Old Cape Cod: The Land, the Men, the SeaHoughton Mifflin, 1920 - 298 páginas |
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... night , whether lucky or not , with the fine philosophy engendered by a ravenous appetite and the sure prospect of excellent food to stay it . But perhaps the ultimate charm of the Cape is that , like a child , it is small enough to be ...
... night , whether lucky or not , with the fine philosophy engendered by a ravenous appetite and the sure prospect of excellent food to stay it . But perhaps the ultimate charm of the Cape is that , like a child , it is small enough to be ...
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... night heron have nested to be near their feeding- ground in the bay . And when the tide is at ebb they and the seagulls wheel out there in airy platoons that manœuvre as if to catch the light on their ermine or sleek surtouts of gray ...
... night heron have nested to be near their feeding- ground in the bay . And when the tide is at ebb they and the seagulls wheel out there in airy platoons that manœuvre as if to catch the light on their ermine or sleek surtouts of gray ...
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... night hangs the stars low , Orion will be calling his dogs for the hunting . But more beautiful are the gray days in winter when earth meets heaven with the justly modulated values of a Japanese print , and the hills , clothed in the ...
... night hangs the stars low , Orion will be calling his dogs for the hunting . But more beautiful are the gray days in winter when earth meets heaven with the justly modulated values of a Japanese print , and the hills , clothed in the ...
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... night in spring , the melodious booming of bull - frogs , the challenge of Bob White ; and all the dear homely New England birds , twittering , chirping , chattering , pour- ing out their hearts in song as they swing with the trees that ...
... night in spring , the melodious booming of bull - frogs , the challenge of Bob White ; and all the dear homely New England birds , twittering , chirping , chattering , pour- ing out their hearts in song as they swing with the trees that ...
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... night off the Cape and had some difficulty with shoals and tides and mists ; but he testified that " the land is very sweet , " and some of his men brought away wild grapes and roses ; as did also Edward Braunde , who hoped to discover ...
... night off the Cape and had some difficulty with shoals and tides and mists ; but he testified that " the land is very sweet , " and some of his men brought away wild grapes and roses ; as did also Edward Braunde , who hoped to discover ...
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Términos y frases comunes
adventure American Amos Otis ashore Barnstable beach boat Boston Brewster British cabin called Cape Cod Cape Cod Bay captain cargo church coast Cobb colonies command Court crew dollars early Eastham embargo England English Falmouth farm father fish fortune Freeman French Governor harbor Harwich hills hundred Indians Island James Otis John King Philip's War land later liberty lived loved Mashpee Massachusetts master Mayo ment miles morning mother Nathaniel Freeman natives Nauset neighbors never night ocean OLD CAPE COD Otis Pilgrims pilot pirate Plymouth port pounds Provincetown Provincetown Harbor Quakers returned Rich sailed sailors salt sand Sandwich schooner sent settlement ship shoals shore South spirit Standish storm story tion took Tory town trade Truro turned vessel village voyage Wellfleet whale Whig William wind winter wood wrecked writes wrote Yankee Yarmouth
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Página 175 - Straits, whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold ; that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and restingplace in the progress of their victorious industry.
Página 175 - Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil.
Página 45 - ... they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the company almost a week, at which time amongst other recreations, we exercised our arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and...
Página 45 - Massasoyt, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted; and they went out and killed five deer, which they brought to the plantation, and bestowed on our governor, and upon the captain and others.
Página 26 - In ye name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwriten, the loyall subjects of our dread soveraigne Lord, King James, by ye grace of God, of Great Britaine, Franc, & Ireland king, defender of ye faith, &c., haveing undertaken, for ye glorie of God, and advancemente of ye Christian faith, and honour of our king & countrie, a voyage to plant ye first colonie in ye Northerne parts of Virginia...
Página 32 - ... the Lord had more truth and light yet to break forth out of his Holy Word.
Página 39 - Lastly, (and which was not least,) a great hope and inward zeal they had of laying some good foundation, or at least to make some way thereunto, for the propagating and advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world; yea, though they should be but even as stepping-stones unto others for the performing of so great a work.
Página 26 - ... ends aforesaid ; and by vertue hearof to enacte, constitute, and frame such just & equall lawes, ordinances, acts, constitutions, & offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete & convenient for ye generall good of ye Colonie, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Página 78 - Much spoyle can be made by selling ye whole lot to Barbadoes where slaves fetch good prices in rumme and sugar, and we shall not only do ye Lord greate service by punishing ye wicked, but we shall make great gayne for his ministers and people.
Página 280 - For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them : but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.