Novels, Volume 4Macmillan and Company, 1885 |
Common terms and phrases
Amyas Leigh Amyas's answered asked Ayacanora better Bideford blood boat brave Brimblecombe brother cacique called Campian Captain Cary Clovelly crew cried dare dead dear deck devil Devon Don Guzman Drake England English Eustace eyes face fair father fear fellow fight fire flag of Spain Francis Drake Frank gentlemen gold gone hand Hawkins head hear heard heart Heaven honour Indian Jack Jesuits John John Oxenham knew La Guayra lady land laugh looked Lord Lucy maid matter mercy mother never night noble Northam once Oxenham Parracombe Parsons pinnace Plymouth poor queen quoth Raleigh Richard Grenvile Rose Salterne round sail Señor ship shouted silent Sir Richard Sir Richard Grenvile Smerwick smile soul Spain Spaniards Spanish stood sword talk tell thee thou thought told Torridge turned voice Whereon words young
Popular passages
Page 258 - The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave ! — For the deck it was their field of fame, And Ocean was their grave...
Page 315 - The Sun's rim dips; the stars rush out: At one stride comes the dark; With far-heard whisper, o'er the sea, Off shot the spectre-bark.
Page 330 - Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions. Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Page 75 - And portance in my travel's history; Wherein of antres vast and deserts idle, Rough quarries, rocks, and hills whose heads touch heaven, It was my hint to speak, — such was the process: And of the Cannibals that each other eat, The Anthropophagi, and men whose heads Do grow beneath their shoulders.
Page 396 - Death closes all: but something ere the end, Some work of noble note, may yet be done, Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
Page 112 - Each has its upright walls, inland of rich oak-wood, nearer the sea of dark green furze, then of smooth turf, then of weird black cliffs which range out right and left far into the deep sea, in castles, spires, and wings of jagged iron-stone. Each has its narrow strip of fertile meadow, its crystal...
Page 412 - Let us alone. What pleasure can we have To war with evil? Is there any peace In ever climbing up the climbing wave? All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.
Page 373 - I must have the gentleman to haul and draw with the mariner and the mariner with the gentleman.
Page 556 - Elijah mocked them, and said: Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked.
Page 259 - Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him...