Cooper's Sea Tales, Band 4Stringer and Townsend, 1857 |
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... Proserpine , the very ship that was now menacing the lugger , he had seen a meeting be- tween her and a privateer English lugger , one of the two or three of that rig which sailed out of England , and his observ- ant eye had noted the ...
... Proserpine , the very ship that was now menacing the lugger , he had seen a meeting be- tween her and a privateer English lugger , one of the two or three of that rig which sailed out of England , and his observ- ant eye had noted the ...
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... Proserpine , as I was an hour ago . I see symptoms of its being a re- publican , after all , and must have a care for ze Ving - And- Ving . " " The devil carry away all republicans , is my humble prayer , Signor Capitano ; but I can ...
... Proserpine , as I was an hour ago . I see symptoms of its being a re- publican , after all , and must have a care for ze Ving - And- Ving . " " The devil carry away all republicans , is my humble prayer , Signor Capitano ; but I can ...
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... Proserpine had not been idle . As soon as she discovered that the lugger was endeavouring to escape , her rigging was alive with men . Sail after sail was set , one white cloud succeeding another , until she was a sheet of canvass ...
... Proserpine had not been idle . As soon as she discovered that the lugger was endeavouring to escape , her rigging was alive with men . Sail after sail was set , one white cloud succeeding another , until she was a sheet of canvass ...
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... Proserpine came abreast of it . Her greater draught of water induced her to keep half a mile from the promontory , but she was so near as to allow a very good opportunity to exa- mine her general construction and appearance , as she ...
... Proserpine came abreast of it . Her greater draught of water induced her to keep half a mile from the promontory , but she was so near as to allow a very good opportunity to exa- mine her general construction and appearance , as she ...
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... Proserpine , if anything , fell off a little , though but a very little , from her own course . Under all these differences , the lugger went through the water six feet to the frigate's five , beating her in speed almost as much as she ...
... Proserpine , if anything , fell off a little , though but a very little , from her own course . Under all these differences , the lugger went through the water six feet to the frigate's five , beating her in speed almost as much as she ...
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