Moods of the Sea: Masterworks of Sea PoetryGeorge C. Solley, Eric Steinbaugh |
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Page 125
... captain took the Frenchman's sword , a low bow made to he ; " I haven't the gift of the gab , monsieur , but polite I wish to be . Odds bobs , hammer and tongs , long as I've been to sea , I've fought ' gainst every odds — and I've gain ...
... captain took the Frenchman's sword , a low bow made to he ; " I haven't the gift of the gab , monsieur , but polite I wish to be . Odds bobs , hammer and tongs , long as I've been to sea , I've fought ' gainst every odds — and I've gain ...
Page 131
... Captain was ; the seamen Made a gallant crew , Gallant sons of English freemen , Sailors bold and true . But they ... Captain's mood . Secret wrath like smother'd fuel Burnt in each man's blood . Yet he hoped to purchase glory ...
... Captain was ; the seamen Made a gallant crew , Gallant sons of English freemen , Sailors bold and true . But they ... Captain's mood . Secret wrath like smother'd fuel Burnt in each man's blood . Yet he hoped to purchase glory ...
Page 174
... captain bold , And the mate of the Nancy brig , And a bo'sun tight , and a midshipmite , And the crew of the captain's gig . ' Then he gave a hitch to his trousers , which Is a trick all seamen larn , And having got rid of a thumping ...
... captain bold , And the mate of the Nancy brig , And a bo'sun tight , and a midshipmite , And the crew of the captain's gig . ' Then he gave a hitch to his trousers , which Is a trick all seamen larn , And having got rid of a thumping ...
Common terms and phrases
ancient Mariner beat beneath billows blow blue boat breath breeze calm Captain captain's gig clouds cold crew cries D. H. LAWRENCE dark dead dear death deck deep Don John dream drowned E. E. Cummings earth EDMUND SPENSER eyes fear fish foam friends gale green hand hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW JOHN MASEFIELD John of Austria keel land laugh light lips look Lord loud mast mate moon never night o'er ocean OGDEN NASH poems poets Port Admiral reef roar rocks roll round RUDYARD KIPLING sail sailor salt sand ship shore sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep song soul sound stars storm surges sweet tell tempest thee thou thunder tide trail vessel voice voyage WALT WHITMAN waves Wedding-Guest whale wild WILLIAM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wreck
References to this book
Encyclopedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes Jill B. Gidmark No preview available - 2001 |