Songs, Naval and National: Of the Late Charles Dibdin; with a Memoir and AddendaJohn Murray, 1841 - 336 strán (strany) |
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... head you see the land , Then , soon as we are ready , The signal , & c . Keep , boys , a good look out , d'ye hear ! ' Tis for Old England's honour ; Just as you brought your lower tier Broadside to bear upon her , The signal , & c ...
... head you see the land , Then , soon as we are ready , The signal , & c . Keep , boys , a good look out , d'ye hear ! ' Tis for Old England's honour ; Just as you brought your lower tier Broadside to bear upon her , The signal , & c ...
Strana 17
... head . Old tough experienced sailors know , Where'er they take their trip , Whether rising on mountains , or sinking below , The forecastle man's the ship . Your delicate fresh - water masters may treat With dainties , and like guttling ...
... head . Old tough experienced sailors know , Where'er they take their trip , Whether rising on mountains , or sinking below , The forecastle man's the ship . Your delicate fresh - water masters may treat With dainties , and like guttling ...
Strana 32
... does it with a wish ! To heave the lead , Or to cat - head The pondrous anchor fish : For while the grog goes round , All sense of danger drown'd , We despise it to a man : We sing a little , we laugh a little , 32 THE FLOWING CAN. ...
... does it with a wish ! To heave the lead , Or to cat - head The pondrous anchor fish : For while the grog goes round , All sense of danger drown'd , We despise it to a man : We sing a little , we laugh a little , 32 THE FLOWING CAN. ...
Strana 43
... Head . Tumble up there , bear a hand , turn to , While I , the foremost of the crew , Soon could pull away , Cast off , belay , Aloft , yo ho ! And hand , reef , and steer , Know each halliard and gear , And of duty every rig ; But my ...
... Head . Tumble up there , bear a hand , turn to , While I , the foremost of the crew , Soon could pull away , Cast off , belay , Aloft , yo ho ! And hand , reef , and steer , Know each halliard and gear , And of duty every rig ; But my ...
Strana 52
... Be maxims well enough : Who swabs his bows at other's woe , That tar's for me your sort ; His vessel right a - head shall go To find a joyful port . Let storms of life upon me press , Misfortunes make 52 FORETOP MORALITY. ...
... Be maxims well enough : Who swabs his bows at other's woe , That tar's for me your sort ; His vessel right a - head shall go To find a joyful port . Let storms of life upon me press , Misfortunes make 52 FORETOP MORALITY. ...
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Strana 333 - When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main ; This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain : " Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves!
Strana 1 - ... our good chaplain palaver one day About souls, heaven, mercy, and such; And; my timbers! what lingo he'd coil and belay; Why, 'twas just all as one as High Dutch; For he said how a sparrow can't founder, d'ye see, Without orders that come down below; And...
Strana 287 - I view Wakes in my soul some charm of lovely Sue. Though battle call me from thy arms Let not my pretty Susan mourn; Though cannons roar, yet safe from harms William shall to his Dear return. Love turns aside the balls that round me fly, Lest precious tears should drop from Susan's eye.
Strana 286 - So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest : — The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet.
Strana 288 - Now the dreadful thunder's roaring, Peal on peal contending clash, On our heads fierce rain falls pouring, In our eyes blue lightnings flash. One wide water all around us, All above us one black sky...
Strana 286 - Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain ; Let me kiss off that falling tear ; We only part to meet again. Change as ye list, ye winds ; my heart shall be The faithful compass that still points to thee. " Believe not what the landmen say Who tempt with doubts thy constant mind : They'll tell thee, sailors when away, In every port a mistress find : Yes, yes, believe them when they tell thee so, For Thou art present wheresoe'er I go.
Strana 333 - Still more majestic shalt thou rise, More dreadful from each foreign stroke; As the loud blast that tears the skies Serves but to root thy native oak.
Strana 287 - CEASE, rude Boreas, blustering railer ! List, ye landsmen all, to me ; Messmates, hear a brother sailor Sing the dangers of the sea...
Strana 165 - twas Saturday night : Some sweetheart or wife that he loved as his life Each drank, while he wish'd he could hail her ; But the standing toast that pleased the most Was — The wind that blows, the ship that goes, And the lass that loves a sailor...
Strana 41 - HERE, a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling, The darling of our crew; No more he'll hear the tempest howling, For Death has broached him to. His form was of the manliest beauty. His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft.