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Page 93
... passed harmlessly under her , excepting the little head before mentioned , which was heaped up high and thin by ... passing close to the buoy two years before , and fortunately remembered the appearance of the Needles and Alum Bay ...
... passed harmlessly under her , excepting the little head before mentioned , which was heaped up high and thin by ... passing close to the buoy two years before , and fortunately remembered the appearance of the Needles and Alum Bay ...
Page 97
... passed quite close , running up Channel under bare poles . Managed to change my clothes and to feed . About 2 p.m. wind moderated a little . By 6 p.m. blowing only a moderate gale , but still too much wind and sea for one to make sail ...
... passed quite close , running up Channel under bare poles . Managed to change my clothes and to feed . About 2 p.m. wind moderated a little . By 6 p.m. blowing only a moderate gale , but still too much wind and sea for one to make sail ...
Page 201
... passed her and missed her by thirty yards . As they passed , Bloody Bill China leaped on to the top of the wheel - box , hurled his hard hat at Cruiser , and while it was still in the air , settling to the sea , put three bullets ...
... passed her and missed her by thirty yards . As they passed , Bloody Bill China leaped on to the top of the wheel - box , hurled his hard hat at Cruiser , and while it was still in the air , settling to the sea , put three bullets ...
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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