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"Or how they sometimes starve," answered Rose. "Remember our own situation, less than forty-eight hours since!" "All very true, Miss Rose; yet, you see, turtle-soup brings us up, a'ter all. Would you like a glass of wine, maty?" "Very much indeed, Jack, after so luscious a soup; but wishing for it will not bring it here." "That remains to be seen, sir.
A writer can seldom be content with the doubtful recompense of solitary approbation; but a youth ignorant of the world, and of himself, must desire to weigh his talents in some scales less partial than his own: my conduct was natural, my motive laudable, my choice of Dr. Maty judicious and fortunate. By descent and education Dr.
At length Tier came near the mate, and said, "Uncle Sam will not be pleased when he hears the reason that the keeper is not in his light-house." "And what is that reason, Jack? If you know it, tell it to me." "Go aft and look down the companion-way, maty, and see it for yourself."
FRENCH SAILOR. Beat thy belly, then, and wag thy ears. Jig it, men, I say; merry's the word; hurrah! Damn me, won't you dance? Form, now, Indian-file, and gallop into the double-shuffle? Throw yourselves! Legs! legs! ICELAND SAILOR. I don't like your floor, maty; it's too springy to my taste. I'm used to ice-floors. I'm sorry to throw cold water on the subject; but excuse me.
Strike the bell eight, thou Pip! thou blackling! and let me call the watch. I've the sort of mouth for that the hogshead mouth. Eight bells there below! Tumble up! Grand snoozing to-night, maty; fat night for that. I mark this in our old Mogul's wine; it's quite as deadening to some as filliping to others. We sing; they sleep aye, lie down there, like ground-tier butts. At 'em again!
The defects which Maty insinuates, "Ces traits saillans, ces figures hardies, ce sacrifice de la regle au sentiment, et de la cadence a la force," are the faults of the youth, rather than of the stranger: and after the long and laborious exercise of my own language, I am conscious that my French style has been ripened and improved.
'the then Ministry, who loved a little persecution well enough, was, however, so wise as not to disturb their madness, and only ordered one Powell, the master of a famous Puppet-Show, to make Punch turn Prophet; which he did so well, that it soon put an end to the prophets and their prophecies. Works, ed. Maty., Vol.
"You do not reflect on what you say, Jack," answered Harry; "unless, indeed, it be your intention to betray us. How could you appear in the boat, at this place, without letting it be known that we must be hard by?" "That don't follow at all, maty," answered Jack.
"Wather is a blessed thing, and it's hard will be the heart that does not fale gratitude for a planty of swate wather." "The maty has plenty of food and water where he is," said Jack. "I'll answer for both them sarcumstances.
At my age every man must have his share of physical ills of one kind or another; and mine, thank God, are not very painful. God bless you! LONDON, March 12, 1768. Your complicated complaints give me great uneasiness, and the more, as I am convinced that the Montpellier physicians have mistaken a material part of your case; as indeed all the physicians here did, except Dr. Maty.
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