The night watch; or, Tales of the sea, Volume 1Henry Colburn, 1828 |
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... notice till the sails were furled - an evolution which astonished Morland more than all he had seen . A general bustle seemed to prevail through the ship : the fore- ladders clattered with men as they ran to their stations , and the ...
... notice till the sails were furled - an evolution which astonished Morland more than all he had seen . A general bustle seemed to prevail through the ship : the fore- ladders clattered with men as they ran to their stations , and the ...
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... notice was taken of Morland , save that he was informed he was a young bear , - that all his sorrows were to come ; and he was helped first , for the first and last time . The evening passed away amidst noise and jokes ; and after ...
... notice was taken of Morland , save that he was informed he was a young bear , - that all his sorrows were to come ; and he was helped first , for the first and last time . The evening passed away amidst noise and jokes ; and after ...
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... notice the power he has to flog any of his crew without their being tried by a court - mar- tial - a power so great that perhaps it is ex- traordinary we do not find it more frequently abused by whim , passion , and prejudice . Whether ...
... notice the power he has to flog any of his crew without their being tried by a court - mar- tial - a power so great that perhaps it is ex- traordinary we do not find it more frequently abused by whim , passion , and prejudice . Whether ...
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... notice . 66 Perhaps in no profession more than the Navy , is theory subject to prejudicial opinions ; and this , because it is known to be entirely useless , without a combination of practical knowledge ; on that account , however , we ...
... notice . 66 Perhaps in no profession more than the Navy , is theory subject to prejudicial opinions ; and this , because it is known to be entirely useless , without a combination of practical knowledge ; on that account , however , we ...
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... notice the advantage of always giving the word of com- mand in the same terms ; and I wish you to encourage alacrity and spirit , by an example of activity and obedience in your own sta- tion . " I hope also that you will soon become ac ...
... notice the advantage of always giving the word of com- mand in the same terms ; and I wish you to encourage alacrity and spirit , by an example of activity and obedience in your own sta- tion . " I hope also that you will soon become ac ...
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Page 125 - I've seen around me fall, Like leaves in wintry weather; I feel like one Who treads alone Some banquet-hall deserted, Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead, And all but he departed ! Thus, in the stilly night, Ere...
Page 109 - 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, Oth.
Page 103 - Ye noble few ! who here unbending stand Beneath life's pressure, yet bear up awhile, And what your bounded view, which only saw A little part, deem'd Evil, is no more ; The storms of Wintry Time will quickly pass, And one unbounded Spring encircle all.
Page 103 - There's a bower of roses by Bendemeer's stream, And the nightingale sings round it all the day long ; In the time of my childhood 'twas like a sweet dream, To sit in the roses and hear the bird's song.
Page xxxv - Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see, My heart, untravell'd, fondly turns to thee ; Still to my Brother turns, with ceaseless pain, And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
Page 103 - twas like a sweet dream, To sit in the roses and hear the bird's song. That bower and its music I never forget, But oft when alone, in the bloom of the year, I think — is the nightingale singing there yet ? Are the roses still bright by the calm BENDEMEER?
Page 42 - The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream, And greedily devour the treacherous bait...
Page 12 - This music crept by me upon the waters, Allaying both their fury and my passion With its sweet air : thence I have follow'd it, Or it hath drawn me rather.
Page xv - As the Chameleon, who is known To have no colors of his own : But borrows from his neighbour's hue His white or black, his green or blue...
Page 139 - And mine shall. Hast thou, which art but air, a touch, a feeling Of their afflictions, and shall not myself, One of their kind, that relish all as sharply Passion as they...