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... chastisement without a word or cry, for blows were the lot of boys of all ranks, and were dealt out without much respect to justice; and he also had ... ...bury. “Pardon me, madam, my Countess will attend you.” The Countess’s high rank and great power were impressive to the Baroness of Whitburn, who bent ... ...to a kind and holy dame who will, I trust, with the blessing of Heaven, be able to heal thee better than we have done.” “Oh, lady, lady, do not send m... ...to talk to her. “You will soon be better,” she said, “and then you will be able to play in the garden.” “Is there any playfellow for me?” asked Grisel... ...king a walk in the trim garden and orchard, and by and by being pronounced able to join the other girl scholars of the con- vent. Only here was the fi... ...enger could reach him. Indeed, the belief in sorcery was universal, and no rank was exempt from the danger of the accusation. Thora’s treachery was sp... ...ow not the name—and laid hands on a fisher’s smack, which Jock of Hull was seaman enough to steer with the aid of the lad on board, as far as Frieslan...

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...s and by the con- sistent narrowness of his outlook. But I have never been able to love what was not lovable or hate what was not hateful out of defer... ...ad been a very excellent master. And what greater kindness can one do to a seaman than to put him in the way of employment? Captain Froud did not see ... ...certain special advantages—and so on. I told him that if I came at all the rank really did not matter. “I am sure,” he insisted, “you will get on firs... ... myself, as if already the story-teller were being born into the body of a seaman. But I heard on deck the whistle of the officer of the watch and rem... ...osphere of peace and content which only those who can love unselfishly are able to evoke. Y our mother—of far greater beauty, ex- ceptionally distingu... ...lone. The modest, lovable qualities of the youngest sister he did not seem able to see. It was I who felt most profoundly this unexpected stroke of de... ...first-rate tactical instrument. Polish peasantry (not serfs) served in the ranks by enlistment, and the officers belonged mainly to the smaller nobili... ...o enter the Russian army, he was retired with only half the pension of his rank. His nephew (my uncle and guard- ian) told me that the first lasting i... ...rs does not make a literary man, any more than the love of the sea makes a seaman. And it is very possible, too, that I love the letters in the same w...

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...s and by the consistent narrowness of his out- look. But I have never been able to love what was not lovable or hate what was not hateful, out of def-... ...ad been a very excellent master. And what greater kindness can one do to a seaman than to put him in the way of employment? Captain Froud did not see ... ...certain special advantages—and so on. I told him that if I came at all the rank really did not matter. 19 Joseph Conrad “I am sure,” he insisted, “yo... ...vidence; because a good many of my other properties, infinitely more valu- able and useful to me, remained behind through unfortunate accidents of tra... ... myself, as if already the story-teller were being born into the body of a seaman. But I heard on deck the whistle of the officer of the watch and re-... ...phere of peace and content which only those who can love unself- ishly are able to evoke. Your mother—of far greater beauty, exceptionally distinguish... ...first-rate tactical instrument. Polish peasantry (not serfs) served in the ranks by enlist- ment, and the officers belonged mainly to the smaller nobi... ...to enter the Russian Army he was retired with only half the pension of his rank. His nephew (my uncle and guardian) told me that the first lasting imp... ... does not make a liter- ary man, any more than the love of the sea makes a seaman. And it is very possible, too, that I love the letters in the same w...

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... are! … There is, for instance, the kind of audacity almost indistinguish- able from impudence… . I must believe that in this case I have not been imp... ... at once then, was not for the reason that I had grown afraid of it. Being able now to assume a firm attitude I said to myself deliberately: “That thi... ...tch—that’s all you know about 11 Joseph Conrad it,” growled the red-faced seaman. “By and by catch Ali—” he went on with sudden condescension. “By an... ...her tapering masts, of those masts whose painted trucks move forever, to a seaman’s eye, against the clouds or against the stars. To him she was alway... ...nst the stars. To him she was always precious—like old love; always desir- able—like a strange woman; always tender—like a mother; always faithful —li... ...s I don’t understand the heathen ways of them there savages, in matters of seamanship and duty, you will find me all there, Captain Lingard.” “Except,... ...d the head-covering of a woman. A black silk jacket, like that of a man of rank, was buttoned over her bust and fitted closely to her slender waist. T... ...ing 63 Joseph Conrad invitation for Hassim and his two companions of high rank to visit the brig, the two parties separated. The evening was calm whe... ...e here. It was a solitude. The forest came near to the sheet of water, the rank grass waved upon the heads of tall men. Telal, my father, died of wear...

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...test men with one another, after passing through those periods which prob- able reasoning can reach to and real history find a footing in, I might ver... ...r, if she brought forth a son who, when he came to man’s estate, should be able to lift up the stone and take away what he had left there, she should ... ...egree, but was the first that divided the Commonwealth into three distinct ranks, the noblemen, the husbandmen, and artificers. T o the nobility he co... ...roy. Numitor chose the king- dom; but Amulius, having the money, and being able to do more with that than Numitor, took his kingdom from him with grea... ...- ling all in beauty and comeliness of stature, whom when some of superior rank that met them attempted to take away, they cried out they were carryin... ...Stator (which may be translated the Stayer); there they rallied again into ranks, and repulsed the Sabines to the place called now Regia, and to the t... ...e in pay eight months, learning at the same time and practicing the art of seamanship. He sent, moreover, a thousand of them into the Chersonese as pl... ...e left the care of the fleet, in his absence, to Antiochus, an experienced seaman, but rash and inconsiderate, who had express orders from Alcibiades ...

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...ifficulty moved to change, even when change might have brought unquestion able improvement. Thus, on taking charge of my depart ment, I found few bu... ...eir fingers Whenever such a mischance occurred—when a waggon load of valu able merchandise had been smuggled ashore, at noonday, perhaps, and directl... ...anwhile, there I was, a Surveyor of the Revenue and, so far as I have been able to understand, as good a Surveyor as need be. A man of thought, fancy,... ...ne—for a man who has dreamed of literary fame, and of making for himself a rank among the world’s dignitaries by such means, to step aside out of the ... ...he Revolution, upward to what their children look upon as long established rank, Prior to the Revolution there is a dearth of records; the earlier doc... ...ubt, as an ornamental article of dress; but how it was to be worn, or what rank, honour, and dignity, in by past times, were signi fied by it, was a ... .... Deny ing himself this freak, as unworthy of his cloth, he met a drunken seaman, one of the ship’s crew from the Spanish Main. And here, since he ha... ...ow, if never before, it answered a good purpose by enabling Hester and the seaman to speak together without risk of being over heard; and so changed ... ...without it. “Thy mother is yonder woman with the scarlet letter,” said the seaman, “Wilt thou carry her a message from me?” 195 Hawthorne “If the mes...

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...itary or naval officers of said so-called Confederate Government above the rank of colonel in the army or of lieutenant in the navy; all who left seat... ...artment has been one of increasing prosperity, and I am gratified in being able to state that the actual postal rev- enue has nearly equaled the entir... ...military service, about one-half of which number actually bear arms in the ranks, thus 40 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Seven giving the doub... ...ofield temporarily, if this should be done, I believe I should scarcely be able to get his nomina- tion through the Senate. Send me over his nominati... ...ent of expenses or compensation was promised him, I submit whether reason- able allowance should not be made him for them. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. ORDER APPR... ... very in- telligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the ... ...n pertinent and applicable. I am especially gratified that the soldier and seaman were not forgotten by the convention, as they forever must and will ...

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...ding of the National Central. He left her on account of some very respect- able friends he made here, his own countrymen, but also, I suppose, to bett... ...ero—a catastrophe that had instilled into him a gloomy doubt of ever being able to understand the ways of Divine justice. He did not deny it, however.... ...ith his negroes at the fording of the Boyana. He, Giorgio, had reached the rank of ensign-alferez-and cooked for the general. Later, in Italy, he, wit... ...f ensign-alferez-and cooked for the general. Later, in Italy, he, with the rank of lieutenant, rode with the staff and still cooked for the general. H... ...after fighting all day. And everywhere he had seen Englishmen in the front rank of the army of freedom. He respected their nation because they loved G... ...ssess an extraordinary influence in the highest Government spheres. He was able to assure Sir John that the Presi- dent-Dictator would make the journe... ... 153 Joseph Conrad “That!—that! oh, that’s really the work of that Genoese seaman! But to return to my noises; there used to be in the old days the so... ... miles outside the harbour; and, as Mitchell says, Nostromo is the sort of seaman to make the best of his opportunities.” Here the doctor grunted so h... ...his Congress. It was a mistake—a distinct mistake, sir.” The guileless old seaman superintending the O.S.N. service imagined that the last three days ...

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...ant society , the affluent emigrant was barely enabled to maintain his own rank by the weight of his personal superiority and acquirements; but, the m... ...atter had from youth been the only employment of Edward’s father. Military rank under the crown of Great Britain was attained with much longer probati... ...ather of Marmaduke’ s friend, after forty years’ service, retired with the rank of major, maintaining in his domestic establishment a comparative sple... ... than the judge of King Charles, not only decided right, but was generally able to give a very good reason for it. At all events, such was the univers... ...t to charge a grand jury, or, what is just now of more pressing necessity, able to do the honors of Christmas eve in the hall of T empleton?” “More ab... ... king of the Greeks; draw into the quarry , Agamemnon, or I shall never be able to pass you. Welcome home, Cousin ‘Duke— welcome, wel- come, black-eye... ...dissatisfaction. “Pull larboard oar, will ye, Master Kirby?” cried the old seaman; “pull larboard best. It would puzzle the oldest admi- ral in their ... ...zed in the confusion of the moment and which, as he held fast, like a true seaman, had been the means of preventing his body from rising again to the ... ...ower the bight of a rope or running bowline below me, than to seize an old seaman by his head-lanyard; but I suppose you are used to taking men by the...

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...seems to swamp the deeper nature throughout boyhood. By this age Coley was able to read, and on his birthday he received from his father the Bible whi... ...e being he still was, though a well-grown, manly, high-spirited boy, quite able to take care of himself, keep his place, and hold his own. He was plac... ...en, with ready presence of mind, held out her hand: he grasped it, and was able to regain his feet in safety, but did not re- cover his perceptions en... ...ingly trivial to ordinary readers, but very no- ticeable to Eton men. As a rank and file collegian myself, and well remembering the Jew and Samaritan ... ... content to lead the forlorn hope of Christianity, and perish in the front ranks of the noble army. “And having been a little tried he shall be greatl... ..., of very pleasing aspect, and with those dignified princely manners which rank is al- 102 Life of John Coleridge Patteson most sure to give. The fir... ...that I do not think I should feel afraid of navigating a ship at all. The “seamanship” is another thing, and that the master of the ship is responsibl... ... to me.’ A pretty severe gale of wind followed, a sharp test of Patteson’s seamanship. ‘Then came one day of calm, when we all got our clothes dry, an... ...d stand three wooden cottages, occupied by the master, mate, and a married seaman of the “Southern Cross.” At the west end stands the Melanesian schoo...

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... mail the manu- script of your stories, which we do not consider as avail- able for publication at the present moment. W e would say, however, that we... ...ct. He will have it that the body hasn’t decomposed in all this time. Good seaman enough, and a first-class navi- gator, but he’s soft in that one spo... ...uch is it, John?” she asked of the Chinaman. “Hefahdollah.” “I’ll never be able to look you in the face again,” protested Condy. “I’ll pay you back to... ...things, they smelled the smell of the sea, and of the seaweed, of the fat, rank growth of cresses in the salt marshes; they turned their cheeks to the... ...‘When they had come within a few boat’s lengths,’” read Condy, “‘they were able to read the schooner’s name, painted in showy gilt letters upon her ga... ...d green water and flying spume. And their glance followed their succeeding ranks further and further out to sea, till the multitude blended into the m...

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...—who may to-morrow open the door of the old Speculative, where we begin to rank with Scott and Robert Emmet and the beloved and inglorious Macbean—or ... ...as such near friends should.” I spoke him in return as handsomely as I was able; but all the while I was wondering what would come next, and why he ha... ...apes and pictures that I sat and gazed at, there was never a ship, never a seaman with a hairy cap, never a big bludgeon for my silly head, or the lea... ...irth. I will not seek to deny that I have had crosses with your doer,* Mr. Rankeillor; of which, if not speedily redd up, you may looke to see some lo... ...e signed; and so far from a loss of time, we can jog on to the lawyer, Mr. Rankeillor’s. After a’ that’s come and gone, ye would be swier** to believe... ...; and all this my poor cabin-boy had taught himself to admire as something seamanlike and manly. He would only admit one flaw in his idol. “He ain’t n... ...amanlike and manly. He would only admit one flaw in his idol. “He ain’t no seaman,” he admitted. “That’s Mr. Shuan that navigates the brig; he’s the f... ...o Mr. Rankeillor; and that if I had told the truth, ten to one he would be able (with their help) to pull me through and set me in my rights. “ And in... ... 60 Kidnapped the world that made me long to sell my life as dear as I was able. I tried to pray, I remember, but that same hurry of my mind, like a m...

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...to expend the other half to carry out this difficult, not to say unattain- able, project. As for his antagonists, they seemed much agi- tated; not so ... ...you see; and, if you will examine my passport when I get back, you will be able to judge whether I have accomplished the journey agreed upon.” “Oh, th... ...le lord, who was fastened to his chair, would have given his fortune to be able to make the tour of the world, if it took ten years; and he bet five t... ...his lips. The pro- cession slowly wound under the trees, and soon its last ranks disappeared in the depths of the wood. The songs gradually died away;... ...ld, religious cries. Phileas Fogg and his companions, mingling in the rear ranks of the crowd, followed; and in two minutes they reached the banks of ... ...n doubles, hauberks and coats of mail; and numbers of military folk of all ranks—for the mili- tary profession is as much respected in Japan as it is ... ... Henrietta, the bribery of the crew, Fogg managing the boat like a skilled seaman, amazed and confused him. He did not know what to think. For, after ...

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...placed together at the end. The loss of his early papers prevents my being able to give any of the poetry of his boyhood. Of the few I give as “Early ... ...es, Deserted by the fever-stricken serf, All overgrown with reeds and long rank grasses, And hillocks heaped of moss-inwoven turf, And where the huge ... ...-snake’s belly and the toad’s back. And thistles, and nettles, and darnels rank, And the dock, and henbane, and hemlock dank, _55 Stretched ... ...es _15 That ring the dead seaman’s knell. 221 Shelley 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. When hearts have once mingled L... ...to Spezia to seek for houses for us. Only one was to be found at all suit- able; however, a trifle such as not finding a house could not stop Shelley;...

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...e taken down shall be scratched out. I have the great misfortune not to be able to read and write, and I am speaking my true and faithful account of t... ...ne with the least to say for himself. I qualify it, because, besides being able to read and write like a Quarter-master, he had always one most excell... ...e me. “Here you are,” I thought to myself, “good scholars and good livers; able to read what you like, able to write what you like, able to eat and dr... ...and I drew “Island.” So did Tom Packer. So of course, did four more of our rank and file. When this was settled, verbal instructions were given to all... ...his voice; and we made good way, and with little noise. There was always a seaman forward on the raft, keeping a bright look-out. Suddenly, in the ful... ...oat, Captain Maryon, brave and bold. At the helm of the third boat, an old seaman, with determination carved into his watchful face, like the figure-h... ...ptain—with the women and children clustering round him, and the men of all ranks grouped outside them, and all listening—stood telling how the Expedit... ...” says Lieutenant Linderwood. “Stand out, my friend!” I stood out from the ranks, and Miss Maryon and Captain Carton came up to me. “Dear Davis,” says...

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...inarily occupy that position in regard to social influence which could en- able them rapidly to diffuse the knowledge of a writer. A reader whose soci... ...es which palsy him, that he cannot deal with them effectually . If he were able really to pierce the haze which so often envelops, even to himself, hi... ...e measured by two separate questions. A. What is the problem, and of what rank in dignity or in use, which the essay undertakes? And next, that point... ...by me as a sufficient ground for writing upon it, unless I believed myself able to offer some considerable nov- elty. Generally I claim (not arrogantl... ... far higher class of compositions included in the American col- lection, I rank The Confessions of an Opium Eater, and also (but more emphatically) th... ...hardly prevent the reader from re- ceiving an impression as of some higher rank than did really 18 Thomas de Quincey belong to my family. And this im... ...ate branches of his 271 Autobiographic Sketches profession—navigation and seamanship, qualifications which are not very often united. After the death... ...a character to maintain with the sailors: he was respected equally for his seamanship and his shipmanship. 6 By the way, when it is considered that o... ...anish shipping and maritime towns was that which I have here retained. 6 “Seamanship and shipmanship”—These are two functions of a sailor seldom, sep...

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... passage window.’ I could only utter a vain wish that I had been there and able to fight for him, and I attacked Griff on the subject on the first opp... ...s. One evening we were treated to a box at the pan- tomime, and even I was able to go to it. We put our young sailor and our sister in the forefront, ... ...d though the consequence and importance de- rived from being raised to the ranks of the Squirearchy were agreeable, they were a dear purchase at the c... ...he loss of intercourse with the acquaintance whom separation raised to the rank of intimate friends, even her misgivings as to butchers, bak- ers, and... ...e been very handsome if two side-lights had not been obscured by the two T ables of the Law, with the royal arms on the top of the first table, and ov... ... haunted houses. And at home my father forbade any further mention of such rank folly and deception. The inner mullion chamber was turned into a lumbe... ...s cramped life, and the scowls of his fellows; and he knew himself to have seaman- ship enough to rise quickly, even if he could not secure a mate’s b...

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...was nothing that looked half so nautical. He resembled a pilot, which to a seaman is trustworthiness personified. It was difficult to realize his work... ...hat could be said of him was that he did not represent his class. He was a seaman, but he was a wan- derer, too, while most seamen lead, if one may so... ...by a slightly disdainful igno- rance; for there is nothing mysterious to a seaman unless it be the sea itself, which is the mistress of his existence ... ...creek. The moon had spread over everything a thin layer of silver—over the rank grass, over the mud, upon the wall of matted vegetation standing highe... ...olid friendship. “I started the lame engine ahead. ‘It must be this miser- able trader—this intruder,’ exclaimed the manager, look- ing back malevolen... ... of the bottom, we would be absolutely in the air—in space. We wouldn’t be able to tell where we were going to—whether up or down stream, or across — ... ...k heavily overgrown with bushes. Above the bush the trees stood in serried ranks. The twigs over- hung the current thickly, and from distance to dista... ...d altogether bewil- dering. He was an insoluble problem. It was inconceiv- able how he had existed, how he had succeeded in getting so far, how he had... ...errible tail and breathing black smoke into the air. In front of the first rank, along the river, three men, plastered with bright red earth from head...

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...iserable creature took himself off with a final groan. His impudence still rankled when I came into the dining room at tiffin time. He was there on du... ...had been pleased to place him in. I had been told that he regarded me as a rank outsider. He raised not only his eyes, but his eyebrows as well, at th... ...ald forehead and promi- nent brown eyes, he might have been anything but a seaman. Y ou would not have been surprised to learn that he was an 10 The ... ... and also very emphatic: “Rubbish, my good man! One doesn’t compete with a rank outsider like that. There’s plenty of time.” Then there were pushing o... ...h Kent. Kent is no end sorry you left him. He gives you the name of a good seaman, too.” I flung away the paper I was still holding. I sat up, I slapp... ...nothing to do with that) my existence would, to be sure, have been still a seaman’s exist- ence, but directed on now to me utterly inconceivable lines... ...e done for me?” Neither his distress nor yet the sheer absurdity of it was able to disarm me. It was the first instance of harm being attempted to be ... ...ome, who was clearing the table, said to me: “I am afraid, sir, I won’t be able to give the mate all the attention he’s likely to need. I will have to... ...agnant heat, he said, he was confident that in a very few days he would be able to come up on deck and help me. While he was speaking I trembled lest ...

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...al social positions, would have accustomed them to many of the luxuries of rank. Two of the party, indeed, a male and female, belonged to the native o... ...e is a look of humanity in that smoke,” returned 8 The Pathfinder the old seaman, “which is worth a thousand trees. I must show it to Arrowhead, who ... ...f the wild grandeur and simple dignity of a chief. Between him and the old seaman the intercourse had been friendly, but distant; for the Indian had b... ...t superiority of the Tuscarora’s reserve, that Charles Cap, for so was the seaman named, in his most dog- matical or facetious moments, had not ventur... ...e, but which is never so flattering or so agree- 19 James Fenimore Cooper able as when it comes from the young to those of their own age—from the man... ...ught a canoe might be concealed. “Call him in,” whispered Jasper, scarcely able to restrain his impatience,—“call him in, or it will be too late! See!... ...en in num- ber, treading lightly in each other’s footsteps; and he was en- abled again to get into their rear. After proceeding to the place where the... ...rty was out expressly to intercept Mabel and her uncle, concern- ing whose rank, however, they had evidently been deceived. He also ascertained enough... ...es, how- ever, and you can inquire of himself.” Notwithstanding his humble rank, there was something in the mien and character of Sergeant Dunham that...