Poor JackG. Routledge and Sons, 1889 - 371 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 84
Página 2
... told me so ; all he said was , " Why , Jack , the fact is when they picked me up I was quite altogether non pompus . " I also collected at various times the following facts , -that he was put into the mizen - top , and served three ...
... told me so ; all he said was , " Why , Jack , the fact is when they picked me up I was quite altogether non pompus . " I also collected at various times the following facts , -that he was put into the mizen - top , and served three ...
Página 4
... curls which they wear on their temples , were of the most insinuating description . Now , as my father told me , when he first saw my mother with her sky - scraping THE TITLED LADY . 5 cap at the back of 4 POOR JACK .
... curls which they wear on their temples , were of the most insinuating description . Now , as my father told me , when he first saw my mother with her sky - scraping THE TITLED LADY . 5 cap at the back of 4 POOR JACK .
Página 13
... told them that her child had not such a vulgar name : at which many would laugh , and make a point of calling out " Jenny " to Virginia whenever they passed and saw her at the door . When I was a little more than four years old I would ...
... told them that her child had not such a vulgar name : at which many would laugh , and make a point of calling out " Jenny " to Virginia whenever they passed and saw her at the door . When I was a little more than four years old I would ...
Página 18
... told me , by the flukes ( i.e. , tail ) of a whale , which cut in half a boat of which he was steersman . He had a very large mouth , with very few teeth in it , having lost them by the same accident ; which , to use his own ex ...
... told me , by the flukes ( i.e. , tail ) of a whale , which cut in half a boat of which he was steersman . He had a very large mouth , with very few teeth in it , having lost them by the same accident ; which , to use his own ex ...
Página 20
... told the neighbours what had occurred , and why my mother had been punished , and the verdict of Fisher's Alley was , " sarved her right . " Ben the Whaler , who was outside with the others , espoused my father's cause , and as soon as ...
... told the neighbours what had occurred , and why my mother had been punished , and the verdict of Fisher's Alley was , " sarved her right . " Ben the Whaler , who was outside with the others , espoused my father's cause , and as soon as ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
afterwards appeared asked beach Bessy better boat boatswain Bramble cabin called captain CHAPTER coxswain cried deck Dick doctor door eyes feel Felix fellow Fisher's Alley French frigate gave give Greenwich Greenwich Hospital guns hand handspike hauled head hear heard hospital knew Lady Hercules lady's ladyship laugh lieutenant liquorice little Virginia looked lugger maid man-of-war married mate messmate midshipman mind Morlaix morning mother mudlarker never night Oh-e-oh old Nanny old woman passed perceived Peter Anderson pigtail pilot pipe Poor Jack pretty pulled recollect replied my father river round sail Saunders seamen shillings ship shore sing Sir Hercules sister soon Spicer suppose Tadpole talk tell there's things thought told Tom Saunders took turned vessel walked Whaler wherry widow wind wish young
Pasajes populares
Página 50 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Página 41 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread, She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
Página 8 - Hey, Diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Página 41 - Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Eating his Christmas pie. He put in his thumb And pulled out a plum And said:
Página 112 - FAREWELL, and adieu to you Spanish ladies, Farewell, and adieu to you ladies of Spain ! For we've received orders for to sail for old England, But we hope in a short time to see you again.
Página 88 - If you think, sir, that you can manage the ship better than I can, you had better take the command.' I was in the waist at the time, with a good many more men, and we heard what the carpenter said, and what answer the lieutenant gave.
Página 113 - Then a signal was made for the grand fleet to anchor All in the Downs, that night for to sleep; Then stand by your stoppers, let go your shank-painters, Haul all your clew-garnets, stick out tacks and sheets.
Página 2 - Mediterranean; that he was made captain of the foretop, and sailed six years in the East Indies; and, at last, was rated captain's coxswain in the "Druid" frigate, attached to the Channel fleet cruising during the peace. Having thus condensed the genealogical and chronological part of this history, I now come to a portion of it in which it will be necessary that I should enter more into detail. The frigate in which my father eventually served as captain's coxswain was commanded by a Sir Hercules...
Página 110 - Perceiving that he was dressed so differently from the other pensioners, one of the ladies' curiosity was excited ; and at last she called him to her, and said : — " ' Pray, my good man, why do you wear a yellow coat, when the other pensioners have blue ones ? ' " ' Bless your handsome face, ma'am !' replied Dick, ' don't you really know ?' ** ' No, indeed ! ' replied she. "'Well, then, ma'am, perhaps you may have heard of the glorious battle of the Nile, in which Nelson gave the French such a...