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Page 47
... light , dancing on the foamy edge Of quiet waves . They were all things of light Tossed from the sea to dance under the moon Her nuns , dancing within her dying round , Clear limbs and breasts silvered with moon and waves And quick with ...
... light , dancing on the foamy edge Of quiet waves . They were all things of light Tossed from the sea to dance under the moon Her nuns , dancing within her dying round , Clear limbs and breasts silvered with moon and waves And quick with ...
Page 183
... light in the direction of the house . Over the spit with the pine trees there came a sort of flashing glimmer twice a minute as the light swung round in the tower of Manola point . . . . The closeness in the air was gone ; a breeze was ...
... light in the direction of the house . Over the spit with the pine trees there came a sort of flashing glimmer twice a minute as the light swung round in the tower of Manola point . . . . The closeness in the air was gone ; a breeze was ...
Page 284
... lights one above another . 4. Item , if the Admirall shall happen to hull in the night , then to make a wavering light over his other light , wavering the light upon a pole . 5. Item , if the fleet should happen to be scattered by ...
... lights one above another . 4. Item , if the Admirall shall happen to hull in the night , then to make a wavering light over his other light , wavering the light upon a pole . 5. Item , if the fleet should happen to be scattered by ...
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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