Pirates

Examples

• Turning, I saw a dozen black pirates dashing toward us from the melee. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Thus the pass will be closed up, sealing the pirates up in the crater, so if the volcano does burst out, they will be blown to pieces. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Pirates now filled the field, and the lawsuits which they were compelled to bring to defend themselves went against them. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• As the pirates swooped closer toward the ground, thern soldiery poured from the temples into the gardens and courts. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• From time immemorial the black pirates of Barsoom have preyed upon the Holy Therns. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• It was felt at once that the mouth did not come over from Sleswig with a band of Saxon pirates whose lips met like the two halves of a muffin. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• We turned, and, sure enough, there they were--three fantastic pirates armed with guns. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I wish to pull down the barrier, so that when the pirates come up to assault, they will find no difficulty in passing up the gorge. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The black pirates of Barsoom have stolen her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He's learned his trade well, among the pirates in the West Indies. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Several of the pirates already had released Xodar. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• You have shut the pirates in, uncle! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• They appeared as pirates, raiders, and traders both upon the Caspian and the Black Sea. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• They fear the black pirates of Barsoom, O Prince, she said, from whom may our first ancestors preserve us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He was very much occupied perfecting new commercial schemes, protecting his patents from a horde of pirates, and planning to introduce his invention into Europe. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The black pirates of Barsoom, O Prince, said Thuvia. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Always provided there is no trouble from the pirates or the volcano, Mr Carriston. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Then of course the pirates began their attacks, and he was kept poor in defending his patents, and died comparatively so in 1860; but happy in his great discovery. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• When I was at some distance from the pirates, I discovered, by my pocket-glass, several islands to the south-east. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Their design was to turn pirates and, plunder the Spaniards, which they could not do till they got more men. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• A little breeze came up and the brig drew away from the pirates, leaving the two proas to pick up those Malays from the water that the sharks had missed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Decimus Forthridge, of the American brig Independence, showed his Yankee pluck and resource in defeating an attack of Malay pirates with no other armament than fancy fireworks. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Or possibly it might belong to a friendly people, and have wandered by accident almost within the clutches of the pirates and the therns. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• These pirates never think of washing a horse's back. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The telegraph being an accomplished fact, pirates of the patent now appeared, and for a course of years Morse and his partners had to fight for their rights. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• If any one's frizzled, I guess it'll be them pirates; but Mr Justinian and Miss Helena! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The black pirates interested me immensely. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The pirates of Messina appealed to Rome, and the accumulating jealousy and fear of Carthage decided the Roman people to help them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• My only danger lay in that should I ever escape the black pirates it might be to fall into the hands of unfriendly red or green men. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Do you think the pirates will assault the palisade this afternoon, uncle? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.

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