 | 1834 - 426 pages
...deck, I saw little Bob Stay (as we called our commodore's son) standing half-way up the main hatch ladder, clapping his hands, and looking aloft at some...suddenly down from the main-stay, and running along the boomcover, leaped upon Bob's shoulder, seized his cap from his head, and immediately darted up the... | |
 | William Leggett - 1834 - 192 pages
...object which seemed to inspire him with a deal of glee. A single glance to the main-yard informed me of the occasion of his merriment. He had been coming...suddenly down from the main-stay, and running along the boom-cover, leaped upon Bob's shoulder, seized his cap from his head, and immediately darted up the... | |
 | William Leggett - 1834 - 192 pages
...standing half way up the main-hatch ladder, clapping his hands, and looking aloft at some object which seemed to inspire him with a deal of glee. A single glance to the main-yard informed me of the occasion of his merriment. He had been coming up from the gun-deck, when Jacko,... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1835 - 460 pages
...a frigate's deck, I saw little Bob Stay (as we called our commodore's son) standing half way up the main-hatch ladder, clapping his hands, and looking...suddenly down from the main-stay, and running along the boom-cover, leaped upon Bob's shoulder, seized his cap from his head, and immediately darted up the... | |
 | 1835 - 298 pages
...object which seemed to inspire him with a deal of glee. A single glance to the main-yard informed me of the occasion of his merriment. He had been coming...suddenly down from the main-stay, and running along the boom-cover leaped upon Bob's shoulder, seized his cap from his head, and immediately darted up the... | |
 | 1835 - 542 pages
...standing half-way up the main-hatch ladder, clapping his hands, and looking aloft at some object which seemed to inspire him with a deal of glee. A single glance to the main-yard informed me of the occasion of his merriment. Ho had been coming up from the gun-deck, when Jacko,... | |
 | 1835 - 538 pages
...object which seemed to inspire him with a deal of glee. A single glance to the main-yard informed me of the occasion of his merriment. He had been coming up from the gun-deck, when Jecko, perceiving him on the ladder, dropped suddenly down from the main-stay, and running along the... | |
 | 1837 - 860 pages
...perceived the commodore's little son, whom the crew nicknamed "little Bob-stay," standing halfway up the main-hatch ladder, clapping his hands, and looking...to inspire him with a deal of glee. A single glance explained the occasion of the merriment. As Bob was coming up from the gun-deck Jocko, the monkey,... | |
 | 1840 - 322 pages
...little son, whom the crew nicknamed ' little Bob Stay,' standing half way up the main-hatch-ladder, clapping his hands', and looking aloft at some object...inspire him with a deal of glee. A. single glance explained the occasion of the merriment. As Bob was coming up from the gun-deck, Jocko, the monkey,... | |
 | 1843 - 402 pages
...standing half-way up the main-hatch ladder, clapping his hands, and looking aloft at some object which seemed to inspire him with a deal of glee. A single glance to the main-yard informed me of the occasion of his merriment. He had been coming up from the gun -deck, when Jocko,... | |
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A single glance to the main-yard explained the occasion of his merriment. He had been coming up from the gundeck, when Jacko, perceiving him on the ladder, dropped suddenly down from the main-stay, and running along the boomcover, leaped upon Bob's shoulder,... 
