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. |
搜尋書籍內容
第 1 到 5 筆結果,共 83 筆
第 7 頁
... fact of his being still a bachelor . Toast is promoted , figuring at the head of a pantry quite equal to that of his great master , who regards his improvement with some such eyes as Charles the Twelfth PREFACE . vii.
... fact of his being still a bachelor . Toast is promoted , figuring at the head of a pantry quite equal to that of his great master , who regards his improvement with some such eyes as Charles the Twelfth PREFACE . vii.
第 15 頁
... head to the sole of her foot . " She had passed through infancy , childhood , girlhood , up to womanhood , pari passu , with the mother of Eve , having been the daughter of a gardener , who died in the service of the family , and had ...
... head to the sole of her foot . " She had passed through infancy , childhood , girlhood , up to womanhood , pari passu , with the mother of Eve , having been the daughter of a gardener , who died in the service of the family , and had ...
第 18 頁
... More probably a barber , who has converted his own head into a wig - block , " growled John Effingham . " It cannot , surely , be Wellington in disguise ! " added Mr. Effingham , with a sarcasm of manner that was quite 19 BOUND . LOMEWARD.
... More probably a barber , who has converted his own head into a wig - block , " growled John Effingham . " It cannot , surely , be Wellington in disguise ! " added Mr. Effingham , with a sarcasm of manner that was quite 19 BOUND . LOMEWARD.
第 21 頁
... head , when the other had finished a brief summary of Lis proceedings in the eastern hemisphere . " All eyes , and ... heads at each other , like men who understood more than they expressed ; when the former , after inquiring with marked ...
... head , when the other had finished a brief summary of Lis proceedings in the eastern hemisphere . " All eyes , and ... heads at each other , like men who understood more than they expressed ; when the former , after inquiring with marked ...
第 27 頁
... head , and then drop- ping his arm to its full length , he bowed with profound respect , though distantly . Mr. Blunt was less elaborate in his salute , but as pointed as the circumstances at all required . Both gen- tlemen were a ...
... head , and then drop- ping his arm to its full length , he bowed with profound respect , though distantly . Mr. Blunt was less elaborate in his salute , but as pointed as the circumstances at all required . Both gen- tlemen were a ...
其他版本 - 查看全部
常見字詞
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
熱門章節
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.