Homeward Bound; Or, The Chase: A Tale of the SeaD. Appleton, 1881 - 532 頁 A few wealthy Brits and Americans set sail from London to New York in 1835. Their small ship goes astray which leads to harrowing adventures on the African coast. Some great characters, especially Captain Truck and Jack Effingham. --www.goodreads.com. |
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America answer appeared Arabs arms asked began believe better Blunt boat cabin called Captain Truck carry cause character coast continued course danger deck Dodge escape eyes fancy father favor fear feel felt follow force friends gentlemen give hand head hope hour interest Italy John Effingham keep knew ladies land launch Leach least less light look Mademoiselle manner mate matter means mind minutes Miss moment Monday Montauk nature never night observed officer once opinion particular party passed passengers Paul permitted person poor present probably question reach ready reason received reef remained respect returned rocks sail sands Saunders seen Sharp ship side Sir George soon spars stand thing thought true truth turned usual vessel Viefville whole wind wish young
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第 434 頁 - I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, from henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the LORD ; even so saith the SPIRIT ; for they rest from their labours.
第 434 頁 - I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die.
第 435 頁 - IF the LORD himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say ; if the LORD himself had not been on our side...
第 293 頁 - The moment was critical, but the steadiness of Captain Truck did not desert him. Issuing a rapid order to the second mate, with a small party previously selected for that duty, to stand by the arms, he urged the rest of the people to renewed exertions. Just as this was done, Mr. Monday appeared on the bank, with a bottle in one hand and a glass in the other, calling aloud to Mr. Dodge to return and drink with the Arabs. " Do not disgrace Christianity in this unmannerly way," he said ; " but show...
第 15 頁 - Effingham used to express it, " from the crown of her head to the sole of her foot.
第 533 頁 - THE ENDURING MONUMENTS OF FENIMORE COOPER ARE HIS WORKS. WHILE THE LOVE OF COUNTRY CONTINUES TO PREVAIL, HIS MEMORY WILL EXIST IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE. So TRULY PATRIOTIC AND AMERICAN THROUGHOUT, THEY SHOULD FIND A PLACE IN EVERY AMERICAN'S LIBRARY.
第 103 頁 - ... that was beyond his reach, which manifested itself, not in manly efforts to attain the forbidden fruit, but rather in a spirit of opposition and detraction, that only betrayed, through its jealousy, the existence of the feeling, which jealousy, however, he affected to conceal under an intense regard for popular rights, since he was apt to aver it was quite intolerable that any man should possess anything, even to qualities, in which his neighbors might not properly participate.
第 13 頁 - ... possessed a large hereditary property, that brought a good income, and which attached him to this world of ours by kindly feelings towards its land and water ; while John, much the wealthier of the two, having inherited a large commercial fortune, did not own ground enough to bury him. As he sometimes deridingly said, he " kept his gold in corporations, that were as soulless as himself.