The secret of the sands; or, The 'Water Lily' and her crew, by Harry Collingwood

a'ter afore ag'in Albatross aloft alongside anchor appeared ashore astern barkie barque Bay of Biscay beach berth boat Bob's bows bowsprit breakfast breeze brig cabin canoe canvas Cape Horn chief mate clear close close hauled Collingwood course crew cutter dear deck everything eyes father feel feet felt foresail gaff-topsail gale gunwale hand Harry hauled head helm hope hour hove island knots leeward length light little craft look mainsail miles mind minutes morning never night once ourselves overboard pirate poor pretty ready reef replied rigging round round the Horn sail schooner seemed ship ship's shore shot shouted side sight skipper soon southward spars spinnaker spot starboard staysail steering stood stowed tack taffrail there's thing thought tiller took topmast topsail trees trysail turned vessel voyage watch Water Lily weather whilst wind windward wreck