Sketches by a Sailor; Or, Things of Earth and Things of HeavenBrown, Green, and Longmans, 1853 - 149 sivua |
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... head and body , until it reaches the tail , then join it firmly . It is done ; now haul away and land the monster on deck . Keep clear of that huge tail ; one blow from it would shiver your leg to pieces . Quick , an axe , there ! that ...
... head and body , until it reaches the tail , then join it firmly . It is done ; now haul away and land the monster on deck . Keep clear of that huge tail ; one blow from it would shiver your leg to pieces . Quick , an axe , there ! that ...
Sivu 17
... head of us will surely pass within hail . Ah ! the captain is prepared to speak her . See , he stands on the rail , trumpet in hand . What is that they are putting over her side ? I see , it is the log - board , with the longi- tude ...
... head of us will surely pass within hail . Ah ! the captain is prepared to speak her . See , he stands on the rail , trumpet in hand . What is that they are putting over her side ? I see , it is the log - board , with the longi- tude ...
Sivu 22
... head in the direction of the English shore ; but as it was considered we had ample room to drift in that direction , no heed was taken of the circumstance , and all hands were set to work to clear away the wreck of the fore - yard and ...
... head in the direction of the English shore ; but as it was considered we had ample room to drift in that direction , no heed was taken of the circumstance , and all hands were set to work to clear away the wreck of the fore - yard and ...
Sivu 23
... head ! " an appalling sound under any circumstances , and particularly awful when heard in a crippled vessel , situated as we were . The excitement of nearing the land , the violent motion of the vessel , as she staggered and rolled on ...
... head ! " an appalling sound under any circumstances , and particularly awful when heard in a crippled vessel , situated as we were . The excitement of nearing the land , the violent motion of the vessel , as she staggered and rolled on ...
Sivu 52
... head to look at me , nor to render the slightest mark of respect to the governor of the establishment , who accompanied me . Puzzled and interested by what I saw , I asked if this diligence , this perfect silence and decorum , were of ...
... head to look at me , nor to render the slightest mark of respect to the governor of the establishment , who accompanied me . Puzzled and interested by what I saw , I asked if this diligence , this perfect silence and decorum , were of ...
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Sivu 149 - Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I go then from thy presence? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there: If I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Sivu 144 - Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth ; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Sivu 31 - INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE BIBLE: containing Proofs of the Authenticity and Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures; a Summary of the History of the Jews ; an Account of the Jewish Sects ; and a brief Statement of the Contents of the several Books of the Old and New Testaments. By GEORGE TOMLINE, DDFRS New Edition. Fcp. 8vo. 5s. 6d. cloth. TOOKE.-THE HISTORY OF PRICES : With reference to the Causes of their principal Variations, from the year 1792 to the year 1838, inclusive.
Sivu 93 - The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Sivu 23 - PORTLOCK.- REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY of LONDONDERRY, and of Parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh, examined and described under the Authority of the Master-General and Board of Ordnance. By JE PORTLOCK, FRS &c.
Sivu 23 - Rich's Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary and Greek Lexicon ; Forming a Glossary of all the Words representing Visible Objects connected with the Arts, Manufactures, and Every-Day Life of the Ancients. With about 2,000 Woodcuts from the Antique. Post Svo. 21s. Richardson.— Fourteen Years' Experience of Cold Water: Its Uses and Abuses.
Sivu 14 - Kirby and Spence's Introduction to Entomology ; or, Elements of the Natural History of Insects : Comprising an Account of Noxious and Useful Insects, of their Metamorphoses, Food, Stratagems, Habitations, Societies, Motions, Noises, Hybernation, Instinct, &c.
Sivu 32 - Encyclopaedia of Domestic Economy; comprising such. subjects as are most immediately connected with Housekeeping : As, The Construction of Domestic Edifices, with the Modes of Warming, Ventilating, and Lighting them — A description of the various articles of Furniture, with the nature of their Materials — Duties of Servants— &c.
Sivu 11 - COL. HAWKER'S INSTRUCTIONS to YOUNG SPORTSMEN in all that relates to Guns and Shooting.
Sivu 19 - CONVERSATIONS ON VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY; comprehending" the Elements of Botany, with their application to Agriculture.