A Voyage Round the World in the United States Frigate Columbia: Attended by Her Escort the Sloop of War John Adams, and Commanded by Commodore George C. Read ...H. Mansfield, 1842 |
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... distance and in time can be made , without encountering many hazards and circumstances of frequent difficulty . These have been met by yourself - the cruise successfully completed - and the purposes of the govern- ment accomplished ...
... distance and in time can be made , without encountering many hazards and circumstances of frequent difficulty . These have been met by yourself - the cruise successfully completed - and the purposes of the govern- ment accomplished ...
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... distance . The heart has its private mu- sings at such a moment , and communes too sacredly with itself for development to the eye of an unsympathizing world . But there were friends who had more than one sigh , as the distant shore ...
... distance . The heart has its private mu- sings at such a moment , and communes too sacredly with itself for development to the eye of an unsympathizing world . But there were friends who had more than one sigh , as the distant shore ...
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... distance , conversing with each other by means of signals . Every nation has its private signals . In war and in peace , the signal book is held sacred , and the signals are supposed to be known only to the commander of each vessel . In ...
... distance , conversing with each other by means of signals . Every nation has its private signals . In war and in peace , the signal book is held sacred , and the signals are supposed to be known only to the commander of each vessel . In ...
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... distance without to witness the effect . The Master's door was opened . The fawn - colored envelope acted like a spell . The Master dropped his figuring utensils , and hopped into " the coun- try " of the ward - room , as its open space ...
... distance without to witness the effect . The Master's door was opened . The fawn - colored envelope acted like a spell . The Master dropped his figuring utensils , and hopped into " the coun- try " of the ward - room , as its open space ...
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... distance still further at the left of the chief officer . The deck is generally in this attitude when the Chap- lain ascends the hatchway from his room , and takes his position at the capstan . The Commodore taking a book from the ...
... distance still further at the left of the chief officer . The deck is generally in this attitude when the Chap- lain ascends the hatchway from his room , and takes his position at the capstan . The Commodore taking a book from the ...
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Page 26 - Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery : he cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Page 26 - Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our deceased brother, we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; looking for the general resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ; at whose second coming in glorious majesty to judge the 292 THE RITUAL.
Page 121 - This is a good man ; here is nothing for me;" but when his master came to the prayer of the publican, " God be merciful to me a sinner...
Page 59 - Oh, Sir ! the good die first, And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust Burn to the socket.
Page 96 - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Page 27 - World to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; at whose second coming in glorious Majesty to judge the World, the Earth and the Sea shall give up their Dead ; and the corruptible Bodies of those who sleep in him shall be changed, and made like unto his own glorious Body ; according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself.
Page 224 - FAREWELL !— but whenever you welcome the hour That awakens the night-song of mirth in your bower, Then think of the friend who once welcomed it too, And forgot his own griefs to be happy with you.
Page 105 - Fill'd with the face of heaven, which, from afar Comes down upon the waters, all its hues, From the rich sunset to the rising star, Their magical variety diffuse ; And now they change ; a paler shadow strews Its mantle o'er the mountains; parting day Dies like the dolphin, whom each pang imbues With a new colour as it gasps away, The last still loveliest, till — 'tis gone — and all is gray.
Page 19 - tis a fearful night, There's danger on the deep, I'll come and pace the deck with thee, I do not dare to sleep." " Go down !" the sailor cried, " go down, This is no place for thee ; Fear not ! but trust in Providence, Wherever thou mayst be.
Page 107 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship to a woman, whether civilized or savage, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man it has often been otherwise. In wandering over the barren plains of inhospitable Denmark, through honest Sweden...