The Cruise of the Frolic: A Sea StoryJ. E. Tilton, 1866 - 396 páginas |
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Página 86 - O'ER the glad waters of the dark blue sea, Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free, Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire, and behold our home!
Página 86 - SEA The Sea! the Sea! the open Sea! The blue, the fresh, the ever free! Without a mark, without a bound, It runneth the earth's wide regions 'round; It plays with the clouds; it mocks the skies; Or like a cradled creature lies.
Página 86 - THE Sea, the sea, the open sea, The blue, the fresh, the ever free : Without a mark, without a bound, It runneth the earth's wide regions round : It plays with the clouds, it mocks the skies, Or like a cradled creature lies.
Página 330 - Of course they all looked as innocent as if none of them had ever before seen a tub, for there was nothing to betray them, though it was not pleasant to see their property in the hands of others. The revenue cutter, then hauling alongside the quay, sent all the tubs she had on board up to the castle, where they were shut up securely while she went back to grope for more. Joe watched all these proceedings with, apparently, calm indifference, walking up and down all the time on the quay, with a short...
Página 55 - Ay, ay !" shouted Ashmore, for there was no time for a longer answer before the yacht shot by us. We had soon sail made on the Ripple, and were standing after the Fun towards the westernmost and broadest entrance to the Sound. It was a lovely day, without a cloud in the sky, and a fine steady breeze ; such a day as, from its rarity, one knows how to value in England. Yachts of all sizes and many rigs were cruising about in the Sound. Largest of all was the Brilliant, a three-masted square topsail...
Página 62 - History" to any good purpose ; for, by some extraordinary oversight, the English were invariably getting tremendously thrashed (without their knowing it), and the French fleet were with colours flying, proudly victorious. Perhaps our histories differ; for certain battles, which we consider of importance, were not even in any way represented. Trafalgar, St. Vincent^ the Nile, were totally ignored. Porpoise said that, to show his gratitude for the attention we received, he should present them with...
Página 125 - As far as the eye could reach not a sail was to be seen. Nothing lay before them but the great ocean and our own vessel. " Hold on tight, or you 'll get something you won't like," cautioned I, as the ship gave a lurch and the boys staggered to one side.
Página 49 - ... What shall we do next ?" said Porpoise, repeating Ashmore's question ; "why, I vote we go on deck and smoke a cigar." We had not time to execute the .important proposal, before the steward 'put his head into the cabin, and announced a boat alongside. " Who is it ?" asked Ashmore. " Mr. 'O'Wiggins, of the Popple schooner, sir," answered the steward. "She brought up while you were at dinner, sir.
Página 75 - President paid a visit to the dockyard, and from that time every one was on the tip-toe of expectation,to catch a glimpse of him as he pulled off to the ships-of-war he purposed visiting. At length he appeared in a state barge of blue and white and gold, and prow and stern raised and carved richly, which floated as proudly as that of any Lord Mayor of London, from Whittington downward ; for not altogether dissimilar was she in appearance. She pulled twenty-four oars, and a captain stood by the coxswain...
Página 51 - Naval Heroes and Nautical Heroines. WE were present at most of the regattas to the westward, but as they differed but little from their predecessors for many years past, I need not describe them. No place equals Plymouth for a regatta, either on account of the beauty of the surrounding scenery, or in affording a good view of the course from the shore. By-the-by, it was some little satisfac tion to look at the two new forts run up on either side of the entrance to the harbour, as well as at the one...