The shipwreck (embellished with engr. from the designs of R. Westall).1822 |
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... weather- beaten , of blunt and awkward manners , but cheerful , kind , and generous . He was however , inclined to be satirical , and delighted in contro- versy strange characteristics of a man who was a thorough seaman and a poet ! THE ...
... weather- beaten , of blunt and awkward manners , but cheerful , kind , and generous . He was however , inclined to be satirical , and delighted in contro- versy strange characteristics of a man who was a thorough seaman and a poet ! THE ...
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... Weather - Very high and dan- gerous Sea - Storm of Lightning - Severe Fatigue of the Crew at the Pumps - Critical Situation of the Ship near the Island Falconera - Consultation and Resolution of the Officers - Speech and Advice of ...
... Weather - Very high and dan- gerous Sea - Storm of Lightning - Severe Fatigue of the Crew at the Pumps - Critical Situation of the Ship near the Island Falconera - Consultation and Resolution of the Officers - Speech and Advice of ...
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... weather now appear . Bowlines and halyards are cast off again , Cluelines haul'd down , and sheets let fly amain : Embrail'd each topsail , and by braces squared , The seamen climb aloft , and man each yard ; They furl'd the sails , and ...
... weather now appear . Bowlines and halyards are cast off again , Cluelines haul'd down , and sheets let fly amain : Embrail'd each topsail , and by braces squared , The seamen climb aloft , and man each yard ; They furl'd the sails , and ...
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... weather backstays send , At each masthead the top - ropes others bend : The parrels , lifts , and cluelines soon are gone , Topp'd and unrigg'd , they down the backstays run ; The yards secure along the booms were laid , And all the ...
... weather backstays send , At each masthead the top - ropes others bend : The parrels , lifts , and cluelines soon are gone , Topp'd and unrigg'd , they down the backstays run ; The yards secure along the booms were laid , And all the ...
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... weather brace they now stand by , The lee cluegarnet and the buntlines ply ; Then , all prepared , ' Let go the sheet ! ' he cries- Loud rattling , jarring , through the blocks it flies ! Shivering at first , till , by the blast impell ...
... weather brace they now stand by , The lee cluegarnet and the buntlines ply ; Then , all prepared , ' Let go the sheet ! ' he cries- Loud rattling , jarring , through the blocks it flies ! Shivering at first , till , by the blast impell ...
Términos y frases comunes
Albert anguish appears array'd backstays beneath billows blast bloom bosom Bowlines braced brails breast breath bursts Candia CANTO clouds cluegarnet crew cruel danger death deck deep descend dire distress doom'd downhaul dreadful eternal eyes faithless Falconer fastened fatal fate flame flies fore foremast foresail furled gale glow Greece groan halyards heart Heaven helm High o'er hope horrors hostile hour JOHN SHARPE kindling larboard leeward maid mainsail mast melt mizen mournful Nature's numbers o'er oppress'd pain Palemon plain prow rage reef renown'd RICHARD WESTALL roar Rodmond roll ropes round ruin sacred sailors sails scene scud seamen shade sheet ship ship's SHIPWRECK shore shrouds side skies smile soft soon soul stand starboard staysail stern storm strains surge sweet swelling Swift tempest terror thou thundering tide toils topgallant mast topropes topsails trembling vessel wandering watery wave wind windlass windward yard yardarm youth
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Página 124 - He guides the unhappy victim to the shroud : " Hie thee aloft, my gallant friend ! " he cries ; " Thy only succour on the mast relies.
Página 145 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge, And in the visitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deaf 'ning clamour in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly, death itself awakes?
Página 105 - While, daslTd apart by her dividing prow, Like burning adamant the waters glow; Her joints forget their firm elastic tone, Her long keel trembles, and her timbers groan: Upheaved behind her in tremendous height The billows frown, with fearful radiance bright...
Página 131 - O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, He looks if poor Palemon yet survives — 'Ah wherefore, trusting to unequal art, Didst thou, incautious ! from the wreck depart ? Alas ! these rocks all human skill defy ; Who strikes them once, beyond relief must die : And now sore wounded, thou perhaps art tost On these, or in some oozy cavern lost...
Página 126 - O yet confirm my heart, ye powers above, This last tremendous shock of fate to prove ; The tottering frame of reason yet sustain ; Nor let this total ruin whirl my brain. In vain the cords and axes were prepared, For now th...
Página 130 - Albert grasps the floating mast. His soul could yet sustain this mortal blow, But droops, alas ! beneath superior woe ; For now...
Página 136 - Shouldst thou th' unwilling messenger of fate, " To him the tragic story first relate, " Oh ! friendship's generous ardour then suppress ! .' Nor hint the fatal cause of my distress : " Nor let each horrid incident sustain " The lengthen'd tale to aggravate his pain. " Ah then remember well my last request, " For her who reigns for ever in my breast ; " Yet let him prove a father and a friend, " The helpless maid to succour and defend.
Página 81 - Then, hurl'd from sounding hinges o'er the side, Thundering they plunge into the flashing tide. The ship, thus eased, some little respite finds In this rude conflict of the seas and winds : Such ease Alcides felt, when, clogg'd with gore, The...
Página 27 - Or point her devious track through climes unknown That leads to every shore and every zone. He saw the moon through heaven's blue conclave glide, And into motion charm the expanding tide, While earth impetuous round her axle rolls, Exalts her watery zone, and sinks the poles...
Página 118 - Again to flank the tempest she might reel : The steersmen every bidden turn apply, To right and left the spokes alternate fly. Thus, when some conquer'd host retreats in fear, The bravest leaders guard the broken rear ; Indignant they retire, and long oppose Superior armies that around them close ; Still shield the flanks, the routed squadrons join, And guide the flight in one continued line : Thus they direct the flying bark before The impelling floods, that lash her to the shore.