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The climbers were brought off by the rescue party.
He brought off the difficult act quite easily.
'I could have brought off Skywing for myself without such a clamjamfrie after me.
The general came into the same opinion; so that for a long time there was a majority against you; but his majesty resolving, if possible, to spare your life, at last brought off the chamberlain.
But Bernstein has brought off a coup, making Kate a literal presence in that scene and reinforcing Deborah Harry's stature.
It may be accounted, however, a happy circumstance, that all the people aboard were saved and brought off; and being d [...]led among the two remaining ships, were a r [...]nforcement to their crews.
On this he brought off two jars of brandy, and 40 pieces of eight, for his ransom, which, considering [Page 157] his mean appearance, was as much as I could have expected.
The boats landed with some difficulty, and brought off a large quantity of cocoa-nuts, which were a great relief to the sick.
As soon as the boat landed, the inhabitants assisted [Page 46] the seamen in cutting grass for the cattle, and in gathering a bunch of plantains and a few cocoa-nuts, for which they received a shilling, and which were brought off to the ship.
This vessel likewise brought off the Indian, who, on their first arrival, had slept on board [Page 252] the Etoile.
For my own part, by long habitude, I do it so mechanically, that, when I walk the streets of London, I go translating all the way; and have more than once stood behind in the circle, where not three words have been said, and have brought off twenty different dialogues with me, which I could have fairly wrote down and sworn to.
As the number of wounded was prodigious, and no one had time to think of any thing but his own safety--Though Talmash, said my uncle Toby, brought off the foot with great prudence--But I was left upon the field, said the corporal.
He stayed till the Pelhams had brought off every man of parts in his train, and then began to form his party.
The General had five horses shot under him, no bad symptoms of his spirit, and at last was brought off by two Americans, no English daring, though Captain Orme,(600) his aid-de-camp, who is wounded too, and has made some noise here by an affair of gallantry, offered Sixty guineas to have him conveyed away.
He has been pulled much back by the operation of his quicksilver, which flung him into a severe looseness and kind of salivation: it weakened him much and kept him from the air, but it brought off a great load of black stuff from his stomach, and his spirits are exceedingly better.
He made no reply, but snatching her up in his arms, like another Aeneas, bore her through the flames to a place of safety; where leaving her before she could recollect herself, or pronounce one word, but "Alas; my Cousin Sophy!" he flew back to the rescue of that young lady, and found her already delivered by Pipes, who having been alarmed by the smell of fire, had got up, rushed immediately to the chamber where he knew these companions lodged, and Emily being saved by her lover brought off Miss Sophy with the loss of his own shock-head of hair, which was singed off in his retreat.
The Natives brought off to the Ship, and Sold us for Small pieces of Cloth, as much fish as served all hands; they were of the Mackrell kind, and as good as ever was Eat.
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