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Page 112 - I attributed the effect to the great heat of the sun, the perfect dryness of the clear air through which I moved, and the deep stillness of all around me ; it seemed to me that these causes, by occasioning a great tension and consequent susceptibility of the hearing org-ans, had rendered them liable to tingle under the passing touch of some mere memory, that must have swept across my brain in a moment of sleep.
Page 112 - After a while the sound died away slowly. It happened that neither I nor any of my party had a watch by which to measure the exact time of its...
Page 112 - ... floods of light. The sun, growing fiercer and fiercer, shone down more mightily now than ever on me he shone before ; and, as I drooped my head under his fire, and closed my eyes against the glare that surrounded me, I slowly fell asleep — for how many minutes, or moments, I cannot tell ; but after...
Page 61 - It is scarcely possible for a vessel to have had a more favourable opportunity of testing her powers and capabilities than the Great Britain had during the continuance of this gale, while on her passage from the Holms to the Land's End ; during the whole of which period the gale blew so strongly, and with such a heavy sea, that not a single vessel, steam or sailing, was to be seen in the Channel, — all having run for shelter. At 10 am, the Great Britain was off Lundy Island, the gale continuing...
Page 112 - Blaygon hills ! My first idea naturally was that I still remained fast under the power of a dream. I roused myself, and drew aside the silk that covered my eyes, and plunged my bare face into the light. Then at least I was well enough...
Page 116 - Sir, I shall not be slack: in sign whereof, Please ye we may contrive this afternoon, And quaff carouses to our mistress' health; And do as adversaries do in law, — Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
Page 103 - The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave ! — For the deck it was their field of fame, And Ocean was their grave : Where Blake and mighty Nelson fell, Your manly hearts shall glow, As ye sweep through the deep, While the stormy winds do blow ; While the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Page 62 - Woolwich at half-past 3 o'clock pm, and immediately slackened her speed, after which she proceeded at a moderate rate to her moorings at Blackwall. During the entire voyage the engines made 54,473...
Page 47 - Fig. 12, shows the upper surface of the spiral flanch; fig. 13, the spindle ; and fig. 14, the collar and shackle. The shackle is fixed to the spindle by means of the loose collar, in order to prevent the dragging round, and the consequent fouling of the chain, whilst the spindle is being turned in, or out, of the ground.
Page 204 - And here we go backwards and forwards, And here we go round, round, roundy.