The Cruise of the Frolic: A Sea StoryJ.E. Tilton, 1870 - 384 páginas |
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alongside answered appeared asked beautiful believe boat Bob Short breeze brig Bubble cabin canvas Captain Staunton cargo Carstairs chase Cherbourg coast course craft crew cruise cutter Daggerfeldt dark deck Dido exclaimed Hearty eyes fancied fear fellow felt Frolic gentlemen Gibraltar girl Greek Groggs guns hand harbor Harcourt heard helm Hernan Hogson hope Juanetta knew land laughed lieutenant look look-out mainsail Malta man-of-war masts Miss Manners Miss Mizen Miss Seton morning never night O'Malley O'Wiggins observed officer once Oporto passed pirate polacca Popple Porpoise Port wine Pretty Polly pulled Rattler round Rover Rullock Ryde sail Sandgate scarcely schooner seen señor ship shore shot sight Skyscraper slaver smugglers soon speak stood stranger suspected Sylph tell thing thought told took Topgallant tubs vessel watch wind wish yacht young ladies
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Página 96 - O'ER the glad waters of the dark blue sea, Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free, Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire, and behold our home!
Página 96 - THE SEA The sea! the sea! the open sea! The blue, the fresh, the ever free! Without a mark, without a bound, It runneth the earth's wide regions round; It plays with the clouds; it mocks the skies, Or like a cradled creature lies.
Página 340 - Of course they all looked as innocent as if none of them had ever before seen a tub, for there was nothing to betray them, though it was not pleasant to see their property in the hands of others. The revenue cutter, then hauling alongside the quay, sent all the tubs she had on board up to the castle, where they were shut up securely while she went back to grope for more. Joe watched all these proceedings with, apparently, calm indifference, walking up and down all the time on the quay, with a short...
Página 227 - ONE night came on a hurricane, The sea was mountains rolling, When Barney Buntline turned his quid, And said to Billy Bowling: "A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill; Hark! don't ye hear it roar, now? Lord help 'em, how I pities them Unhappy folks on shore now!
Página 321 - ... well armed, set off by different routes, to remain in ambush near the spot. While they lay there, they heard several people pass them on their way to the shore, whom they rightly conjectured were those whose business it was to carry the tubs and bales up the cliffs to their hides, as soon as landed. The night was very dark, for there was no moon, and the sky was cloudy ; and though there was a strong breeze, there was not sufficient sea on to prevent a landing ; in fact, it was just the night...
Página 81 - ... to him as he progressed. In execrable French he signified his wish to know the way to the mayor's hotel, where the banquet was to be held; and an officious official instantly thereon, perceiving the gestures of the great unknown, stepped forward, and, profoundly bowing, advanced before him. '•' Some dreadful mistake has doubtlessly occurred, and by an oversight which no one but I can remedy, no one has been deputed to conduct the prince to the banquet. For the honour of my country I'll tell...
Página 63 - Ay, ay !" shouted Ashmore, for there was no time for a longer answer before the yacht shot by us. We had soon sail made on the Ripple, and were standing after the Fun towards the westernmost and broadest entrance to the Sound. It was a lovely day, without a cloud in the sky, and a fine steady breeze ; such a day as, from its rarity, one knows how to value in England. Yachts of all sizes and many rigs were cruising about in the Sound. Largest of all was the Brilliant, a three-masted square topsail...
Página 82 - O' Wiggins, admired equally by the vieux moustache of the Imperial Guard, by the peasant-girl, with her high balloon starched cap, by the dapper grisette, by real soldiers of the line, by shopkeeping national guards, by citizen gentlemen and ladies in plain clothes, and the queer-shaped seamen and boatmen, of whom I have before spoken. His step was firm and confident) as he approached the hall, and as he got near, he saw with dismay that the guests arriving in crowds before him were admitted by tickets....
Página 60 - I'll tell you what to do, my boy," said O'Wiggins. "Just look in at the regattas to the westward, and then run over to Cherbourg. I've just come across from there, and all the world of France is talking of the grand naval review they are to have of a fleet, in comparison to which that of perfidious Albion is as a collection of Newcastle colliers. There'll be rare fun of one sort or another, depend on it; and, for my part, I wouldn't miss it on any account. What say your friends to the idea ? I haven't...
Página 86 - President of the republic, a tricolor flag waving in the bow from a lofty flagstaff, speaking, however, loudly of republicanism. As his galley shot out of the dockyard, there burst forth from the mouth of every cannon on board the ships and in every fort on shore, roars most tremendous, flashes of flame, and clouds of smoke. Never had I before heard such a wild, terrific uproar ; crash followed crash, till it appeared that every soul afloat or on shore must be annihilated. Thundering away went the...