| 1803 - 572 ページ
...blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-lreait. The traveller got upon a standing net a little way from the shore. T here he lashed himself to the post, ihouting for half an hour for assistance—till the tide rose... | |
| Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 ページ
...a tempest, and, according to the common " expression, brought in the water, three foot a-breast. " The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way..." the shore. There he lashed himself to the post, shout" ing for half an hour for assistance— till the tide rose over " his head ! In the darkness... | |
| 1813 - 458 ページ
...wind blew a tempest, and according to the common expression, brought in the water, three feet abreast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way from the shore. There be lashed himself to the post, shouting for half an hour for assistance, 'till the tide rose over his... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 ページ
...The traveller got upon a standing net a little way * Dissertations, Moral and Critical, -Ito, 1783. from the shore. There he lashed himself to the post, shouting for half an hour for assistancetill the tide rose over his head ! In the darkness of night, and amid the pauses of the hurricane,... | |
| Scottish border - 1821 - 504 ページ
...blew a tempest, and, according to the com" mon expression, brought in the water three foot a" breast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little "...rose over his head ! In the darkness of night, and " amid the pauses of the hurricane, his voice, heard at " intervals, was exquisitely mournful. No one... | |
| Scott - 1821 - 516 ページ
...blew a tempest, and, according to the com" mon expression, brought in the water three Jbot a" breast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little "...rose over his head ! In the darkness of night, and ' • amid the pauses of the hurricane, his voice, heard at • • intervals, was exquisitely mournful.... | |
| James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 ページ
...wind blew a tempest, and, according to the commonexpression, brought in the water three foot abreast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way...rose over his head. In the darkness of night, and amid the pauses of the hurricane, his voice, heard at intervals, was exquisitely mournful. No one could... | |
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 1104 ページ
...blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-brcast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way...till the tide rose over his head! In the darkness of the night and amid the pauses of the hurricane, his voice heard at intervals, was exquisitely mournful.... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 ページ
...blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-breasl. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way from the shore. There be lashed himself to the post, shouting for half an hour for assistance — till the tide rose over... | |
| England - 1840 - 232 ページ
...according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot abreast. The traveller got apon a standing net, a little way from the shore. There he lashed himself to the post, shouting for half-an-hour for assistance — till the tide rose over hi« head 1 In the darkness of the night, and... | |
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