THE ADVENTURES OF A POST CAPTAIN CHAPTER THE FIRST '"JpHE sun had set; no single ray Remain'd to tell the track of day ; And o'er mount Edgecumbe's leafy head The moon a chasten'd lustre shed : The watchman strain'd his drowsy ken, And hoarsely stammer'd "half past ten : " Old plodders hugg'd their home-spun sheets And jolly rakes reel'd thro' the streets : Mad Bacchanals still drain'd the bowl To stimulate the fainting soul: And muzzy tars, in order's spite, With boist'rous ditties scar'd the night. From all the alleys in the town, Like owlets, when the sun is down,
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LIST OF THE PLATES; Illustrated Title-Page; Kept the gay Captain right a-head Page 3; But when he heard the magic word ,16; In sulky dudgeon the two tars 26; Lock'd in a room, securely barr'd 29; The haughty commandant now came ,42; Poor Mizen, tho' no melting lubber 52; Now sweeter tasks await each tar ,, 60; In chaise and four now gaily seated 64; But callous to the sordid crew 77; The maiden listened, blush'd, and look'd 86; At length they reach'd the palace 99; The frighted slaves, the haram dames ,, 106; The chief had perish'd ,,115; She was alone ,,123; And vainly now the Arabs pour'd 130; Two of the dark assassins fell 134; There sat, and more terrific sprite ,, 147; And now his confidence all flew ,,162; His eye shot forth a withering look ,,176; His brow relax'd its gloomy frown ,,182; Then sudden starting from his stare , 194; The tar just paus'd, as if to trace ,,196; He seem'd as one by fortune crost 207; The two old men their bumpers quaff'd ,,212; viii
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LIST OF THE PLATES; Illustrated Title-Page; Kept the gay Captain right a-head Page 3; But when he heard the magic word ,16; In sulky dudgeon the two tars 26; Lock'd in a room, securely barr'd 29; The haughty commandant now came ,42; Poor Mizen, tho' no melting lubber 52; Now sweeter tasks await each tar ,, 60; In chaise and four now gaily seated 64; But callous to the sordid crew 77; The maiden listened, blush'd, and look'd 86; At length they reach'd the palace 99; The frighted slaves, the haram dames ,, 106; The chief had perish'd ,,115; She was alone ,,123; And vainly now the Arabs pour'd 130; Two of the dark assassins fell 134; There sat, and more terrific sprite ,, 147; And now his confidence all flew ,,162; His eye shot forth a withering look ,,176; His brow relax'd its gloomy frown ,,182; Then sudden starting from his stare , 194; The tar just paus'd, as if to trace ,,196; He seem'd as one by fortune crost 207; The two old men their bumpers quaff'd ,,212; viii
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Ca
