The pirate. By the author of 'Waverley'. |
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... speak reason too ; and if reason fall short , you shall have rhyme to boot . Ha , my little friend Halcro ! » > Though cut off in the middle of his best story ( if that could be said to have a middle which had neither beginning nor end ) ...
... speak reason too ; and if reason fall short , you shall have rhyme to boot . Ha , my little friend Halcro ! » > Though cut off in the middle of his best story ( if that could be said to have a middle which had neither beginning nor end ) ...
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... to look at .'- ' Is he amphibious ? ' said glorious John , taking the paper , and methought I could rather have faced a battery of cannon than the crackle it gave as it opened , though he did not speak 10 THE PIRATE .
... to look at .'- ' Is he amphibious ? ' said glorious John , taking the paper , and methought I could rather have faced a battery of cannon than the crackle it gave as it opened , though he did not speak 10 THE PIRATE .
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... speak in a way to dash one neither ; and then he looked at the verses , and he was pleased to say , in a very encouraging way , indeed with a sort of good - humoured smile on his face , and certainly for a fat elderly gentleman , —for I ...
... speak in a way to dash one neither ; and then he looked at the verses , and he was pleased to say , in a very encouraging way , indeed with a sort of good - humoured smile on his face , and certainly for a fat elderly gentleman , —for I ...
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... , and die like Norsemen ! » - " The poor unhappy blinded heathens ! » said Triptolemus , with a sigh deep enough for a groan ; « they speak of their eternal cups of ale , and I question if they kenn'd how to manage a 20 THE PIRATE .
... , and die like Norsemen ! » - " The poor unhappy blinded heathens ! » said Triptolemus , with a sigh deep enough for a groan ; « they speak of their eternal cups of ale , and I question if they kenn'd how to manage a 20 THE PIRATE .
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... speaking unkindly of those whom I most respected and valued under heaven - I will back to the apartment this instant , and your father shall do me right be fore all the world . " « Do not go , for the love of Heaven ! " said Brenda ...
... speaking unkindly of those whom I most respected and valued under heaven - I will back to the apartment this instant , and your father shall do me right be fore all the world . " « Do not go , for the love of Heaven ! " said Brenda ...
Términos y frases comunes
amongst ancient answered arms believe betwixt boats bosom Bryce Snaelsfoot Burgh Burgh-Westra called Captain Cleveland Claud Halcro Cleve dame dance dare dark daugh daughters deep dwarf Dwarfie Stone Eric Scambester Erlend fair father favour fear fish Fitful-head glorious John guests hand hastily hear heard heart Heaven Hialtland honest instantly islands jagger Jarlshof John Dryden kinswoman Kirk Kirkwall knew Lady Glourourum land laugh Lerwick look lover Magnus Troil maiden Master Mordaunt mind Minna Troil Mistress Mordaunt Mertoun Nereid never night Norna Norse Norsemen Odin old Norse Orkney pause poor replied Cleveland rhyme rock rude Saint Magnus scarce seemed shore sister smile speak spoke stranger Swertha tale tell thee thing thou thought Thule tide tion tone Triptolemus Udaller Udaller's usual voice Voluspa waves Westra whale wild wind woman words yawl Yellowley young Zetland
Pasajes populares
Página 157 - There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled, and Mercy sigh'd farewell!
Página 95 - I pass, like night, from land to land; I have strange power of speech; That moment that his face I see, I know the man that must hear me: To him my tale I teach.
Página 225 - I do love these ancient ruins. We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history; And, questionless, here in this open court, Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather, some men lie...