 He had caught up a handspike in one fist, a tiller-rope with a slippingnoose in the other, and jumped down into the gun-deck. Then a strange combat began, a titanic strife, — the struggle of the gun against the gunner, a battle between matter and intelligence,...  Ninety-three - Page 38by Victor Hugo - 1889Full view - About this book
 | Jenny H. Stickney - Readers - 1892 - 416 pages
...with a slipping noose in the other, and jumped down into the gun-deck. Then a strange combat began — the struggle of the gun against the gunner, a battle between matter and intelligence. " Come !" said he. 5. Perhaps he loved it. He seemed to wish it would turn toward him. But to come... | |
 | Thomas Rhys Vickroy - Readers - 1894 - 296 pages
...with a noose in the other, and had jumped down into the gun -deck. Then a strange combat began. It was a titanic strife, the struggle of the gun against...intelligence ; a duel between the inanimate and the human. Livid, calm, tragic, rooted in the planks, he waited. 24. At the instant when the gunner approached... | |
 | Victor Hugo - 1895 - 438 pages
...in the other, and jumped down into the gun-deck. Then a strange combat began ; a titanic spectacle, the struggle of the gun against the gunner ; a battle...inanimate and the human. The man was posted in an angle, and, his bar and rope in his two hands, backed against one of the ribs, settled firmly on his legs... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - Readers - 1897 - 330 pages
...the other, and jumped down into the gun deck. Then a strange combat began, a titanic spectacle, — the struggle of the gun against the gunner ; a battle...inanimate and the human. The man was posted in an angle, and, his bar and rope in his two hands, backed against one of the ribs, settled firmly on his legs... | |
 | Sherman Williams - Readers - 1898 - 514 pages
...handspike in one fist, a tiller rope with a slipping noose in the other, and jumped down into the gun deck. Then a strange combat began, a titanic strife, —the...man was posted in an angle, the bar and rope in his THE CABRONADE 23 two fists; backed against one of the riders, settled firmly on his legs as on two... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 442 pages
...handspike in one fist, a tiller rope with a slipping noose in the other, and jumped down into the gun deck. Then a strange combat began, a Titanic strife, —...intelligence ; a duel between the inanimate and the human. He waited for the cannon to pass near him. The gunner knew his piece, and it seemed to him that she... | |
 | Isabel Moore - Readers - 1906 - 360 pages
...with a noose in the other, and had jumped down into the gun deck. Then a strange combat began. It was a titanic strife, the struggle of the gun against...intelligence ; a duel between the inanimate and the human. Livid, calm, tragic, rooted in the planks, he waited. At the instant when the gunner approached to... | |
 | Edwin Anderson Alderman - Readers - 1907 - 284 pages
...with a slipping noose in the other, and jumped down into the gun-deck. Then a strange combat began — the struggle of the gun against the gunner, a battle between matter and intelligence. Livid, calm, tragic, rooted as it were in the planks, he waited. He waited for the cannon to pass near... | |
 | Georgia Alexander - Readers - 1909 - 392 pages
...a slipping noose in the other, and jumped down into the gun-deck. Then a strange combat began, — the struggle of the gun against the gunner, a battle between matter and intelligence. Livid, calm, tragic, rooted as it were in the planks, he waited. He waited for the cannon to pass near... | |
 | Georgia Alexander, Grace Alexander - Readers - 1909 - 392 pages
...a slipping noose in the other, and jumped down into the gun-deck. Then a strange combat began, — the struggle of the gun against the gunner, a battle between matter and intelligence. Livid, calm, tragic, rooted as it were in the planks, he waited. He waited for the cannon to pass near... | |
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