The Dog Fiend; Or, Snarleyyow, Volumen183G. Routledge, 1856 - 309 páginas |
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... means of comfortable sup- port . He was now fifty - five years of age . Since he had been appointed to the Yungfrau , he had been employed in carrying despatches to the States - General from King William , and had , during his repeated ...
... means of comfortable sup- port . He was now fifty - five years of age . Since he had been appointed to the Yungfrau , he had been employed in carrying despatches to the States - General from King William , and had , during his repeated ...
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... mean performer ; and , moreover , accom- panied his voice with his instrument when he sang to them after they were tired of dancing . We shall only observe that Jemmy was a married man , and he had selected one of the tallest of the ...
... mean performer ; and , moreover , accom- panied his voice with his instrument when he sang to them after they were tired of dancing . We shall only observe that Jemmy was a married man , and he had selected one of the tallest of the ...
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... means , over- heard the conversation unperceived , and had only walked away when the party broke up . This restored the confidence of Mr. Vanslyperken , and a long discussion took place , in which it was agreed between them , that the ...
... means , over- heard the conversation unperceived , and had only walked away when the party broke up . This restored the confidence of Mr. Vanslyperken , and a long discussion took place , in which it was agreed between them , that the ...
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... means one true in heart as well as in knowledge ; but , like a blind fiddler , he'll be led by his dog somewhere ... mean this to be my last vessel . I shall bear up for one of the London dockyards as a rigger . " 66 ' Yes , that'll do ...
... means one true in heart as well as in knowledge ; but , like a blind fiddler , he'll be led by his dog somewhere ... mean this to be my last vessel . I shall bear up for one of the London dockyards as a rigger . " 66 ' Yes , that'll do ...
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... means for all , to depart ; for music being over , and the house doors closed , a few who remained , provided they made no disturbance , were not interfered with by the police . Among those who stayed were the party from the Yungfrau ...
... means for all , to depart ; for music being over , and the house doors closed , a few who remained , provided they made no disturbance , were not interfered with by the police . Among those who stayed were the party from the Yungfrau ...
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appeared arms arrived Babette Bill Spurey boat cabin cave Cherbourg Cornbury Corporal Van Spitter corporal's crew cried Vanslyperken cutter dear despatches devil Dick Short door exclaimed Vanslyperken eyes Fiddler's Green forecastle Frau Vandersloosh gold Gott gunwale hand head heard Jacobite Jansen Jemmy Ducks keel-hauling King William knocked leave letters lieutenant Lilly looked Lord Lord Albemarle Lust Haus majesty marines master Mein Gott mind Mistress Moggy morning mother Mynheer Krause Mynheer Vanslyperken Nancy Corbett never night observed old woman party perceived perken poral Port Admiral Portsmouth pulled Ramsay received replied Jemmy replied Short replied Smallbones replied the corporal replied Vanslyperken Robert Barclay round sail ship's company Sir Robert slyperken smugglers Snarley Snarleyyow soon syndic taffrail tail tell thought took traitor turned tyfel Vansly vessel waited walked widow Vandersloosh Wilhelmina wish Yungfrau
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Página 306 - Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has no second. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly that it is not worth while to place them. Eclipse is first, and the rest nowhere.
Página 188 - Tweed ; and, that no papist should be capable of purchasing any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, either in his own name or in the name of any other person in trust for him.
Página 42 - gainst every odds —and I've gain'd the victory. Our captain sent for all of us; my merry men, said he, I haven't the gift of the gab, my lads, but yet I thankful be: You've done your duty handsomely, each man stood to his gun; If you hadn't, you villains, as sure as day, I'd have flogg'd each mother's son. Odds bobs, hammer and tongs, as long as I'm at sea, I'll fight 'gainst every odds —and I'll gain the victory.
Página 7 - His long lanky legs were pulled so far through his trousers, that his bare feet, and half way up to his knees, were exposed to the chilling blast. The sleeves of his jacket were so short, that four inches of bone above his wrist were bared to view ; hat he had none ; his ears were very large, and the rims of them red with cold, and his neck was so immeasurably long and thin, that his head appeared to topple for want of support. When he had come on deck, he stood with one hand raised to his forehead,...
Página 305 - Gerstaecker's books abound in adventure and scenes of excitement; and are fully equal, in that respect, to the stories either of Marryat, Cooper, or Dana.