I should have been guillotined under the Terror; but you, monsieur, you should have been hanged long before that--hanged for a buccaneer on the Spanish Main.
So easily was Madame de Sévénié's buccaneer metamorphosed into the semblance of a Government clerk!
But the daughter of the Old Buccaneer would have inherited a tenderness for the sight of blood.
Husband of the daughter of the Old Buccaneeras well!
A daughter of the Old Buccaneershould participate in it by right of birth: she would expect it in order to feel herself perfectly at home.
It was natural enough that when the Spanish-hating buccaneer merged into the independent pirate, who respected no flag, and preyed upon ships of every nation, he should feel very much at home on the Carolina coasts.
And as in The Arabian Nights the roc is described as the greatest of birds, so, in the eyes of the buccaneer biographer, this Roc was the greatest of pirates.
Consequently a friendly separation between himself and his buccaneer followers was a thing not to be thought of, and she did not even propose it.
This was something the buccaneers had not yet attempted, but no one knows what he can do until he tries, and it was very necessary that this buccaneer captain should try something immediately.
It would be comparatively easy, because in the course of time some one would come into the hold, and the athletic buccaneer thought that he could easily get the better of whoever might open the hatch.
The fight had apparently attracted no attention in the town, but there were ships in the port whose company the bold buccaneer did not at all desire, and as soon as possible he got his grand prize under way and went sailing out of the port.
He attacked and captured the city of Panama, always an attractive prize to the buccaneer forces, and after that he marched down the western coast of South America, conquering and sacking many towns.
Had that old buccaneer been given notice of the attack by his men," said Miss Starland, when the building had been inspected from top to bottom, "he might have shut himself in one of these rooms and bade them do their worst.
Well, this buccaneerlanded his crew here and tramped inland to the mountains, where the gold was reported to be.
The buccaneer again turned to me: "Señor, it is as I said.
The lean buccaneer called and an Indian responded.
I did not trust myself with any answer to this speech, which I well knew was a trait of his old buccaneer life.
This punctilious reverence for honor does infinite credit to your buccaneer education," said Linton, whose eyes sparkled with malignant delight at the angry passion he had succeeded in evoking.
I reckon they don't call him the Buccaneer for nothing, but it's hinted that he's beginning to lose his grip.
You'll allow that the Buccaneer backed the wrong man," he said.
Kit signed him to go on and Olsen resumed: "The Buccaneer will drop out soon and you'll be left to do the best you can for yourself.
Then he reflected with some amusement that he need not bother much about deceiving the enemy, since Galdar's friends would not suspect that Buccaneer Askew had knowingly chosen the losing side.
The look which the mayor directed at his satellite was much the same glance that Morgan the buccaneer might have given to one of his lieutenants before throwing him overboard.
The old cox'sn kept his silence; but the Buccaneer was highly pleased for it was now more his custom to grant concessions than to receive them.
Another said, "The old Buccaneer is more fitted now to carry the staff of a pilgrim than the pistol and cutlass of a pirate.
The Buccaneer complimented the cox'sn very much and hoped that his language would find favour amongst the ladies.
The lady finished up by asking the Buccaneer to banish all violent death from the island, and thus set a good example to the rest of the world.
One of these tried upon the Buccaneer total abstinence, but he got so weak and irritable that this man was shown the door.
Dogvane, I notice a disposition in you at times to shirk your duty," the Buccaneer said.
The time came when our bold Buccaneer received, as the saying is, his call, and it was brought about in the following manner.
As has been already stated in this most truthful history, there was a time when the Buccaneer ruled the stormy ocean.
We drop the curtain, and wish this celebrated Buccaneer a long good night.
Revenge is sweet, and no doubt if this were to happen, the last moments of the Buccaneer would not be passed in peace.
The Buccaneer sat and contemplated in silence the beauty of the scene before him, while the captain of his watch looked through the left corner of his eye towards Abdur's home.
How is it possible a buccaneer should have been so good a scholar as Blackbourne certainly was?
The terror of the dead buccaneer had fallen on their spirits.
As I did so I could hear hails coming and going between the old buccaneer and his comrades, and this sound of danger lent me wings.
It cowed me more than the pain, and I began to obey him at once, walking straight in at the door and towards the parlor, where the sick old buccaneer was sitting, dazed with rum.
Thus encouraged the buccaneer stepped forth more briskly, and having passed something to Silver, from hand to hand, slipped yet more smartly back again to his companions.
This royal buccaneer had equipped it, had manned it, and was to share in the spoil.
But the cunning old buccaneer had taken good care that the brandy-flasks should all be empty.
There was a celebrated buccaneerat Tortugas, by the name of Michael Basco.
In his anger he took a solemn oath that he would never hereafter grant quarter to any buccaneer who should fall into his hands.
About the same time when William Kidd was passing through his strange adventures, there was another buccaneer appearing upon the stage, whose character and career were still more astonishing.
While he, with his slashing buccaneer methods, was a distinct menace to the more orthodox financial gamblers, he was nevertheless so grave a menace that they were glad enough to leave him alone.
They'll think you are raiding on your own in properbuccaneer style.
Baron de Rivarol when this nobleman with his fleet of five men-of-war at last dropped anchor alongside the buccaneer ships, in the middle of February.
The guns were manned, the gunners already kindling fuses, when the buccaneer fleet, whilst still heading for Palomas, was observed to bear away to the west.
The first of these was Captain Blood's flagship the Arabella, which had been separated from the buccaneer fleet in a hurricane off the Lesser Antilles.
The airy manner of this redoubtable buccaneer was hardly what he had looked for in a desperate fellow, compelled to ignominious surrender.
The French officers--there were six of them present--stared their haughty surprise at the buccaneer leader, whilst the Baron challengingly fired a question at him.
A buccaneer is equal to three soldiers of the line.
Captain Blood paused, shoulders hunched, hands behind his back, and mildly regarded the buccaneer in silence.
Followed the lesser buccaneer vessels, the Elizabeth, Lachesis, and Atropos, and a dozen frigates laden with stores, besides canoes and small craft in tow.
In some warped process of reasoning he held the buccaneer chiefly responsible for this misadventure.
Colonel Bishop, who for two hours and more had been in a state of mortal anxiety, breathed freely at last; and as the tide of his fears receded, so that of his deep-rooted hate of this audacious buccaneer resumed its normal flow.
The judges had now to consider the case of that buccaneer chief himself.
Well, I trust, Master Felton, that you see the common sense of my argument, and will persuade your father that it's not unlikely this French buccaneer De Castris may take it into his head to visit Philadelphia some day.
It cowed me more than the pain, and I began to obey him at once, walking straight in at the door and towards the parlour, where our sick old buccaneerwas sitting, dazed with rum.
Thus encouraged, the buccaneer stepped forth more briskly, and having passed something to Silver, from hand to hand, slipped yet more smartly back again to his companions.
As I did so, I could hear hails coming and going between the old buccaneer and his comrades, and this sound of danger lent me wings.
It was obvious to State and Wall streets that Rogers was in a fair way to drive thebuccaneer from Philadelphia to the wall.
I don't exactly know what a Burgee is, but I fancy he is something between a Buccaneer and a Bargee; a sort of river-and-sea pirate.
Quick as a flash Daniel whipped out his pistol and shot the buccaneer through the head, adjuring God that he would do as much to the first who failed in his respect to the Holy Sacrifice.
The quarrel came to a head over the arrest and trial of a buccaneer named John Deane, commander of the ship "St. David.
A buccaneer was the first to strike and fired three shots to warn the admiral, who at once lighted fires and discharged cannon to keep off the rest of the ships.
One of the earliest and most remarkable cases of buccaneer turning pirate was that of "La Trompeuse.
Everson was not shot and killed in the water, as Morgan's account implies, for he flourished for many years afterwards as one of the most notorious of the buccaneer captains.
After Mansfield's disappearance Morgan seems to have taken his place as the foremost buccaneer leader in Jamaica, and during the next twenty years he was one of the most considerable men in the colony.
In April of that year eight buccaneer captains made a rendezvous in the Gulf of Honduras for the purpose of attacking Vera Cruz.
With a small vessel and only 100 men he found himself becalmed and unable to escape, so he boldly boarded the Frenchman in buccaneer fashion and fought for two hours, but was finally overcome.
Have I not gone off sailing all alone with that wild scamp Harry Luttrell--that buccaneer who respects neither laws nor proprieties!
Juan Cervillo and his piratical companions had avoided capture, but no more would the modern buccaneer take toll on the high seas.
Unless pursuit could be shaken off, the Frome, by the aid of the wireless, would bring a cordon round the modern buccaneer long before she had done anything like the damage she wished to do.
Before the crew had recovered from their astonishment and terror at this bold action, the buccaneer officers closed behind their captain, each covering the front ranks of the men with a pistol.
As they approached each other the buccaneer could see that the other ship was crowded with men.
But, hearts of oak, I never saw the buccaneer who wasn't worth three or a dozen of the Dons, and with a stout ship like this one under my feet and a band of brave hearts like you I wouldn't hesitate to tackle the whole Spanish navy.
A black feathered body passed between the buccaneer and the sun, and a mighty vulture, hideous bird of the tropics, alighted on the sands near by him.
While the buccaneer had talked with the abbess he had returned to consciousness and had listened.
The buccaneer was entirely aware of this, and therefore counted freely upon the backing of the veterans among the officers and crew.
As soon as it could be done, a more careful inspection and calculation satisfied the buccaneer of the immense value of his prize.
But the soul of the old buccaneer was filled with fierce joy.
The deep potations the old buccaneer had indulged in to all outward intent passed harmlessly down his lean and craggy throat.
Consequently when the search of the ruins revealed the remains of three bodies, so badly charred as to be unrecognizable, it was naturally inferred at first that they were those of the buccaneer and the two unfortunate officers.
The buccaneer hauled this last in with great difficulty, for the distance was far and the wet rope was heavy.
As the buccaneer did so, Mercedes sank on her knees by the side of the dead woman.
It cowed me more than the pain; and I began to obey him at once, walking straight in at the door and towards the parlour, where our sick oldbuccaneer was sitting, dazed with rum.
They could see the small slit in the cloth where a knife thrust had entered his side, but the old buccaneer would give no sign of his injury.
He squatted before the safe and commenced to work the combination with a swift sureness which told McTee at once that the old buccaneer came here many times a day to gloat over his treasure.
A woman's love," went on the old buccaneer of the South Seas, "is stronger than armor plate to save the man she cares for.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "buccaneer" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
