 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1871 - 820 pages
...worse than fifty Hogues ! " Sirs, they know I speak the truth ! Sirs, believe me there's a way ! " Only let me lead the line, " Have the biggest ship...by a passage I know well, " Right to Solidor past Gr6ve, " And there lay them safe and sound ; " And if one ship misbehave, " — Keel so much as grate... | |
 | 1871 - 846 pages
...That were worse than fifty Hogues! Sirs, they know I speak the truth! Sirs, believe me there's a way! Only let me lead the line, Have the biggest ship to steer, Get this Formidable clear, Hake the others follow mine, And I lead them, most and least, by a passage I know well, Right to Solidor... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1872 - 292 pages
...were worse than fifty Hogues ! Sirs, they know I speak the truth 1 Sirs, believe me, there's a way ! Only let me lead the line, Have the biggest ship to...them safe and sound ; And, if one ship misbehave, — Not a minute more to wait. " Steer us in, then, small and great ! Take the helm, lead the line,... | |
 | 1884 - 794 pages
...were worse than fifty Iloguesl Sirs, they know I speak the truth! Sirs, believe me. there's a way 1 Only let me lead the line, Have the biggest ship to...lead them most and least by a passage I know well, Eight to Solidor, past Greve, 5 nd there lay them safe and sound; And if one ship misbehave, — •... | |
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1872 - 432 pages
...worse than fifty Hogues ! Sirs, they know I speak the truth ! Sirs, believe me there 'a a way ! VII. "Only let me lead the line, Have the biggest ship to steer, Eight to Solidor, past Greve, And there lay them safe and sound; And if one ship misbehave — Keel... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1873 - 348 pages
...were worse than fifty Hogues I Sirs, they know I speak the truth ! Sirs, believe me there 'sa way ! Only let me lead the line, Have the biggest ship to...Formidable clear, Make the others follow mine, • And I'll lead them most and least by a passage I know well, Right to Solidor, piist Greve, And there lay... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1903 - 600 pages
...coasting-pilot he, Herve' Riel the Croisickesc. Then how he shames every other pilot and sailor! " Only let me lead the line, Have the biggest ship to steer, Make the others follow mine, And if one ship misbehave, — Keel so much as grate the ground, Why,... | |
 | Martha Le Baron Goddard - 1874 - 248 pages
...were worse than fifty Hogues ! Sirs, they know I speak the truth ! Sirs, believe me, there's a way ! Only let me lead the line, Have the biggest ship to...lead them, most and least, by a passage I know well, HERVE RIEL. 51 Right to Solidor past Greve, And there lay them safe and sound ; And, if one ship misbehave,... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - 1875 - 302 pages
...were worse than fifty Hogues ! Sirs, they know I speak the truth 1 Sirs, believe me, there 'sa way ! Only let me lead the line, Have the biggest ship to...lead them, most and least, by a passage I know well, Eight to Solidor, past Greve, And there lay them safe and sound ; And, if one ship misbehave, — Keel... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1875 - 486 pages
...worse than fifty Hogues ! Sirs, they know I speak the truth ! Sirs, believe me there's a way ! Mate the others follow mine, And I lead them most and least by a passage I know well, Eight to Solidor, past Greve, and there lay them safe and sound ; And if one ship misbehave — keel... | |
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Morn and eve, night and day, Have I piloted your bay, Entered free and anchored fast at the foot of Solidor. Burn the fleet and ruin France? That were worse than fifty Hogues! Sirs, they know I speak the truth! Sirs, believe me there's a way! Only let... 
