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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... Amber by his side . Newton was surprised at the appearance of a little girl ; and , as he took her proffered hand , inquired her name . " Amber . Papa says it's a very foolish name ; don't you , papa ? " " Yes , my dear , I do ; but now ...
... Amber by his side . Newton was surprised at the appearance of a little girl ; and , as he took her proffered hand , inquired her name . " Amber . Papa says it's a very foolish name ; don't you , papa ? " " Yes , my dear , I do ; but now ...
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... Amber kissed the old lawyer , as he stooped to her , and wishing the company good night , she left the room . " Brother John , " said Nicholas , " I really had no idea that you were a married man . " 66 Humph ! I am not a married man ...
... Amber kissed the old lawyer , as he stooped to her , and wishing the company good night , she left the room . " Brother John , " said Nicholas , " I really had no idea that you were a married man . " 66 Humph ! I am not a married man ...
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... Amber , and every body in the household , while we narrate the events which had brought about this singular dénouement . The reader may recollect that we left Mrs. Forster in the lunatic asylum , slowly recovering from an attack of the ...
... Amber , and every body in the household , while we narrate the events which had brought about this singular dénouement . The reader may recollect that we left Mrs. Forster in the lunatic asylum , slowly recovering from an attack of the ...
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... Amber , in answer to her inquiries , stated , that Mr. Forster had a brother lately dead , who had never been married , and that she never heard of his having another . Her fellow - servants were all as strange as herself ; and Mrs ...
... Amber , in answer to her inquiries , stated , that Mr. Forster had a brother lately dead , who had never been married , and that she never heard of his having another . Her fellow - servants were all as strange as herself ; and Mrs ...
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Frederick Marryat. so severely inculcated . The charge of Amber soon proved a source of delight ; the controul which she had over the household a source of gratifi- cation , ( not as before , for the pleasure of domi- neering , but for ...
Frederick Marryat. so severely inculcated . The charge of Amber soon proved a source of delight ; the controul which she had over the household a source of gratifi- cation , ( not as before , for the pleasure of domi- neering , but for ...
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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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Página 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.
Página 136 - Mine through sunshine, storm, and snows; Seasons may roll, But the true soul Burns the same, where'er it goes.
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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!
Página 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?
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...