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Page 105
... yards at once ; there appeared to be doubt or dissent on the countenance of Mr Falcon ; and I was afterwards told that he had not agreed with the captain , but he was too good an officer , and knew that there was no time for discussion ...
... yards at once ; there appeared to be doubt or dissent on the countenance of Mr Falcon ; and I was afterwards told that he had not agreed with the captain , but he was too good an officer , and knew that there was no time for discussion ...
Page 181
... yards of it , he saw that the sand just ahead of him was darker and shinier than the sand under his feet . A memory of another dangerous sand , far away on an English sea - coast , shot into his mind on the instant , but the footing ...
... yards of it , he saw that the sand just ahead of him was darker and shinier than the sand under his feet . A memory of another dangerous sand , far away on an English sea - coast , shot into his mind on the instant , but the footing ...
Page 201
... yards away , falling off and coming down on her , with all the wreck on her mainmast visibly shaking the whole mast . One active dare - devil soul was already racing with an axe to the splintered masthead , to hack through the shrouds ...
... yards away , falling off and coming down on her , with all the wreck on her mainmast visibly shaking the whole mast . One active dare - devil soul was already racing with an axe to the splintered masthead , to hack through the shrouds ...
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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