The Ebb-tide: A Trio and QuartetteW. Heinemann, 1894 - 237 pagina's |
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ADA CAMBRIDGE ain't arms ashore asked Herrick asked Huish Attwater Attwater's Author beach bloomin boat bottle broke C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE cabin champagne CHARLES GODFREY LELAND cigar clerk cloth consul coughing crew cried Davis cried Herrick cried the captain Crown 8vo damned dead deck Dyvis Edition EDMUND GOSSE eyes face Farallone Fcap figure-head followed guess HALL CAINE hand HAROLD FREDERIC head HEINRICH HEINE HENRIK IBSEN Huish Illustrations island Kanakas knew lagoon never night palms Papeete paused pearls Portrait replied the captain returned Huish roar Robert Herrick Sally Day SARAH GRAND scarce schooner seemed ship shoulder silence smile squall stared stood story suddenly talk tell there's thing thought took Translated Trinity Hall turned Uncle voice Volume walk watch What's Whish WILLIAM HEINEMANN'S LIST wind words
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