Chronicles of the sea: or, Faithful narratives of shipwrecks, fires, famines, and disasters incidental to a life of maritime enterprise |
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... endeavouring to decoy them to come on shore one of their leaders wielded an axe , the handle of which being painted red , was identified as belonging to Mr. Shaw , and left no doubt as to the fate of him and his friends . The two boats ...
... endeavouring to decoy them to come on shore one of their leaders wielded an axe , the handle of which being painted red , was identified as belonging to Mr. Shaw , and left no doubt as to the fate of him and his friends . The two boats ...
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... endeavouring to useless ; and up to this time , the crew had laboured get in . The captain's first thought was to secure the cheerfully , without a murmur and without a tear , as if boat before she might be sunk by numbers , and there ...
... endeavouring to useless ; and up to this time , the crew had laboured get in . The captain's first thought was to secure the cheerfully , without a murmur and without a tear , as if boat before she might be sunk by numbers , and there ...
Side 12
... endeavoured to pull her bow round , and keep her to the break of the sea , to pass to windward of the ship ; but she was nearly filled in the attempt . The sea ran too high , and the only probability of living , was by keeping her ...
... endeavoured to pull her bow round , and keep her to the break of the sea , to pass to windward of the ship ; but she was nearly filled in the attempt . The sea ran too high , and the only probability of living , was by keeping her ...
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... endeavoured to keep their mouths moist , as well as they could , by chewing the stuff off her bottom , ( not having any barnacles , as she had lately been cleaned ) , and some lead which was on her bow ; occasionally drinking their own ...
... endeavoured to keep their mouths moist , as well as they could , by chewing the stuff off her bottom , ( not having any barnacles , as she had lately been cleaned ) , and some lead which was on her bow ; occasionally drinking their own ...
Side 16
... Endeavouring to sail farther towards the north , through the frozen or congealed sea , being long hindered by the ice , at length , with great labour , getting out , they fell into whirlpools of the sea and thick darkness . BELL ROCK ...
... Endeavouring to sail farther towards the north , through the frozen or congealed sea , being long hindered by the ice , at length , with great labour , getting out , they fell into whirlpools of the sea and thick darkness . BELL ROCK ...
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a-head afterwards anchor appeared arms arrived assistance Batavia became began boat boatswain bowsprit breeze brig broke cabin canoe Cape François Captain Captain Bligh carried chief mate coast commanded companions course crew cutter danger death deck discovered distress dreadful endeavoured escape exertions fear feet fell fire fore foresail fortunately four frigate gale guns gunwale hands harbour heavy hoisted hope hour immediately Indians island Jamaica land larboard Lieutenant lost majesty's ship Malays mast mate midshipman miles morning natives night o'clock obliged officers overboard passed passengers perished pieces pinnace pirates Porpoise port proa provisions raft reached reef remained returned rigging rock rope round sail sailors saved schooner seamen sent ship ship's shore side sight situation sloop soon steered storm struck suffered tion took vessel violence voyage waves weather William Torr wind Woodard wreck yawl
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Side 112 - Speak, Father!" once again he cried, " If I may yet be gone !" — And but the booming shots replied, And fast the flames rolled on.
Side 112 - And but the booming shots replied, And fast the flames rolled on. Upon his brow he felt their breath, And in his waving hair, And looked from that lone post of death In still yet brave despair; And shouted but once more aloud,
Side 40 - And down she suck'd with her the whirling wave, Like one who grapples with his enemy, And strives to strangle him before he die.
Side 128 - The sails are scattered abroad like weeds ; The strong masts shake, like quivering reeds ; The mighty cables and iron chains, The hull, which all earthly strength disdains, They strain, and they crack ; and hearts like stone Their natural, hard, proud strength disown. Up and down ! up and down ! From the base of the wave to the billow's crown...
Side 120 - As the crashing wreck was sinking beneath us, I had a glimpse of two or three half-naked wretches rushing from her cabin; they just started from their beds to be swallowed shrieking by the waves. I heard their drowning cry mingling with the wind.
Side 25 - Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell — Then shrieked the timid, and stood still the brave...
Side 112 - And shouted but once more aloud, 'My father! must I stay?' While o'er him fast, through sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They...
Side 88 - THE 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.
Side 120 - Looked pure as the Spirit that made it : The murmur rose soft as I silently gazed On the shadowy waves...
Side 120 - The wind was blowing a smacking breeze, and we were going at a great rate through the water. Suddenly the watch gave the alarm of 'a sail ahead!