Tough yarns, by the Old Sailor1835 - 80 páginas |
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Matthew Henry Barker. ΤΟ CAPTAIN MARRYATT , R. N. , AUTHOR OF KING'S OWN , ' ' NEWTON FOSTER , ' ' PETER SIMPLE , ' ETC. , ETC. , THESE PAGES ARE DEDICATED BY THE OLD SAILOR . PREFACE . ONCE more I present myself before the Public.
Matthew Henry Barker. ΤΟ CAPTAIN MARRYATT , R. N. , AUTHOR OF KING'S OWN , ' ' NEWTON FOSTER , ' ' PETER SIMPLE , ' ETC. , ETC. , THESE PAGES ARE DEDICATED BY THE OLD SAILOR . PREFACE . ONCE more I present myself before the Public.
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Matthew Henry Barker. PREFACE . ONCE more I present myself before the Public in a Book ; and whatever all hands may think of it , I can assure them it is no joke to keep one's brains like a winch , continually spinning yarns . However ...
Matthew Henry Barker. PREFACE . ONCE more I present myself before the Public in a Book ; and whatever all hands may think of it , I can assure them it is no joke to keep one's brains like a winch , continually spinning yarns . However ...
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... once powder - monkey in the Volcano bomb , and he will tell you a story of his falling asleep in the mortar at the bombardment of Toulon , and his body being discharged from its mouth instead of a carcass . With all the precision of an ...
... once powder - monkey in the Volcano bomb , and he will tell you a story of his falling asleep in the mortar at the bombardment of Toulon , and his body being discharged from its mouth instead of a carcass . With all the precision of an ...
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... once a tale of unsubdued and noble intrepidity ; whilst the deep bronze upon his skin was finely con- trasted with the silky white locks that hung strag- gling on his brow . " That ' ere , sir , is the battle of Trafflygar , in which I ...
... once a tale of unsubdued and noble intrepidity ; whilst the deep bronze upon his skin was finely con- trasted with the silky white locks that hung strag- gling on his brow . " That ' ere , sir , is the battle of Trafflygar , in which I ...
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Página 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 ?
Página 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.
Página 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
Página 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,
Página 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
Página 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
Página 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
Página 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—
Página 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
Página 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