The history of a ship, from her cradle to her grave |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
anchor Atalanta Bahama Bay of Biscay boats bows bowsprit braces brig cabin cable called capstan captain carronades CHAPTER Charles coast course crew cross-trees cruise Cuba deck depth ditto drawing exclaimed feet fire first-rate fixed fleet float fore forecastle frigate gaff gale grandpa Gulf GULF STREAM guns hammock hands harbour hauled head heaving heavy helm hoisted holes island jib-boom land larboard launch length lieutenant main-yard mainmast man-of-war mast messenger messmates midshipman miles mizen morning nearly Nelson night o'clock ocean officers orlop deck overboard passed pieces pinnace pirates plank poor fellow port Prince of Wales quarter-deck raft ratlines rigging rope round rudder sail sailor schooner seamen ship ship's shore shrouds side squadron starboard stay-sail stern stowed strong tack tiller tiller-ropes timber topmast vessel voyage watch weather weight West whilst wind windlass wreck yards young readers
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 141 - A hummock is a protuberance raised upon any plane of ice above the common level. It is frequently produced by pressure, where one piece is squeezed upon another, often set upon its edge, and in that position cemented by the frost. Hummocks are likewise formed, by pieces of ice mutually crushing each other, the wreck being coacervated upon one or both of them.
Seite 49 - I have attempted to describe. Just at that moment a shout and a merry laugh burst upon my ear, and looking quickly round to ascertain the cause of the unusual sound on a frigate's deck, I saw little Bob Stay (as we called our commodore's son) standing...
Seite 48 - ... a warm summer noon, rather heightened than diminished the charm of the surrounding quiet. The spardeck was almost deserted. The quarter-master of the watch, with his spy-glass in his hand, and dressed in a frock and trowsers of snowy whiteness, stood aft upon the taffrel, erect and motionless as a statue, keeping the usual look-out.
Seite 56 - ... he staggered forward, and would have fallen on the deck, had he not been caught by old black Jake. He was borne into his cabin, where the surgeon attended him, whose utmost skill was required to restore his mind to its usual equability and self-command, in which he at last happily succeeded. As soon as he recovered from the dreadful shock, he sent for Bob, and had a long confidential conference with him ; and it was noticed, when the little fellow left the cabin, that he was in tears. The next...
Seite 190 - In a moment, Sir," " All clear !" " What water have you in the chains now !" " Eight, half nine." " Keep fast the anchors till I call you." " Ay, ay, Sir, all fast !" " I have no ground with this line.
Seite 53 - He had come alongside in a shore-boat, without having been noticed by a single eye, so intense and universal was the interest that had fastened every gaze upon the spot where poor Bob stood trembling on the awful verge of fate. The commodore asked not a question, uttered not a syllable. He was a darkfaced, austere man, and it was thought by some of the midshipmen that he entertained but little affection for his son. However that might have been, it was certain that he treated him with precisely the...
Seite 52 - circular piece of wood on the very summit of the loftiest mast, and at a height so great from the deck that my brain turned dizzy as I looked up at him. The reverse of Virgil's line was true in this instance. It was comparatively easy to ascend — but to descend — my head swam round, and my stomach felt sick, at the thought of the perils comprised in that one word.
Seite 54 - The arrival of the commodore changed the direction of several eyes, which now turned on him to trace what emotions the danger of his son would occasion. But their scrutiny was foiled. By no outward sign did he show what was passing within. His eye still retained its severe expression, his brow the slight frown which it usually wore, and his lip its haughty curl. Immediately on reaching the deck, he had ordered a marine to hand him a musket, and with this stepping aft, and getting on the lookout-block,...
Seite 127 - ... so that the poor Atalante now formed a mere wreck, divided into three pieces, crumbling into smaller fragments at every send of the swell. By this time a considerable crowd of...
Seite 50 - A red spot mounted to the cheek of little Bob, as he cast one glance of offended pride at Jake, and then sprang across the deck to the Jacob's ladder. In an instant he was half-way up the rigging, running over the ratlines as lightly as if they were an easy flight of stairs, whilst the shrouds scarcely quivered beneath his elastic motion. In a second more his hand was on the futtocks.