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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第 7 頁
... appearance of that seuqel , how- ever , it may be well to say a few words concerning the fortunes of some of our characters , as it might be en attendant . To commence with the most important : the Mon- tauk herself , once deemed so ...
... appearance of that seuqel , how- ever , it may be well to say a few words concerning the fortunes of some of our characters , as it might be en attendant . To commence with the most important : the Mon- tauk herself , once deemed so ...
第 9 頁
... appearance of civilization than for its natural beauties . The chalky cliffs may seem bold and noble to the American , though compared to the granite piles that buttress the Mediterranean they are but molehills ; and the travelled eye ...
... appearance of civilization than for its natural beauties . The chalky cliffs may seem bold and noble to the American , though compared to the granite piles that buttress the Mediterranean they are but molehills ; and the travelled eye ...
第 12 頁
... presence , and handsome ; while one was winning in appearance , and the other , if not positively forbidding , at least distant and repulsive . The noble outline of face in Edward Effingham had got to be cold 12 BOUND . HOME WARD.
... presence , and handsome ; while one was winning in appearance , and the other , if not positively forbidding , at least distant and repulsive . The noble outline of face in Edward Effingham had got to be cold 12 BOUND . HOME WARD.
第 14 頁
... appeared so much a part of herself , that , while her absence would be missed almost as greatly as that of a limb , her presence was as much a matter of course as a hand or foot . Nor will a passing word 14 BOUND . HOME WARD.
... appeared so much a part of herself , that , while her absence would be missed almost as greatly as that of a limb , her presence was as much a matter of course as a hand or foot . Nor will a passing word 14 BOUND . HOME WARD.
第 24 頁
... appearance of the passengers . The quiet smile of Mademoiselle Viefville , as the two travel- lers appeared on deck , denoted approbation , for her practised eye detected at a glance that both were certainly gentlemen . Women are more ...
... appearance of the passengers . The quiet smile of Mademoiselle Viefville , as the two travel- lers appeared on deck , denoted approbation , for her practised eye detected at a glance that both were certainly gentlemen . Women are more ...
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Active Inquirer America anchor appeared Arabs arms astern barbarians believe better boat bows cabin called Captain Ducie Captain Truck coast companion corvette course cousin Jack cried Dane danger dear deck desert Dodge Edward Effingham entremet escape eyes F. O. C. Darley fancy father favor fear feel fellow felt Foam friends gale gentlemen halyards hand hauled head heave honor hope hour inlet John Effingham kedge knew ladies land launch Leach look Mademoiselle Viefville manner mate matter means minutes Miss Effingham Monday Montauk Nanny nations never night observed ocean opinion packet party passed passengers Paul Blunt Portsmouth Powis raft ready reef returned rigging rocks sail sands Saunders seamen Sharp sheik ship Sir George Templemore sloop-of-war smiled soon spars stateroom staysail steward stood tain thing thought tion Toast truth turned Vattel vessel weather wind wish words wreck 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.