 | 1859 - 594 Seiten
...tumbling over in cataracts of gleaming foam — the wind roaring through the rigging — timbers cracking as if the ship would break its heart — the spray...Edith's portrait looking so serene — everything as bright and fresh as a lady's boudoir to May Fair — the certainty of being a good three hundred... | |
 | John Kemp - 1859 - 266 Seiten
...cataracts of gleaming foam, the wind roaring through the rigging — every thing around in tumult ; to descend into the quiet of a snug well-lighted little...firelight dancing on the white rosebud chintz, the well furnished book-shelves, and all the numerous nick-nacks that decorate its walls — little Edith's... | |
 | Thomas Fleming Day - 1910 - 692 Seiten
...if the ship would break its heart, the spray and rain beating in 3'our face, everything around in a tumult — suddenly to descend into the quiet of a...dancing on the white rosebud chintz, the well-furnished book shelves, and all the innumerable nick-nacks that decorate its walls — the certainty of being... | |
 | Tim Moore - 2001 - 292 Seiten
...deck, in the presence of the tempest peering through the darkness at those black liquid walls of water, the wind roaring through the rigging - timbers creaking...firelight dancing on the white rosebud chintz . . . the certainty of being a good three hundred miles from any troublesome shore — all combine to inspire... | |
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Indeed, few people can have any notion of the cosiness of a yacht's cabin under such circumstances. After having remained for several hours on deck, in the presence of the tempest — peering through the darkness at those black liquid walls of water,... 