... powerful swimmer and the struggle was hard and protracted with the shore immediately before his eyes and at no great distance he was led as by a false phantom to continue his efforts although they did not advance him a foot the old seaman who at first... Cooper's Works - Page 374by James Fenimore Cooper - 1859Full view - About this book
| James Fenimore Cooper - United States - 1823 - 326 pages
...continue his efforts, although they did not advance him a foot. The old seaman, who, at first, had " watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...shipmates on the sands — " Sheer to-port, and clear the uuder-tow ! sheer to the southward !" Dillon heard the sounds, but his faculties were too much obscured... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - Sea stories, American - 1824 - 574 pages
...continue his efforts, although they did not advance him a foot. The old seaman, who. at first, had watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...Dillon heard the sounds, but his faculties were too mnch obscured by terror, to distinguish their object; he, however, blindly yielded to the call, and... | |
| American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...continue his efforts, although they did not advance him a foot. The old seaman, who, at first, had watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...driven over the struggling victim, to the ears of his ehipmates on the sands — " Sheer to port, and clear the under-tow ! sheer to the southward !" Dillon... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1842 - 580 pages
...of Dillon, and he cast himself headlong into the sea. him a foot. The old seaman, who, at firstj had watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...to-port, and clear the under-tow ! sheer to the southward !" i Dillon heard the sounds, but his faculties were too much obscured by terror, to distinguish their... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1853 - 498 pages
...to continue his efforts, although they did not advance him a foot. The old seaman, who at first had watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...to-port, and clear the under-tow! sheer to the southward !" eddy, where he had nothmg to contend against but the waves, whose violence was much broken by the... | |
| American prose literature - 1855 - 506 pages
...continue his efforts, although they did not advance him a foot. The old seaman, who, at first, had watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...his situation at a glance, and, forgetful of his own late, he shouted aloud, in a voice that was driven over the struggling victim, to the ears of his shipmates... | |
| Education - 1897 - 404 pages
...to continue his efforts, although they did not advance him a foot. The old seaman, who at first had watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...the ears of his shipmates on the sands: — "Sheer to port, and clear the under-tow! Sheer to the southward!" Dillon heard the sounds, but his faculties... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...continne his efforts, although they did not advance him a foot. The old seaman, who, at first, had watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...situation at a glance ; and, forgetful of his own fate, he shonted alond, in a voice that was driven over the strnggling victim, to the ears of his shipmates... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...continue his efforts, although they did not advance him a foot. The old seaman, who, at first, had watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...situation at a glance; and, forgetful of his own fate, he phouted aloud, in a voice that was driven over the struggling victim, to the ears of his shipmates... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...continue his efforts, although they did not advance him a foot. The old seaman, who, at first, had watched his motions with careless indifference, understood...the ears of his shipmates on the sands, — " Sheer to port, and clear the under-tow ! sheer to the southward I" Dillon heard the sounds, but his faculties... | |
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