.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 38 Dusk (By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.) . . . . . . 169 39 First Nig... ... . . . . 538 CONTENTS vii XXXXX viii CONTENTS XXXXX Etymology (SUPPLIED BY A LATE CONSUMPTIVE USHER TO A GRAMMAR SCHOOL.) The pale Usher — threadba... ...ty. Etymology “While you take in hand to school others, and to teach them by what name a whale fish is to be called in our tongue, leaving out, throu... ...orance, the letter H, which almost alone maketh up the signification of the word, you deliver that which is not true.” Hackluyt. “WHALE. * * * Sw. and ... ...pon it, faintly representing a tall straight jet of misty spray, and these words underneath — “The Spouter Inn: — Peter Coffin.” 22 Chapter 2 The Carp... ...nfernal head peddler. But I lay perfectly still, and resolved not to say a word till spoken to. Holding a light in one hand, and that identical New Ze... ...Icelandic, Dutch, and old English authorities, there might be quoted other lists of uncertain whales, blessed with all manner of uncouth names. But I ... ...t they have nothing like a fixed, vivid conception of those perils, and the frequency with which they recur. One reason perhaps is, that not one in fift...

...Excerpt: Etymology (SUPPLIED BY A LATE CONSUMPTIVE USHER TO A GRAMMAR SCHOOL.); The pale Usher --threadbare in coat, heart, body, and brain; I see him now. He was ever dusting his old lexicons and grammars, with a queer handkerchief, mockingly embellishe...

... Mansfield Park JANE AUSTEN 1814 DjVu Editions Copyright c 2002 by Global Language Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. Contents I 1 I... ... pounds short of any equitable claim to it. She had two sisters to be benefited by her eleva tion; and such of their acquaintance as thought Miss Ward... .... But Miss Frances married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a Lieutenant of Marines, without education, fortune, or con... ...ers? — and I am sure Mr. Norris is too just — but you know I am a woman of few words and professions. Do not let us be frightened from a good deed by ... ... ment — and Lady Bertram, without taking half so much trouble, or speaking one word where he spoke ten, by the mere aid of a good humoured smile, beca... ...elieved herself incapable of expressing; but her countenance and a few artless words fully conveyed all their gratitude and delight, and her cousin be... ...me and obligation — where he might have escaped that knowledge of himself, the frequency, at least, of that knowledge which it is impossible he should... ...ays be welcome; he had only to consult his own judgment and feelings as to the frequency of his visits, at present or in future. In all his niece’s fa... ...ole Street; the beautiful Mrs. R. whose name had not long been enrolled in the lists of hymen, and who had promised to become so brilliant a leader in...

... uncle, the lawyer, himself, allowed her to be at least three thousand pounds short of any equitable claim to it. She had two sisters to be benefited by her elevation; and such of their acquaintance as thought Miss Ward and Miss Frances quite as handsome as Miss Maria, did not scruple to predict their marrying with almost equal advantage. But there certainly are not so man...

... “To Build a Fire” And Other Stories By JACK LONDON 1899 1918 DjVu Editions Copyright c 2003 by Global La... ..., anyway?” And Male mute Kid smiled benignantly through the clouds of steam. “By the time you ’ve been in this country as long as I have, my son, and... ... with patriarchal smiles, while Protestant and Catholic vigorously applauded. “By gar!” ejaculated Louis Savoy, who seemed overcome by the romance of ... ...k and bade him turn in. “Call me at four, sharp. Don’t fail me,” were his last words, and a moment later he was breathing in the heaviness of exhauste... ...and we ’ll put my team on.” Mason deliberately withheld the whip till the last word had fallen, then out flashed the long lash, completely curling abou... ... a world of reproach in his eyes, and bending over the dog, cut the traces. No word was spoken. The teams were double spanned and the difficulty overco... ... they remembered the law of Sitka Charley, and the rifle. Joe fell with greater frequency as the daylight waned, and so hard The Wisdom of the Trail 5... ...ough! To sleep in the rooms of the Junta meant access to their secrets, to the lists of names, to the addresses of comrades down on Mexican 400 JACK ...

...omes to brandy and peppersauce and?--?Dump it in. Who?s making this punch, anyway?? And Malemute Kid smiled benignantly through the clouds of steam. ?By the time you?ve been in this country as long as I have, my son, and lived on rabbit tracks and salmon-belly, you?ll learn that Christmas comes only once per annum. And a Christmas without punch is sinking a hole to bedrock...