Tough yarns, by the Old Sailor1835 - 80 Seiten |
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... body being discharged from its mouth instead of a carcass . With all the precision of an engineer , he will describe his evolutions in the air when they fired him off , and the manner in which he was saved from being dashed to pieces in ...
... body being discharged from its mouth instead of a carcass . With all the precision of an engineer , he will describe his evolutions in the air when they fired him off , and the manner in which he was saved from being dashed to pieces in ...
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... a sight would do any body's heart good . I'd bet my grog , ( and that's the lick - sir of life ) I say I'd bet my grog agen a marine's button , that old Colly's - 6 having a desperate bowse at his breeches ; he's 10 GREENWICH HOSPITAL .
... a sight would do any body's heart good . I'd bet my grog , ( and that's the lick - sir of life ) I say I'd bet my grog agen a marine's button , that old Colly's - 6 having a desperate bowse at his breeches ; he's 10 GREENWICH HOSPITAL .
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... body to its last moorings has been broken up as useless lumber , though I did hear that a gemman offered two thousand guineas for it . Some parts are down in the store - rooms , and some has been burnt for fire - wood . There's his ...
... body to its last moorings has been broken up as useless lumber , though I did hear that a gemman offered two thousand guineas for it . Some parts are down in the store - rooms , and some has been burnt for fire - wood . There's his ...
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... body to be thrown into the sea . I was near him , your honor , when he entreated Mr. Parkinson , one of the lieutenants , to go to Nelson and implore that he might be shot . Oh , if you had but have seen him grasp the officer's hand as ...
... body to be thrown into the sea . I was near him , your honor , when he entreated Mr. Parkinson , one of the lieutenants , to go to Nelson and implore that he might be shot . Oh , if you had but have seen him grasp the officer's hand as ...
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... body of Caraccioli was still writhing in convulsive agony , ' see ! his mortal struggles will soon be over . Poor prince ! I But come , Bronté , grieve we could not save him . man the barge , and let us go and take a parting look at our ...
... body of Caraccioli was still writhing in convulsive agony , ' see ! his mortal struggles will soon be over . Poor prince ! I But come , Bronté , grieve we could not save him . man the barge , and let us go and take a parting look at our ...
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Adele afterwards Agnes arms Arrah beautiful Bill Jennings blood boats boatswain's mate body bowsprit brave breast British ensign captain command countenance coxswain crew d'ye dare dark death deck duty enemy exclaimed eyes Farmer father feelings fell fellow fire fore French frigate gale gangway gave gazed GEORGE CRUIKSHANK grandfather Greenwich Hospital grog guerilla guns hand head heard heart honor hour Howsomever ingulph instantly lieutenant light looked massa master-at-arms mayhap messmates Michael Malone midshipman mind mother Nelson never nigger night officer once ould passed poor poor Tom quarter-deck red flag remember replied River Plate round sail sailor says schooner seamen seemed ship shipmate shore shout shriek sight signal-man Sir Edward Sir Sidney sodgers soon soul Spaniards spirit spot stood storm sweet tell tion Tom Brookes turned vessel veteran voice warn't watch waves whilst wild wretch
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Seite 164 - Glendower.—I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur.—Why, so can I; or so can any man : But will they come when you do call for them ?
Seite 147 - I am not much versed, corporal, said my Uncle Toby, in things of that kind; but I suppose God would not leave him without one, any more than thee or me.
Seite 230 - when they saw the waters of destruction approaching. No human voice could warn them of their danger, no hand could be outstretched to save. There seemed to be a momentary stillness in the storm, and a shuddering instinct crept through every spirit,—a horrible dread of they knew not what. Still onward rolled the
Seite 219 - down by me, love; come, sit thee down by me, And I will tell thee many a tale of the dangers of the sea,— Of the perils of the deep, love, when the stormy tempests roar, And the raging billows wildly dash upon the groaning shore. The skies are flaming red,
Seite 222 - nevertheless, I thought of the " red flag at the fore," and as the boat lightly skimmed the surface of the dark blue waters, a feeling of honest pride swelled in my little breast;—henceforth I was to be devoted to my king and country. The
Seite 239 - and was ordered to take charge of them to Ostend. There were about two thousand officers and men, most of them wounded and without a single application or dressing to the mangled parts ; yet their devotion to Napoleon was unabated, and with their stiffened limbs sore with laceration, and their bodies gashed and scored with
Seite 231 - crash, the yell, and the agonized contortions of that drowning man, are present to my mind in all their horrors. The wreck was cleared, the storm abated ; a jurymast was erected, and once more the stately frigate held her way upon the
Seite 198 - he spoke, A sea burst o'er them, and their cables broke ! Then, like a lion bounding from the toil, The ship shot through the billows' black recoil; Urged by the howling blast—all guidance gone— They shuddering felt her reeling, rushing on—
Seite 240 - The battle of Waterloo ended the war ; Buonaparte was despatched to St. Helena, and all prospects of promotion are over. My noble patron has accomplished the number of his days, and no " red flag at the fore'' will ever fall to my lot, unless indeed I include a certain
Seite 225 - quartermaster came down and inquired if Mr. Moriarty was below. A fine handsome young man, about two and twenty, immediately answered in the affirmative. " Here's a letter for you, sir," said the quartermaster, " with the Admiralty seal on the back, and a direction full of sheep-shanks and long splices