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... yacht bodily away to the westward , and I reckoned that the average drift of the vessel was not less than one and three - quarter nautical miles an hour for hard upon seventy - two hours of storm . The gale blew for three days , and ...
... yacht bodily away to the westward , and I reckoned that the average drift of the vessel was not less than one and three - quarter nautical miles an hour for hard upon seventy - two hours of storm . The gale blew for three days , and ...
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... yacht's motion after one of her wild plunges , as if the sea she had shipped over her bows , and that had washed aft in a tempest of foam , had proved too much for her , and she was going down . Add this , I say ! No skill , no ...
... yacht's motion after one of her wild plunges , as if the sea she had shipped over her bows , and that had washed aft in a tempest of foam , had proved too much for her , and she was going down . Add this , I say ! No skill , no ...
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... yacht seemed to jump clean out of the water , reeling in her somersault until the edge of the swinging - trays touched the upper deck , and I , from the port side of the cabin , looked down at Sir Mordaunt as though my head was out of ...
... yacht seemed to jump clean out of the water , reeling in her somersault until the edge of the swinging - trays touched the upper deck , and I , from the port side of the cabin , looked down at Sir Mordaunt as though my head was out of ...
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... yacht rolls ! ' he cried . I hope we may not swing our masts overboard . To be reduced to a sheer hulk would about complete the misery of the last three days . ' ' No fear of that , ' I answered , with those topmasts housed and those ...
... yacht rolls ! ' he cried . I hope we may not swing our masts overboard . To be reduced to a sheer hulk would about complete the misery of the last three days . ' ' No fear of that , ' I answered , with those topmasts housed and those ...
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... yacht to England . We will settle the matter later on . Only let this dreadful swell go down . I can hardly collect my thoughts . ' He said this at an instant when an unusually heavy mountain of water heeled the yacht over until she lay ...
... yacht to England . We will settle the matter later on . Only let this dreadful swell go down . I can hardly collect my thoughts . ' He said this at an instant when an unusually heavy mountain of water heeled the yacht over until she lay ...
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Page 336 - the highest development of human effort and human felicity. The day when ' there shall no more be an infant of days nor an old man that hath not filled his days.
Page 431 - of comyn [common] people. I toke an old boke, and redde therin ; and certaynly ye Englysshe was so rude and brood that I coude not well vnderstande it. And certaynly it was wreton in such wyse that it was more lyke to dutche than englysshe. I coude not reduce ne
Page 349 - one reflected on Sir John Falstaff's statement that he had worn out his voice in singing anthems, as the villainous-looking tramp, regarding me with a keenly-observant eye, lifted up his voice and sang (in good time and tune), Then, 0 my Lord, prepare My soul for that great day: Oh wash me in Thy precious blood, And
Page 482 - hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us (iv. 12). God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him (iv. 16). He that saith, I love God, and hateth his brother, lieth: for he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen ? (iv. 20).
Page 327 - his possessions : unto the man that hath nothing to vex him, and that hath prosperity in all things: yea, unto him that is yet able to receive
Page 474 - each song twice over, Lest you should think he never could recapture The first fine careless rapture. This
Page 498 - TOLSTOY. OLD SCOTCH JUDGES. Sly. Well, we'll see't. Come, madam wife, sit by my side and let the world slip ; we shall ne'er be
Page 362 - chuets' (or ' chewets'), which are likewise minced meat instead of butter and fat; it were good to moisten them partly with cream, or almond or pistachio milk, or barley, or maiz cream, adding a little coriander seed and carraway seed, and
Page 93 - Vorrei morir di morte piccinina, Morta la sera e viva la mattina. Vorrei morire, e non vorrei morire, Vorrei veder, chi mi piange e chi ride; Vorrei morir, e star sulle finestre, Vorrei veder chi mi cuce la veste ; Vorrei morir, e stare sulla scala, Vorrei veder chi mi porta la bara; Vorrei morir, e vorre
Page 516 - him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart, the strife we saw Of Passion with Eternal Law ; And yet with reverential awe We