 A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, — And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast : And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee.  The Book of Gems: Wordsworth to Bayly - Page 149edited by - 1838Full view - About this book
 | 1863 - 982 pages
...heather. Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset ! Sir W. Scott A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...; And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While like tl>e eagle free Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle... | |
 | Charles Dibdin - 1863 - 366 pages
...your trowsers I'll wash, and your grog too I'll make. A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA. AM.** CUNNINGHAM. WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast,...and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast. And benda the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 264 pages
...cheer,— 1'arewell, my love, for to thy bay I never more may steer." W. Allinghaiti. THE SAILOR'S SONG. A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, While like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves And bends the gallant mast;— And... | |
 | Henry Coleman Folkard - 1863 - 414 pages
...is sometimes nearly driven under water in hazardous sailing. SCUDDING, OR KUNNING FROM THE WIND. " A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast And fills the white and rustling sails, And bends the gallant mast." CUNNINGHAM. This branch of the art requires to be performed with... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1864 - 780 pages
...former compositions. We will quote one or two, which we presume are the least familiar to our readers: " A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lea. " 0 for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the swelling breeze,... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1864 - 758 pages
...former compositions. We will quote one or two, which we presume are the least familiar to our readers: " A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lea. " 0 for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the swelling breeze.... | |
 | Book - 1865 - 308 pages
...might learn a lesson, all of us, Beneath the green -wood tree. A WET SHEET AKD A FLOWING SEA. A WKT sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast,...And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the galIant mnst : And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship... | |
 | Mary Elizabeth Braddon - 1865 - 338 pages
...draggings-up at Eton, keeps his five-and-twenty-tonner on the Merdrid, and is always cutting the shop for ' a wet sheet and a flowing sea, a wind that follows fast,' and that sort of thing, you know." " Well, he isn't so sharp about the cash, is he f ' " No ; he leaves... | |
 | Words - 1866 - 368 pages
...blessing, Said : " I knew that the angels were whispering with thee." Lover. A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA. A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. " Oh ! for a soft and gentle wind ! " I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the swelling breeze,... | |
 | Kate Gordon (of Fyvie.) - 1866 - 258 pages
...7. A colour made of white and red. 8. The east wind. XLIIL THE SECOND ALWAYS USEFUL TO THE FIRST. " A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee ! " 1. A son of Aaron. 2. The general who defeated Galgacus on the Grampian hills. 3. Bad taste. 4.... | |
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