John Deane of Nottingham, his adventures |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
Page 31
... boat ? " asked Jack . " I promised to go with you to - night , and I am not the man to break my word ; but just let me tell you , Tom , once for all , I am determined that this shall be the last time . " " Don't say that , Jack ...
... boat ? " asked Jack . " I promised to go with you to - night , and I am not the man to break my word ; but just let me tell you , Tom , once for all , I am determined that this shall be the last time . " " Don't say that , Jack ...
Page 32
... boat , she is down by the edge of Colwick Causeway , under the bushes ; and Ned Bligh has got mufflers for the oars , and all ready ; so come with us now , and don't be bothering your head about the future . " The young men were soon ...
... boat , she is down by the edge of Colwick Causeway , under the bushes ; and Ned Bligh has got mufflers for the oars , and all ready ; so come with us now , and don't be bothering your head about the future . " The young men were soon ...
Page 33
... boat here , which will carry us close up to the weir . " " Ah ! I like that sort of thing ! " said the Yorkshireman ; " I have seen a good bit of such sport in my time . What now if I were to lend you a hand ? With the leister we would ...
... boat here , which will carry us close up to the weir . " " Ah ! I like that sort of thing ! " said the Yorkshireman ; " I have seen a good bit of such sport in my time . What now if I were to lend you a hand ? With the leister we would ...
Page 34
... boat of which they had been talking came stealthily in sight , rowed by two other lads , much of the same age as Jack and his friend . The latter with the Yorkshireman quickly stepped into her , when with- out loss of time the boat ...
... boat of which they had been talking came stealthily in sight , rowed by two other lads , much of the same age as Jack and his friend . The latter with the Yorkshireman quickly stepped into her , when with- out loss of time the boat ...
Page 35
... boat , he next took off his boots and long- skirted great coat , which he deposited on the seat , and then , tucking up his ample trousers , waded up to the weir , while the boat was still rocking some distance from it . Jack followed ...
... boat , he next took off his boots and long- skirted great coat , which he deposited on the seat , and then , tucking up his ample trousers , waded up to the weir , while the boat was still rocking some distance from it . Jack followed ...
Contents
1 | |
11 | |
28 | |
42 | |
50 | |
60 | |
66 | |
88 | |
216 | |
232 | |
244 | |
255 | |
262 | |
275 | |
281 | |
297 | |
94 | |
104 | |
117 | |
126 | |
139 | |
155 | |
165 | |
178 | |
190 | |
204 | |
306 | |
316 | |
329 | |
340 | |
350 | |
360 | |
373 | |
390 | |
400 | |
408 | |
Common terms and phrases
Admiral Adventures Alethea answered Jack boats brave Brinsmead Burdale Burridge Captain Jumper carried cattle cloth coloured companion countenance Cousin Nat crew Dainsforth Dame Pearson daughter Deane's deck drover Edition Elizabeth enemy England English escape exclaimed fancy Fcap fear fight fire fleet French galley gilt edges Gournay guns hand harbour Harwood Grange heard honour hope horse Illustrations Jack Deane Jack's Jacobites Jasper John Deane King lady length Long Sam look Madame de Mertens Master Pearson Mistress Pearson Nathaniel Deane night Norwich Nottingham observed officers passed pirates pistols plain ready received round sail scarcely seamen seen ship shore shouted side Sir Cloudesley Shovel Sir George Rooke Smedley soon Squire Stourbridge Fair stranger Strelley sure tell thing thought told took town vessel voice Weymouth wind wish young
Popular passages
Page 400 - Trimmer's History of the Robins. Written for the Instruction of Children on their treatment of Animals. With 24 Illustrations by HARRISON WEIR.
Page 11 - Gaultier's Familiar Geography. With a concise Treatise on the Artificial Sphere, and two coloured Maps, illustrative of the principal Geographical Terms. Sixteenth Edition. 16mo, 3s. cloth. Butler's Outline Maps, and Key, or GEOGRAPHICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL EXERCISES ; with a Set of Coloured Outline Maps, designed for the use of Young Persons. By the late WILLIAM BUTLER. Enlarged by the Author's Son, J.
Page 405 - The Young Vocalist : a Collection of Twelve Songs, each with an Accompaniment for the Pianoforte, selected from Mozart, Weber, Mendelssohn, Spohr, etc.
Page 5 - The African Wanderers ; Or, the Adventures of Carlos and Antonio; embracing interesting Descriptions of the Manners and .Customs of the Western Tribes, and the Natural Productions of the Country.
Page 407 - Seven Birthdays (The), or THE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE. By KATHLEEN KNOX. Starlight Stories, TOLD TO BRIGHT EYES AND LISTENING...
Page 4 - Scenes of Animal Life and Character, FROM NATURE AND RECOLLECTION. In Twenty Plates. By JB 4to, fancy boards.
Page 408 - THE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD. 6. Life Underground; OR, DICK THE COLLIERY BOY. 7. Life on the Coast; OR, THE LITTLE FISHER GIRL. 8. Adventures of Two Orphans in London. 9. Early Days on Board a Man-of-War.
Page 9 - SOWERBY. 3s. 6d. plain; or 6s. with the Flowers coloured. How to be Happy ; Or, Fairy Gifts, to which is added a Selection of Moral Allegories. With Steel Engravings. Price 3s.
Page 412 - Our Soldiers, or ANECDOTES OF THE CAMPAIGNS AND GALLANT DEEDS OF THE BRITISH ARMY DURING THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. By WHG KINGSTON. With Frontispiece.
Page 12 - With Portraits of the Sovereigns in their proper costume, and Frontispiece by HARVEY. New Edition in One Volume. 5s. cloth. "The editing has been very judiciously done. The work has an established reputation for the clearness of its genealogical and chronological tables, and for its pervading tone of Christian piety."— Church and State Gazette.