The Life of a Sailor, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1832 |
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... usual business of standing out at sunset , and standing in every morning , watch- ing the commodore and the French harbour , soon sickened us of the station ; in fact , we were sea - sick . To relieve this irksome sameness , the ...
... usual business of standing out at sunset , and standing in every morning , watch- ing the commodore and the French harbour , soon sickened us of the station ; in fact , we were sea - sick . To relieve this irksome sameness , the ...
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... usual accompani- ments in the minor key of muskets and pistols , convinced us the time was arrived for " three cheers , and then hurrah ! for the first on board . " We did give three cheers , and three good hearty cheers they were ...
... usual accompani- ments in the minor key of muskets and pistols , convinced us the time was arrived for " three cheers , and then hurrah ! for the first on board . " We did give three cheers , and three good hearty cheers they were ...
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... usual careful look - out , to see no ships were outside of us , and the coast clear ; the same muster at nine o'clock , to see the arms clean as well as the men ; the tack in - shore and out again ; dinner ; quarters ; pipe the ham ...
... usual careful look - out , to see no ships were outside of us , and the coast clear ; the same muster at nine o'clock , to see the arms clean as well as the men ; the tack in - shore and out again ; dinner ; quarters ; pipe the ham ...
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... usual sail , with a whiff at the mast - head - the which is a signal that the ship bearing it is anxious to speak with the commodore . The critics 1 must forgive this kind of common parlance in nautical manners THE LIFE OF A SAILOR . 51 ...
... usual sail , with a whiff at the mast - head - the which is a signal that the ship bearing it is anxious to speak with the commodore . The critics 1 must forgive this kind of common parlance in nautical manners THE LIFE OF A SAILOR . 51 ...
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... usual , " three cheers and hurrah for the first on board ! " The opposi- tion was trifling , and in five minutes she was a prize . One man , who had fixed himself aft on the larboard quarter , was fighting like a dragon ; and on my ...
... usual , " three cheers and hurrah for the first on board ! " The opposi- tion was trifling , and in five minutes she was a prize . One man , who had fixed himself aft on the larboard quarter , was fighting like a dragon ; and on my ...
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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