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Page 140
... standing alone , in a seaman's frock and trousers ; a rope in his hand , or slung to his wrist ; another round his body : and several of the best men holding , at a little distance , to the latter , which he laid out himself , slack ...
... standing alone , in a seaman's frock and trousers ; a rope in his hand , or slung to his wrist ; another round his body : and several of the best men holding , at a little distance , to the latter , which he laid out himself , slack ...
Page 161
... standing idle on deck , sitting down , or leaning over the side . It is the officer's duty to keep everyone at work , even if there is nothing to be done but to scrape the rust from the chain cables . In no state prison are the convicts ...
... standing idle on deck , sitting down , or leaning over the side . It is the officer's duty to keep everyone at work , even if there is nothing to be done but to scrape the rust from the chain cables . In no state prison are the convicts ...
Page 232
... standing athwart our bows , sharp upon the wind , cutting through the head - sea like a knife , with her raking masts and sharp bows running up like the head of a greyhound . It was a beautiful sight . She was like a bird which had been ...
... standing athwart our bows , sharp upon the wind , cutting through the head - sea like a knife , with her raking masts and sharp bows running up like the head of a greyhound . It was a beautiful sight . She was like a bird which had been ...
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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