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With what force must these wooden paddles strike the waves which are now Beside the Great Eastern, these three-mast ships looked like barges; their The giant could have hoisted these ships on its davits like shore-boats For the benefit of those partial to comparisons, I will add that it is A French company, called the Great Eastern Company, Limited No land in sight; we had doubled Cape Clear in the night He was more master of his ship and more certain of guiding her skilfully The four corpses, enveloped in coverings, were let down, and placed on I was going to reply to this wise observation, when there was a loud cry The spectators hurried towards the unfortunate men, the wounded were taken His sermon was already prepared, the occasion was good, and he intended During Monday night the sea was very stormy An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains Fabian was looking at the magic of the waves without speaking I, following the general example, staked my dollar, and fate allotted me She appeared with her bows towards us, having swung round with the tide; About nine oclock the bearings of the Great Eastern were west-north-west The water from the skies and sea mingled in a dense fog A merchant-vessel or a man-of-war would have had no hesitation in manning I was on the poop at the bows with several other passengers at this moment The crew had undoubtedly had time to leave her, but could they have reached Stretching on either side were two wide streets, or rather boulevards If this plan succeeds, a man will be able to direct the gigantic body This day the chief engineer tried the boilers The tender had disembarked her crew; I stepped on to the fluted iron steps From this it may be seen that the game is very simple; it is not a race-course It was a three-mast ship of about five or six hundred tons A profound silence reigned among the congregation; the officers occupied Soon we came in sight of Queenstown, a small calling-place Involuntarily one looked for the village steeple which was calling to prayer At half-past ten, the fog having cleared off, a screw steamer appeared And now for the first time the Great Eastern was to be steered by steam At half-past ten the Captain rose, and the service began; he read a chapter The execution could not fail to be worthy of the work Would not the good Yorrick have done the same? I looked at Dean Pitferge; One would have taken her for a small island, hardly discernible in the There was a full cargo; provisions, goods, and coal filled the stewards of Liverpool, the first to the amount of 538,750 francs Whist was impossible, for the tables glided from under the players hands I pictured to myself this enormous bulk borne on the waves He was a thin, nervous little man, with quick, restless eyes: a physiognomist On leaving the station, I went to the Adelphi Hotel