Afloat and Ashore: Or, the Adventures of Miles WallingfordRichard Bentley, 1854 - 463 Seiten |
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American anchor Andrew Drewett answered began better boat bolt-rope Bradfort brig called Captain Marble Captain Robbins Captain Wallingford Captain Williams Clawbonny coast Compte course Crisis dear deck dollars Emily everything eyes fancied father favour feeling fellow felt forecastle French gave girl give Grace guarda-costas hands Hardinge heard hope hour instant island knew lady land laugh letter-of-marque look love Lucy Lucy Lucy's lugger Major Merton manner Masser Mile mate matter minutes Miss Merton morning never nigger night nolle prosequi passage passed pearls pounds currency pretty proas ready reef round Rupert sail sailor savages schooner seemed seen ship sister sloop sloop-of-war Smudge soon sort stay-sail suppose taffrail Talcott tell thing thought Tigris told took top-mast true turned Ulster county vessel voyage whole wind wish yawl young
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Seite 45 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.