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... shot away at the jaws and come tumbling down on deck . This made the schooner fall off the wind somewhat . Fire , my lads ! fire ! ' shouted Captain Tooke , and see if we can't repay them in kind . ' Our lee - gun had been run over to the.
... shot away at the jaws and come tumbling down on deck . This made the schooner fall off the wind somewhat . Fire , my lads ! fire ! ' shouted Captain Tooke , and see if we can't repay them in kind . ' Our lee - gun had been run over to the.
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... shouting and shrieking at us . Luckily the hubbub frightened the old horse , and he went faster than he had done for many a day , and amid the barking of dogs , the shouts of boys , the crying of children , and the shrieking of women ...
... shouting and shrieking at us . Luckily the hubbub frightened the old horse , and he went faster than he had done for many a day , and amid the barking of dogs , the shouts of boys , the crying of children , and the shrieking of women ...
Page 65
... by the board , the boat narrowly escaping being crushed by the mainmast , and the brig instantly began to break up . We got out our oars , and pulled back the distance E we had drifted , shouting out to the captain ,
... by the board , the boat narrowly escaping being crushed by the mainmast , and the brig instantly began to break up . We got out our oars , and pulled back the distance E we had drifted , shouting out to the captain ,
Page 66
William Henry G. Kingston. we had drifted , shouting out to the captain , and to any who might have remained on board , but no reply reached us . Again and again we shouted louder than ever , still there was no response . The old mate ...
William Henry G. Kingston. we had drifted , shouting out to the captain , and to any who might have remained on board , but no reply reached us . Again and again we shouted louder than ever , still there was no response . The old mate ...
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... shouted , this isn't the channel . ' us . 6 All right , all right , ' persisted the old mate . But it was all wrong . A sea came rolling up , and hove us in among a mass of rocks over which the breakers dashed with terrific fury . In ...
... shouted , this isn't the channel . ' us . 6 All right , all right , ' persisted the old mate . But it was all wrong . A sea came rolling up , and hove us in among a mass of rocks over which the breakers dashed with terrific fury . In ...
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Page 199 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Page 79 - There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, To take care of the life of poor Jack.
Page 271 - There is many a slip between the cup and the lip, and before the spring much may be changed.
Page 346 - Bear down, d'ye see, To our Admiral's lee ! ' 'No, no,' says the Frenchman, 'that can't be !' ' Then I must lug you along with me !
Page 346 - Frenchman laughed and thought it stuff, But they knew not the handful of men, how tough, On board of the Arethusa. On deck five hundred men did dance, The stoutest they could find in France; We with two hundred did advance On board of the Arethusa. Our captain hailed the Frenchman, 'Ho!