boat - hook , so that the bird fell against Lieutenant Sprawl's head as he sat in the ...
Side 131
... sail boom to which some heavy weight had been attached , for two slings were fastened round it , showing , by the straight and wire - like appearance of the rope , how severe the strain had been ; the spar itself was broken in the midst ...
... sail boom to which some heavy weight had been attached , for two slings were fastened round it , showing , by the straight and wire - like appearance of the rope , how severe the strain had been ; the spar itself was broken in the midst ...
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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