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Page 16
... turned it purple ; the meniscus of the sea copied the tone : strengthened it : turned it green , and an edge of the sun shone for a second across the waste of waters and islands , hideous , like a head with one eye . Then the darkness ...
... turned it purple ; the meniscus of the sea copied the tone : strengthened it : turned it green , and an edge of the sun shone for a second across the waste of waters and islands , hideous , like a head with one eye . Then the darkness ...
Page 138
... turned towards us in her rolling , I plainly descried her people at work with axes , especially one active figure ... turned on her beam - ends towards the shore , now nothing but her keel , as she sprung wildly over and turned towards ...
... turned towards us in her rolling , I plainly descried her people at work with axes , especially one active figure ... turned on her beam - ends towards the shore , now nothing but her keel , as she sprung wildly over and turned towards ...
Page 315
... turned round and said to them that they could see the ship was coming our way , but in this small breeze she might come too late after all , unless we turned to and tried to keep the brig afloat long enough to give you time to save us ...
... turned round and said to them that they could see the ship was coming our way , but in this small breeze she might come too late after all , unless we turned to and tried to keep the brig afloat long enough to give you time to save us ...
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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