The Angel of the Iceberg : And Other Stories, Illustrating Great Moral Truths Designed Chiefly for the Young
The book The Angel of the Iceberg : And Other Stories, Illustrating Great Moral Truths Designed Chiefly for the Young was written by author Todd, John, 1800-1873 Here you can read free online of The Angel of the Iceberg : And Other Stories, Illustrating Great Moral Truths Designed Chiefly for the Young book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Angel of the Iceberg : And Other Stories, Illustrating Great Moral Truths Designed Chiefly for the Young a good or bad book?
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carry ! " As she ceased singing, there suddenly flashed through the air a beam of hght, and as it hghted up the darkness, it re- vealed a long narrow passage through the ice which was not yet closed up. It shed a bright light upon the compass, and showed that it yet turned true. It shone hi at the windows of the pilot-house, and illumined the chart upon the wall, and marked out a passage on it in a little line of fire. It looked down into the engme- room, and showed that the machinery, 12 178 T...HE LIVING SHIP. though rusty, was still strong and whole. The poor Ocean Queen groaned aloud. " No, no, I cannot move. My machinery is all out of order; my paddle-wheels are broken ; I cannot rid myself of my fiendish crew ! My master will not receive me ! It is too late ! " Then the spirit took from her flaming crown a single spark and placed it in the great furnaces. It was the fire of love. And then she stationed herself at the wheel. AU at once the great boilers began to roar; the steam to rush through all the pipes ; the great piston slowly to rise ; the great walking-beam to turn upon its pivots ; and the great paddle-wheels to dash in the water.
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