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Page 40
... looked as if The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff , The cliff in being backed by continent ; It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming , and not only a night , an age . Someone had better be prepared for rage . There ...
... looked as if The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff , The cliff in being backed by continent ; It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming , and not only a night , an age . Someone had better be prepared for rage . There ...
Page 136
... looked at faces , scenes and figures in the fire . At length the steady ticking of the undisturbed clock on the wall tormented me to that degree that I resolved to go to bed . . . . For hours I lay there , listening to the wind and ...
... looked at faces , scenes and figures in the fire . At length the steady ticking of the undisturbed clock on the wall tormented me to that degree that I resolved to go to bed . . . . For hours I lay there , listening to the wind and ...
Page 270
... Looked at the fine centrifugal spokes of light round the shape of my head in the sun - lit water , Looked on the haze of the hills southward and south - westward , Looked on the vapour as it flew in fleeces tinged 270.
... Looked at the fine centrifugal spokes of light round the shape of my head in the sun - lit water , Looked on the haze of the hills southward and south - westward , Looked on the vapour as it flew in fleeces tinged 270.
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A. C. SWINBURNE aboord ALFRED LORD TENNYSON aloft anchor astern beach Bird blowing boat bows breakers broken calm captain clouds coast course crew cried Cruiser danger dark dead deck deep drowned EDMUND SPENSER eyes feet fell fish fleet foam Fu-Kien gale gone H. M. TOMLINSON hand harbour head heart HERMAN MELVILLE HILAIRE BELLOC hour island JOHN KEATS JOHN MASEFIELD JOSHUA SLOCUM knew land light looked Lord mainsail mast master mate Messrs miles Moby Dick moon morning never night oars ocean Odysseus once overboard passed port R. H. DANA rain reef rigging river roar rock rolled round running sail sailors sand seamen seemed ship ship's shippe shore side sight spray storm suddenly swell things thou thought tide took topsail turned unto vessel voyage watch waves weather WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wreck yards