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... break or at least try to break before they are decapitated by the fury of the wind . This is an ' effect ' which marine painters find almost impossible to reproduce , as it is essentially luminous ; not that there are many who have ...
... break or at least try to break before they are decapitated by the fury of the wind . This is an ' effect ' which marine painters find almost impossible to reproduce , as it is essentially luminous ; not that there are many who have ...
Page 64
... breaking billows cast the flying foam Upon the billows rising - all the deep Is restless change ; the waves so swell'd and steep , Breaking and sinking , and the sunken swells , Nor one ... break and hurry to their utmost stretch ; Curl'd 64.
... breaking billows cast the flying foam Upon the billows rising - all the deep Is restless change ; the waves so swell'd and steep , Breaking and sinking , and the sunken swells , Nor one ... break and hurry to their utmost stretch ; Curl'd 64.
Page 154
... break yet , and that the master said the wind began to abate . Now , though we thought the wind did a little abate , yet the ship having thus struck upon the sand , and sticking too fast for us to expect getting her off , we were in a ...
... break yet , and that the master said the wind began to abate . Now , though we thought the wind did a little abate , yet the ship having thus struck upon the sand , and sticking too fast for us to expect getting her off , we were in a ...
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A. C. SWINBURNE aboord ALFRED LORD TENNYSON aloft anchor astern beach Bird blowing boat bows breakers broken calm captain clouds coast course crew cried Cruiser danger dark dead deck deep drowned EDMUND SPENSER eyes feet fell fish fleet foam Fu-Kien gale gone H. M. TOMLINSON hand harbour head heart HERMAN MELVILLE HILAIRE BELLOC hour island JOHN KEATS JOHN MASEFIELD JOSHUA SLOCUM knew land light looked Lord mainsail mast master mate Messrs miles Moby Dick moon morning never night oars ocean Odysseus once overboard passed port R. H. DANA rain reef rigging river roar rock rolled round running sail sailors sand seamen seemed ship ship's shippe shore side sight spray storm suddenly swell things thou thought tide took topsail turned unto vessel voyage watch waves weather WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wreck yards