The Jack O'Lantern; (le Feu-follet;) Or, The PrivateerTauchnitz, 1843 - 435 pages |
À l'intérieur du livre
Résultats 1-5 sur 100
Page 9
... hand , the podestà was nettled , and disappointed in- to the bargain , for he really imagined he was drawing nice distinc- tions , much as it was his wont to do in legal proceedings ; and it was his ambition to be thought to know ...
... hand , the podestà was nettled , and disappointed in- to the bargain , for he really imagined he was drawing nice distinc- tions , much as it was his wont to do in legal proceedings ; and it was his ambition to be thought to know ...
Page 11
... hands on her heart , she stood like a statue of suspense , while the men in the battery executed their duty . In a minute the match was applied , and the gun was dis- charged . Though all her companions uttered invocations to the saints ...
... hands on her heart , she stood like a statue of suspense , while the men in the battery executed their duty . In a minute the match was applied , and the gun was dis- charged . Though all her companions uttered invocations to the saints ...
Page 12
... hands from his ears ; " that was amazingly well aimed ! Another such shot as far ahead , with a third fairly between the two , and the stranger will learn to respect the rights of Tuscany . What say'st thou now , honest ' Maso will this ...
... hands from his ears ; " that was amazingly well aimed ! Another such shot as far ahead , with a third fairly between the two , and the stranger will learn to respect the rights of Tuscany . What say'st thou now , honest ' Maso will this ...
Page 27
... hand , which was as authoritative as the concession was liberal and indicative of a spirit enlightened by study ; " the fact must be conceded . There is the fable of Hercules and the waggoner to confirm it . Did our men first strive ...
... hand , which was as authoritative as the concession was liberal and indicative of a spirit enlightened by study ; " the fact must be conceded . There is the fable of Hercules and the waggoner to confirm it . Did our men first strive ...
Page 30
... hand , and in perfectly good English . The only thing that one who understood the language perfectly would have been apt to advert to , was the circumstance that the words which the sailor pronounced " Jaques Smeet , " were written ...
... hand , and in perfectly good English . The only thing that one who understood the language perfectly would have been apt to advert to , was the circumstance that the words which the sailor pronounced " Jaques Smeet , " were written ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Jack O'lantern: (Le Feu-follet) Or, The Privateer James Fenimore Cooper Affichage du livre entier - 1845 |
The Jack O'Lantern: (Le Feu-follet;) Or, the Privateer, Volume 1 James Fenimore Cooper Affichage du livre entier - 1842 |
The Jack O' Lantern; (Le Feu-follet;) Or, The Privateer James Fenimore Cooper Affichage du livre entier - 1843 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
a-head admiral anchor Andrea Barrofaldi appearance boat breeze cabin called canvass Capitano Capri Captain Cuffe Captain Rule Caraccioli Carlo Giuntotardi carronades chase circumstances Clinch coast commander course craft crew deck duty eccellenza Elba Elbans enemy English escape Etooelle exclaimed eyes favour feeling felt felucca Feu-Follet Few-Folly fire followed forecastle French Frenchman frigate Ghita girl Griffin guns hand hauled heard heart honour hour Ischia island Italian Ithuel Jack O'Lantern judge-advocate land Le Feu-Follet lieutenant light look lugger Lyon manner mariners Maso matter mind minutes Monsieur Yvard Naples Nelson never night officer passed podestà port Porto Ferrajo prisoner Proserpine Raoul Yvard render Ringdove rocks sail seamen seen serpine ship shore side Signor Vice-governatore Sir Frederick Sir Smees smile soon stand stranger tell Terpsichore thee thing thou thought truth vessel vice-governor Ving-y-Ving Vito Viti Winchester wind wish yawl young
Fréquemment cités
Page 184 - If ever you have looked on better days; If ever been where bells have knolled to church; If ever sat at any good man's feast; If ever from your eyelids wiped a tear, And know what 'tis to pity, and be pitied; Let gentleness my strong enforcement be : In the which hope, I blush, and hide my sword.
Page 290 - WHITE as a white sail on a dusky sea, When half the horizon's clouded and half free, Fluttering between the dun wave and the sky, Is hope's last gleam in man's extremity.
Page 358 - And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all temples the upright heart and pure...
Page 169 - A justice of the peace, for the time being, They bow to, but may turn him out next year ; They reverence their priest, but disagreeing In price or creed, dismiss him without fear ; They have a natural talent for foreseeing And knowing all things ; — and should PAKK appear From his long tour in Africa, to show The Niger's source, they 'd meet him with — We know.
Page 1 - Fill'd with the face of heaven, which, from afar, Comes down upon the waters ; all its hues, From the rich sunset to the rising star, Their magical variety diffuse : And now they change ; a paler shadow strews Its mantle o'er the mountains ; parting day Dies like the dolphin, whom each pang imbues With a new color as it gasps away, The last still loveliest, till — 'tis gone — and all is gray.