South-Sea Idyls
South-Sea Idyls

South-Sea Idyls

South-Sea IdylsFORTY days in the great desert of the sea,forty nights camped under cloud-canopies, with the salt...
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Author: Stoddard, Charles Warren,1843-1909
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South-Sea Idyls

South-Sea Idyls

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South-Sea Idyls

South-Sea Idyls

$104.40 $52.17
Author: Stoddard, Charles Warren,1843-1909
Format: eBook
Language: English
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South-Sea Idyls

FORTY days in the great desert of the sea,forty nights camped under cloud-canopies, with the salt dust of the waves drifting over us. Sometimes a Bedouin sail flashed for an hour upon the distant horizon, and then faded, and we were alone again; sometimes the west, at sunset, looked like a city with towers, and we bore down upon its glorified walls, seeking a haven; but a cold gray morning dispelled the illusion, and our hearts sank back into the illimitable sea, breathing a long prayer for deliverance. Once a green oasis blossomed before us,a garden in perfect bloom, girded about with creaming waves; within its coral cincture pendulous boughs trailed in the glassy waters; from its hidden bowers spiced airs stole down upon us; above all, the triumphant palm-trees clashed their melodious branches like a chorus with cymbals; yet from the very gates of this paradise a changeful[8] current swept us onward, and the happy isle was buried in night and distance. In many volumes of adventure I had read of sea-perils: I was at last to learn the full interpretation of their picturesque horrors. Our little craft, the Petrel, had buffeted the boisterous waves for five long weeks. Fortunately, the bulk of her cargo was edible: we feared neither famine nor thirst. Moreover, in spite of the continuous gale that swept us out of our reckoning, the Petrel was in excellent condition, and, as far as we could judge, we had no reason to lose confidence in her. It was the gray weather that tried our patience and found us wanting; it was the unparalleled pitching of the ninety-ton schooner that disheartened and almost dismembered us. And then it was wasting time at sea. Why were we not long before at our journey's end? Why were we not threading the vales of some savage island, and reaping our rich reward of ferns and shells and gorgeous butterflies? ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 41573
Author: Stoddard, Charles Warren
Release Date: Dec 7, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English

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