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" But his shipmates were swept far beyond the sounds of his voice, before half these words were uttered. All command of the boat was rendered impossible, by the numbers it contained, as well as the raging of the surf; and, as it rose on the white crest... "
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea - Page 87
by James Fenimore Cooper - 1823 - 293 pages
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The pilot, by the author of 'The spy'.

James Fenimore Cooper - 1824 - 924 pages
...far beyond the sounds of his voice, before half these words were uttered. AH command of the boat'iwas rendered impossible, by the numbers it contained,...powerful and well-directed efforts to gain the sands!, that were becoming visible as the tide fell, and others wildly tossed, in the frantic movements of...
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The American Common-place Book of Prose: A Collection of Eloquent and ...

American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...grasp, and threw him over the bulwarks with an irresistible force. At the same moment, he cast the last of the boat from the pin that held it, and, lifting...powerful and well-directed efforts to gain the sands, that were becoming visible as the tide fell, and others wildly tossed, in the frantic movements of...
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Works

James Fenimore Cooper - 1853 - 498 pages
...boat was rendered impossible, by the numbers it contained, as well as the raging of the surf; and, and as it rose on the white crest of a wave, Tom saw...powerful and well-directed efforts to gain the sands, that were becoming visible as the tide fell, and others wildly tossed in the frantic movements of helpless...
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Prose Writers of America: A Collection of Eloquent and Interesting Extracts ...

American prose literature - 1855 - 506 pages
...But his shipmatea were swept far beyond the sounds of his voice, before half these words were uttwed. All command of the boat was rendered impossible, by...the numerous heads and arms that appeared rising, M short intervals, on the waves ; some making powerful and well-directed efforts to gain the sands,...
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Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 27

Education - 1897 - 404 pages
...few moments more its fragments were ground into splinters on the adjoining rocks. The coxswain (Tom) still remained where he had cast off the rope, and...powerful and well-directed efforts to gain the sands, that were becoming visible as the tide fell, and others wildly tossed in the frantic movements of helpless...
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A Compendium of American Literature

Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...before half these words were nttered. All command of the boat was rendered impossible, by the unmbers it contained, as well as the raging of the surf; and,...remained where he had cast off the rope, and beheld the unmerous heads and arms that appeared rising, at short intervals, on the waves ; some making powerful...
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A Compendium of American Literature: Chronologically Arranged, with ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...he cried. " I saw the first timber of the Ariel laid, and shall lire just long enough to see it turn out of her bottom; after which I wish to live no longer."...powerful and well-directed efforts to gain the sands, that were becoming visible as the tide fell, and others wildly tossed in the frantic movements of helpless...
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Cooper's Works, Volume 3

James Fenimore Cooper - American fiction - 1859 - 580 pages
...rendered impossible, by the numbers it contained, as well as the raging of the surf; and, as it rose or. the white crest of a wave, Tom saw his beloved little...powerful and well-directed efforts to gain the sands, that were becoming visible as the tide fell, and others wildly tossed, in the frantic movements of...
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A compendium of American literature, arranged by C.D. Cleveland. Stereotyped ed

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...he cried. " I saw the first timber of the Ariel laid, and shall live just long enough to see it turn out of her bottom; after which I wish to live no longer."...some making powerful and well-directed efforts to nin the sands, that were becoming visible as the tide fell, and others wildly tossed in the frantic...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...raging of the surf; and, as it rose on the white erest of a wave, Tom saw his beloved little eraft for the last time : it fell into a trough of the sea,...powerful and well-directed efforts to gain the sands, that were becoming visible as the tide fell, and others wildly tossed in the frantic movements of helpless...
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