The Privateer's-man One Hundred Years Ago, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1846 - Adventure stories |
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Page 87 - sweet oil, and then roll it up in its natural curls with a quill, so as to dispose them to the most fanciful advantage as to form. After her toilet was complete, she went to feed
Page 50 - to be very unchristian. It so happened that I was not only in the same ward, but in the cradle next to her son. and the excitement I had been under when we were recaptured, and my exertion in kicking the Frenchmen, had done me no good. A fever was the consequence, and I
Page 123 - and sickness, and sat down under the awning over the after part of the quarter-deck. When the captain came up to go on shore, he asked me if I was ready, but I made no answer, only put my hand to my head. The captain, supposing that I was about to be attacked by
Page 27 - You now see our force," said the French captain. " Do not fight against impossible odds, but spare your brave and devoted men." "In return for your kind feeling towards me," replied Captain Weatherall, "I offer you both quarter, and respect to private property, upon hauling down your colours."
Page 113 - women always do, if there was any thing of an intrigue between us. They shook their little fingers at me, when I solemnly declared that there was not, and one or two of them cajoled me aside to obtain my acknowledgment of what they really believed to be the truth, although I would not confess it.
Page 123 - and smoke with the governor, and very often I went with him, leaving the ship in charge of the second mate. It had been my intention, and I had stated as much to the second mate, to go this evening, as it was the last but one that we should remain at Senegal; but from what
Page 63 - I floated. At last my senses almost left me, I took in water in quantities. I felt I was in green fields, when I was seized by the men and thrown into the bottom of the boat, where I lay senseless alongside of the boy. There was great danger and difficulty
Page 119 - had several diamond rings on his finger, and carried a small clouded cane. Altogether, I had never fallen in with so smart and prepossessing a personage, and should have taken him for one of the gentlemen commanding the king's ships, rather than the captain of a Liverpool privateer. He
Page 134 - thing for getting under weigh. The captain had gone to his cabin, but was not in bed. I went down to him, and told him I should remain up till the boat returned, and see that all was right; and that in the mean time I would get
Page 61 - the oars to meet it, that the boat might not be swamped. But the sight of the boat was sufficient to keep me up. My exertions were certainly incredible; but what will not a man do when in fear of death. As it approached —slowly and slowly did my powers decrease. I was now often under water with the