The Life of a Sailor, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1832 |
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... ship . Every thing here differed from the frigate I had just left ; the yards of the ship were painted white instead of black ; the men wore white hats , so did the officers ; the gaskets for the sails were covered with bleached canvass ...
... ship . Every thing here differed from the frigate I had just left ; the yards of the ship were painted white instead of black ; the men wore white hats , so did the officers ; the gaskets for the sails were covered with bleached canvass ...
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... to the larboard berth , and joined as gallant a crew of young- sters as ever belonged to any ship in his majesty's service . If on deck , we were obliged to be scru- pulously correct ; for Peter used to say , if THE LIFE OF A SAILOR . 3.
... to the larboard berth , and joined as gallant a crew of young- sters as ever belonged to any ship in his majesty's service . If on deck , we were obliged to be scru- pulously correct ; for Peter used to say , if THE LIFE OF A SAILOR . 3.
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... ship a very paragon of good discipline ; for her former first - lieutenant , now Captain Plumridge ( a name well known , and properly appreciated in the navy ) had left her in as high order as ever Mainwaring , his successor , could ...
... ship a very paragon of good discipline ; for her former first - lieutenant , now Captain Plumridge ( a name well known , and properly appreciated in the navy ) had left her in as high order as ever Mainwaring , his successor , could ...
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... ship , -we felt we had little to fear from an adversary of our own size , and that we could baffle a superior force , or the elements , by the promptitude and skill by which the ship was manœuvred or conducted . Captain Parker's method ...
... ship , -we felt we had little to fear from an adversary of our own size , and that we could baffle a superior force , or the elements , by the promptitude and skill by which the ship was manœuvred or conducted . Captain Parker's method ...
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... ship's allowance , and is too poor to see his officers occasionally , that his ship is invariably in bad order ; the men and the officers both lose some of the respect due to him : and if that is once shaken , no power - no strut - no ...
... ship's allowance , and is too poor to see his officers occasionally , that his ship is invariably in bad order ; the men and the officers both lose some of the respect due to him : and if that is once shaken , no power - no strut - no ...
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afterwards Algiers anchor answer appeared arms arrived assistance battery began boat brig called captain chase close command commenced Corfu corpse countenance crew dead deck declared devil endeavoured enemy Euphrates eyes fear feeling Fernando de Noronha fire first-lieutenant fleet French frigate gave gentlemen guns hand harbour head heard honor hour HUDIBRAS instantly island Islay knew ladies land lieutenant looked looked to windward Lord Exmouth Lough Swilly mainsail Malta marines Menelaus midshipman mind morning musket navy never night o'clock oars officer Orford Ness party passed Pipes pistol placed poor port pretty prisoners prize quarter replied retreat round sail sailor scene Seagrove seemed seized ship ship's shore short shortly shot side Sir Peter Parker Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Maitland soon squadron stood thing thought tion took Toulon Turk turned vessel walked watch wind windward words wounded