There’s an island over there. On that island there are trees. Under those trees there are animals carrying around chops and roast beefs, and I wouldn’t mind a bit sinking my teeth into a little good meat.
Adieu, sun! Disappear, thou radiant orb! rest beneath this open sea, and let a night of six months spread its shadows over my new domains!
In this manner, in early days, were formed those vast and prodigious layers of coal, which an ever – increasing consumption must utterly use up in about three centuries more, if people do not find some more economic light than gas, and some cheaper motive power than steam. All.
Indian dancing-girls, clothed in rose-coloured gauze, looped up with gold and silver, danced airily, but with perfect modesty, to the sound of viols and the clanging of tambourines.
These suckling-pigs were really delicious, and Pencroft was devouring his share with great gusto, when all at once a cry and an oath escaped him. “What’s the matter?” asked Cyrus Harding. “The matter? the matter is that I have just broken a tooth!” replied the sailor. “What, are there pebbles in your peccaries?” said Gideon Spilett. “I suppose so,” replied Pencroft, drawing from his lips the object which had cost him a grinder! – It was not a pebble – it was a leaden bullet.
But what then? What had he really gained by all this trouble? What had he brought back from this long and weary journey? Nothing, say you? Perhaps so;... Truly, would you not for less than that go around the world?
This done, they entered the grotto, of which the floor was strewn with bones, the guns were carefully loaded, in case of a sudden attack, they had supper, and then just before they lay down to rest, the heap of wood piled at the entrance was set fire to. Immediately, a regular explosion, or rather a series of reports, broke the silence! The noise was caused by the bamboos, which, as the flames reached them, exploded like fireworks. The noise was enough to terrify even the boldest of wild beasts.
My uncle wasted a great deal of breath in giving him directions, but worthy Hans took not the slightest notice of his words.
A true Englishman never jokes when he has a stake depending on the matter.
Though, by a just turn-about of things here below, Great Britain has become a colony of the United States, the English are not yet reconciled to the situation.
From the same cause, the idea of a floating hull of an enormous wreck was given up.
Enough. When science has spoken, it is for us to hold our peace. -Lidenbrock.
It is never worth while to do anything by halves.
He was the most deliberate person in the world, yet always reached his destination at the exact moment.
In the meantime, there is not an hour to lose. I am about to visit the public library.
These composers,” Captain Nemo answered me, “are the contemporaries of Orpheus, because in the annals of the dead, all chronological differences fade; and.
The latter seemed to be a victim to some emotion that he tried in vain to repress.
Where did truth stop? Where did error begin? I was all adrift among a thousand contradictory hypotheses, but I could not lay hold of one.
The latter, without a word, made a rush for him, grasped him by the throat, and, much to the amusement of a group of Americans, who immediately began to bet on him, administered to the detective a perfect volley of blows, which proved the great superiority of French over English pugilistic skill.
It is unnecessary to say that the seeds collected by Herbert on Tabor Island had been carefully sown. The plateau thus formed one immense kitchen-garden, well laid out and carefully tended, so that the arms of the settlers were never in want of work. There was always something to be done. As the esculents increased in number, it became necessary to enlarge the simple beds, which threatened to grow into regular fields and replace the meadows.