The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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Page 2026
... ship is seized . How many sailors have you got ? " Said Folger , " Ten - no more , " To the Captain Don Alonzo Estabán San Salvador . " But come into my cabin and take a glass of wine . I do suppose , as usual , I'll have to pay a fine ...
... ship is seized . How many sailors have you got ? " Said Folger , " Ten - no more , " To the Captain Don Alonzo Estabán San Salvador . " But come into my cabin and take a glass of wine . I do suppose , as usual , I'll have to pay a fine ...
Page 2076
... ship From the port of old Bristol , And the last words he uttered , As his handkercher he fluttered , Were , " My heart is true to Poll . " His heart was true to Poll , His heart was true to Poll . It's no matter what you do , If your ...
... ship From the port of old Bristol , And the last words he uttered , As his handkercher he fluttered , Were , " My heart is true to Poll . " His heart was true to Poll , His heart was true to Poll . It's no matter what you do , If your ...
Page 2079
... ship for an ocean trip Was the " Walloping Window - blind , " No gale that blew dismayed her crew Or troubled the captain's mind . The man at the wheel was taught to feel Contempt for the wildest blow , And it often appeared , when the ...
... ship for an ocean trip Was the " Walloping Window - blind , " No gale that blew dismayed her crew Or troubled the captain's mind . The man at the wheel was taught to feel Contempt for the wildest blow , And it often appeared , when the ...
Page 2125
... ship there is a Frenchman , who means to fight with we . Odds blood , hammer and tongs , long as I've been to sea , I've fought ' gainst every odds - but I've gained the vic- tory . " That ship there is a Frenchman , and if we don't ...
... ship there is a Frenchman , who means to fight with we . Odds blood , hammer and tongs , long as I've been to sea , I've fought ' gainst every odds - but I've gained the vic- tory . " That ship there is a Frenchman , and if we don't ...
Page 2129
... ship , you see . " " The tender - ship , " cried Sally Brown , " " What a hardship that must be ! " O , would I were a mermaid now , For then I'd follow him ! But O , I'm not a fish - woman , And so I cannot swim . " Alas ! I was not ...
... ship , you see . " " The tender - ship , " cried Sally Brown , " " What a hardship that must be ! " O , would I were a mermaid now , For then I'd follow him ! But O , I'm not a fish - woman , And so I cannot swim . " Alas ! I was not ...
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