The Royal Readers, Numéro 5Nelson, 1879 |
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... fleet . The frigate had scarcely cast round from her anchorage , when two of the three Spanish line- of - battle ships in the upper part of Gibraltar Bay were observed also to be in motion . The headmost of the Spanish ships gaining on ...
... fleet . The frigate had scarcely cast round from her anchorage , when two of the three Spanish line- of - battle ships in the upper part of Gibraltar Bay were observed also to be in motion . The headmost of the Spanish ships gaining on ...
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... fleet ; the rank next below rear - admiral . 3 Frigate , a ship of war , in size be- tween a sloop and a ship of the line ; mounting from fifty to sixty guns . ' Broad pendant - his flag as com- modore . " The Dons - the Spaniards ; so ...
... fleet ; the rank next below rear - admiral . 3 Frigate , a ship of war , in size be- tween a sloop and a ship of the line ; mounting from fifty to sixty guns . ' Broad pendant - his flag as com- modore . " The Dons - the Spaniards ; so ...
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... fleet ? that fleet which had been sweeping the seas with bursting sails for six long weeks in search of its formidable foe , and which now bore down upon him with fearless exultation . The soundings of that dangerous bay were unknown to ...
... fleet ? that fleet which had been sweeping the seas with bursting sails for six long weeks in search of its formidable foe , and which now bore down upon him with fearless exultation . The soundings of that dangerous bay were unknown to ...
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... fleet ' came on beneath a cloud of sails , receiving the fire of the castle and the batteries in portentous silence , only broken by the crash of spars , or the boatswain's whistle ; each ship furling her sails calmly , as a sea - bird ...
... fleet ' came on beneath a cloud of sails , receiving the fire of the castle and the batteries in portentous silence , only broken by the crash of spars , or the boatswain's whistle ; each ship furling her sails calmly , as a sea - bird ...
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... fleets . Then darkness and silence came again , broken only by the shower of blazing fragments in which that brave ship fell upon the waters . Till that moment , Nelson was ignorant how the battle went . He knew that every man was doing ...
... fleets . Then darkness and silence came again , broken only by the shower of blazing fragments in which that brave ship fell upon the waters . Till that moment , Nelson was ignorant how the battle went . He knew that every man was doing ...
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Page 78 - The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed ; And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.
Page 228 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street ; On with the dance ! let joy be unconfined ; No sleep till morn, when youth and pleasure meet, To chase the glowing hours with flying feet...
Page 229 - And there was mounting in hot haste : the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war...
Page 198 - Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene...
Page 9 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 229 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, — alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Page 228 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness ; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Page 228 - But hark! - that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before! Arm! Arm! it is - it is - the cannon's opening roar!
Page 12 - And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal; And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!
Page 21 - I chatter over stony ways, In little sharps and trebles, I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles. With many a curve my banks I fret, By many a field and fallow, And many a fairy foreland set With willow-weed and mallow. I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever.