Gentleman Jack: A Naval Story, Band 2H. Colburn, 1837 |
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... Pipes out of the ship.— Me because I had not got a lord for my father , or didn't speak good grammar , or some other reason I couldn't understand . " " And old Pipes , for what was he turned GENTLEMAN JACK . 17.
... Pipes out of the ship.— Me because I had not got a lord for my father , or didn't speak good grammar , or some other reason I couldn't understand . " " And old Pipes , for what was he turned GENTLEMAN JACK . 17.
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... Pipes too , were broke for drunkenness . I wrote to our old skipper , Jack Pleasant , and he got me into the A—- - , transport service , and I dare say would have done something too for Pipes , only I could never lay hands on the old ...
... Pipes too , were broke for drunkenness . I wrote to our old skipper , Jack Pleasant , and he got me into the A—- - , transport service , and I dare say would have done something too for Pipes , only I could never lay hands on the old ...
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... Pipes have said , if we'd called her thighs the upper parts of her legs ? " At this critical juncture the mate , having charge of the deck , came in , and reported to Jessamy that the strange sail which had made her appearance to ...
... Pipes have said , if we'd called her thighs the upper parts of her legs ? " At this critical juncture the mate , having charge of the deck , came in , and reported to Jessamy that the strange sail which had made her appearance to ...
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... pipes . Fitz , hearing this , began to think how he should manœuvre to get into the steerage , or after - cabin , before the count , when Jessamy told him , the commodore had just anchored in the Rumbly , and sent a boat for him to go ...
... pipes . Fitz , hearing this , began to think how he should manœuvre to get into the steerage , or after - cabin , before the count , when Jessamy told him , the commodore had just anchored in the Rumbly , and sent a boat for him to go ...
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... pipe to breakfast , or dinner , or something , " took down from the back of the camel a large hand - basket , which contained salt pork , ready cooked hard eggs , some ship biscuits , and some bottled - porter and rum . Having spread ...
... pipe to breakfast , or dinner , or something , " took down from the back of the camel a large hand - basket , which contained salt pork , ready cooked hard eggs , some ship biscuits , and some bottled - porter and rum . Having spread ...
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Aden amongst anchor appeared Arab arms arrival blow boat Bobbagee brought cabin cadet Callao called captain Chance CHAPTER colours command commodore crew decided deck devil dromedaries English eunuchs eyes fire Fitz Fitzjohn four French Gentleman Jack Giaour guns hand harem head hearing hero hoisted honour Hoogly hopes hundred India island Jack Tar Jagernaut Jane Wilson Jessamy Jim Bell Jim's lady land lashed Le Tigre leave line tacked look majesty man-of-war mate messmate monsoon morning Mussulmen natives never night obliged officer orders party passengers Pipes queen Quid Ragotum Red Sea replied round Rumbly sail sailors seamen Seyd Shandaree ship ship's shore side Sir High Topham soger soon Spanish spritsail stood Sultaun taken thought Tigre Tigris took trees vessel whilst whole wind wreck xebec
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Seite 305 - oh ! gallant stranger, For hapless ADELGITHA'S love. " For he is in a foreign far land Whose arm should now have set me free ; And I must wear the willow garland For him that's dead, or false to me.
Seite 128 - ... but the Captain, Knows the stem from the stern of the ship. With a will-ho, &c. Now, fore and aft having abused them, Just but for my fancy and gig, Could I find any one that ill-used them, Damn me, but I'd tickle his wig.
Seite 10 - But, however, a circumstance occurred here which made an indellible impression on my memory. We had not left the body of the squadron many days when the ship took fire, in consequence of some lighted tobacco having fallen amongst the spare sails that had been indiscriminately stowed around the main magazine, built in the midship of the vessel, for the purpose of security. The first symptom of the calamity that had befallen us was observed at two o'clock in the morning, when a dense smoke was seen...
Seite 10 - ... indiscriminately stowed around the main magazine, built in the midship of the vessel, for the purpose of security. The first symptom of the calamity that had befallen us was observed at two o'clock in the morning, when a dense smoke was seen to arise from the main hatchway ; and, as every one was aware that the powder was stowed away in that part of the ship, nothing could depict the consternation of the crew. My companion and superior officer knew it required the exertion of every one in the...
Seite 119 - One corner of the collar, appertaining to what Jim called a clean chequered shirt, was pulled a little above his black neckcloth, so that it touched his starboard ear. A vacancy for a button at the lower part of the collar revealed a well-bronzed throat. His red waistcoat having been washed in...
Seite 119 - ... touched his starboard ear. A vacancy for a button at the lower part of the collar revealed a well-bronzed throat. His red waistcoat having been washed in pea-soup,* still bore the remaining trophies of some of the husks on it, these looking like pieces of chopped hay. His best uniform master's-mate's jacket had been stowed in bulk, and displayed as many creases in it as a Jew's clothes-bag. For his trousers he wore a pair made of number-four canvass, wellscrubbed, and fitting taut about the waist.
Seite 12 - ... everything from around the main magazine ; and, on closely examining it, discovered that the bulkhead, which separated the powder barrels from the main hold, was so nearly calcined (burnt), that the carpenter pushed his finger through it without much exertion. Nothing could exceed the feelings of every man when they discovered what a narrow escape they had met with ; and, on returning thanks to our Creator for this miraculous preservation, which we did publicly on the quarter-deck, our prayers...
Seite 3 - tis the land of the Sun— Can he smile on such deeds as his children have done? (?) Oh! wild as the accents of lovers' farewell Are the hearts which they bear, and the tales which they tell.