Newton Forster; or, The merchant service, by the author of 'The king's own'.James Cochrane and Company, 11, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, 1832 |
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... pirates , which occasionally infest the Indian seas , ) and unfit to contend with any thing like a heavy sea . Many of them are pierced for , and actually carry fourteen to sixteen guns ; but , as effective fighting vessels , ought not ...
... pirates , which occasionally infest the Indian seas , ) and unfit to contend with any thing like a heavy sea . Many of them are pierced for , and actually carry fourteen to sixteen guns ; but , as effective fighting vessels , ought not ...
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... pirates . SHAKSPEARE . MOST prophetical was the remark made by New- ton Forster to Isabel previous to the action ; to wit , that it would make or mar him . The death of Captain Oughton , and the spirited defence of the Windsor Castle ...
... pirates . SHAKSPEARE . MOST prophetical was the remark made by New- ton Forster to Isabel previous to the action ; to wit , that it would make or mar him . The death of Captain Oughton , and the spirited defence of the Windsor Castle ...
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... pirate vessel , stated when they were at St. He lena to be cruising in these latitudes . Newton was of the same opinion ; and it was with a heavy heart that he returned to the cabin , to communi- cate the unpleasant intelligence to Mrs ...
... pirate vessel , stated when they were at St. He lena to be cruising in these latitudes . Newton was of the same opinion ; and it was with a heavy heart that he returned to the cabin , to communi- cate the unpleasant intelligence to Mrs ...
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... pirate , who had plundered them of every thing , had taken away Madame de Fontanges , Mimi , and Charlotte , her two female attendants . The captain of the pirates had wounded , and severely beaten M. 188 NEWTON FORSTER ;
... pirate , who had plundered them of every thing , had taken away Madame de Fontanges , Mimi , and Charlotte , her two female attendants . The captain of the pirates had wounded , and severely beaten M. 188 NEWTON FORSTER ;
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... pirate had taken care that they should not be delayed in packing up their baggage , ) and Newton , as soon as he returned on board , and hoisted up his boat , crowded every stitch of canvass in pursuit of the pirate , who was now more ...
... pirate had taken care that they should not be delayed in packing up their baggage , ) and Newton , as soon as he returned on board , and hoisted up his boat , crowded every stitch of canvass in pursuit of the pirate , who was now more ...
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acquaintance Admiral Linois ALLAN CUNNINGHAM Amber amusement Ansell appearance arrived ascertain Bombay Castle broadside brother Nicholas Captain Drawlock Captain Oughton carriage colonel command conversazione corvette daughter dear deck delight dinner Doctor Feasible Doctor Plausible door Enderby English seamen father feel fleet GEORGE CRUIKSHANK girl guns hand happy heard hope hour HUMPHRY CLINKER husband India Indiamen Isabel Revel John Forster JOHN GALT Julie de Fontanges leave Madame de Fontanges Major Clavering Marquis de Fontanges marriage married minutes Miss Revel Monsieur de Fontanges nephew never Newton Forster observed officers old lawyer party passage home pirate poop quarter received recollect remained replied Newton replied Nicholas rigging ROBINSON CRUSOE round sail ship ship's soon stairs taffrails thing tion trust uncle vessel voyage wife William Avelyn wind Windsor Castle wine wish wounded young ladies
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Seite 151 - No towers along the steep; Her march is o'er the mountain waves, Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak, She quells the floods below, — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow ; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Seite 136 - Mine through sunshine, storm, and snows; Seasons may roll, But the true soul Burns the same, where'er it goes.
Seite 113 - Their only labour was to kill the time ; And labour dire it is, and weary woe. They sit, they loll, turn o'er some idle rhyme •; Then, rising sudden, to the glass they go, Or saunter forth, with tottering step and slow : This soon too rude an exercise they find...
Seite 14 - Then there were sighs, the deeper for suppression, And stolen glances, sweeter for the theft, And burning blushes, though for no transgression, Tremblings when met, and restlessness when left...
Seite 74 - Angels and ministers of grace defend us ! — Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damn'd, Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked, or charitable, Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, That I will speak to thee: I'll call thee, Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane: O, answer me: Let me not burst in ignorance!
Seite 251 - Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?
Seite 251 - ... such as he has assigned to his hero. Be this as it may, society is for ever indebted to the memory of De Foe for his production of a work, in which the ways of Providence are simply and pleasingly vindicated, and a lasting and useful moral is conveyed through the channel of an interesting and delightful story.
Seite 27 - Rich in the gems of India's gaudy zone, And plunder piled from kingdoms not their own, Degenerate trade ! thy minions could despise The heart-born anguish of a thousand cries ; -Could lock, with impious hands, their teeming store, While...
Seite 201 - Hope, of all passions, most befriends us here ; Passions of prouder name befriend us less. Joy has her tears ; and transport has her death : Hope, like a cordial, innocent, though strong, Man's heart, at once, inspirits and serenes...
Seite 251 - by what charm it is that these ' Surprising Adventures' should have instantly pleased, and always pleased, it will be found, that few books have ever so naturally mingled amusement with instruction. The attention is fixed, either by the simplicity of the narration, or by the variety of the incidents ; the heart...