| 1859 - 522 pages
...boat-hook, and fend her off." Hardy, to whom this was addressed seized the boat-hook, and, standing wił one foot in the water, pressed the end of the boat-hook...against the gunwale, at the full stretch of his arm, and sa by main force, kept the stern out There was just room for stroke oars to dip, and that was all.... | |
| Popular readings - English poetry - 1867 - 266 pages
...settled to her place. But now the wind rose again, and the stern drifted in towards the bank. Hardy seized the boat-hook, and, standing with one foot...room for stroke oars to dip, and that was all. The starting-rope was as taut as a harp-string ; will Miller's left hand hold out 1 It is an awful moment.... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...little lifetime. " By Jove, we are drifting in again ! " said Miller, in horror. The captain looked grim, but said nothing; it was too late now for him...room for stroke oars to dip, and that was all. The startingrope was as taut as a harp-string ; will Miller's left hand hold out ? It is an awful moment.... | |
| John Franklin Genung - English language - 1889 - 326 pages
...this was addressed, seized the boat-hook, and, standing with one foot in the water, pressed the end 60 of the boat-hook against the gunwale, at the full...room for stroke oars to dip, and that was all. The starting-rope was as taut as a harp-string ; will Miller's left hand hold out ? . 65 It is an awful... | |
| John Franklin Genung - English language - 1902 - 324 pages
...described again in I. 74, where the pent-up life and energy is represented as " held in leash, as it were." Hardy, to whom this was addressed, seized the boat-hook,...standing with one foot in the water, pressed the end & of the boat-hook against the gunwale, at the full stretch of his arm, and so, by main force, kept... | |
| John Franklin Genung - English language - 1893 - 360 pages
...Notice where, and for what reason, the writer of the following runs into the historic present : — " Hardy, to whom this was addressed, seized the boat-hook,...room for stroke oars to dip, and that was alL The starting-rope was as taut as a harpstring ; will Miller's left hand hold out? " It is an awful moment... | |
| John Franklin Genung - English language - 1893 - 362 pages
...where, and for what reason, the writer of the following runs into the historic present : — " Hardy, lo whom this was addressed, seized the boat-hook, and,...room for stroke oars to dip, and that was all The starting-rope was as taut as a harpstring ; will Miller's left hand hold out? " It is an awful moment... | |
| Robert Herrick, Lindsay Todd Damon - English language - 1902 - 442 pages
...a little lifetime. "By Jove, we are drifting in again 1" said Miller, in horror. The captain looked grim, but said nothing; it was too late now for him...pressed the end of the boat-hook against the gunwale, at ihe full stretch of his arm, and so, by main force, kept the stern out. There was just room for stroke... | |
| Edward Fulton - English language - 1906 - 286 pages
...a little lifetime. "By Jove, we are drifting in again," said Miller, in horror. The captain looked grim but said nothing; it was too late now for him...force, kept the stern out. There was just room for the stroke oars to dip, and that was all. The starting rope was as taut as a harp-string-, will Miller's... | |
| Edward Fulton - English language - 1906 - 286 pages
...again," said Miller, in horror. The captain looked grim but said nothing; it was too late now for h!m to be unshipping again. "Here, catch hold of the long...force, kept the stern out. There was just room for the stroke oars to dip, and that was all. The starting rope was as taut as a harp-string- will Miller's... | |
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