 | Goldfinch - 1782 - 318 pągines
...ftorms e'er fo oft Take the top-fails of failors a-back, There's a fwect little Cherub fits pcrch'd up aloft, To keep watch for the life of Poor Jack. I faid to our Poll, for you fee (he would cry, When laft we weighed anchor for fea, What argufies fniv'ling... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pągines
...me, let norms e'er fo oft Take the toplaiK of failon aback, There 'ч a fweet l;ttle cherub that fits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor Jack. I faid loour Poll, for vnu lee (lie would cry, When laft we weight! anchor for fea, What argufies Iniv'linc,... | |
 | 1799 - 264 pągines
...let ftorms e'er fb Take the topfails of failors aback : (oft There's a fweet little cherub that fits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of Poor Jack. I faid to our Poll, (for, d'ye fee, fhe would ciy) When laft we weigh'd anchor for fea, What argufies... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pągines
...splinter of wood, Clear the wreck! stow the yards ! aud bowsecrerj thing tight! And under the reef M foresail we'll scud. Avast! nor don't think me a milk-sop so soft, To be taken for trifle? aback ; For they say there's a Providence sits uii ;ilnfr, To keep watch for the life of poor... | |
 | George Ashburner - 1807 - 238 pągines
...splinter of wood, Clear the wreck, stow the yards, and bowse every thing tjight, *' And under reef'd foresail we'll scud. Avast, nor don't think me a milk-sop so soft, To be taken for tnfles a-back ; For they say, there's a Providence sits up aloft, To keep watch for :he life of Poor... | |
 | Roundelay - 1815 - 260 pągines
...Clear the wreck, stow the yards, and bowse every thing tight, And under reef'd foresail we'll send. Avast, nor don't think me a milk-sop so soft, To be taken for trifles aback ; For they say there 's a. Providence sits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor Jack. Why I heard the good... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 320 pągines
...each splinter of wood, Clear the wreck, stow the yards, and bouze ev'o7 &'"? tight, And under reef 'd foresail we'll scud. Avast ! nor don't think me a...up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor Jack. Why, I heard the good chaplain palaver one day About souls, heav'n, mercy, and such, And, my timbers... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pągines
...each splinter of wood ; Clear the wreck, slow the yards, and bouse every thing tight, And under reef'd foresail we'll scud. Avast ! nor don't think me a...milksop so soft To be taken for trifles aback, For they says there's a Providence sits up aloft To keep watch for the life of Poor Jack. Why, I heard the good... | |
 | 1821 - 618 pągines
...thoroughly imbued in sailors, than that of a particular Providence — " A sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, to keep watch for the life of poor Jack." — We are desirous of speaking to this point very directly, because we believe a good deal of misapprehension... | |
 | 1821 - 818 pągines
...thoroughly imbued in sailors, than that of a particular Providence — " A sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, to keep watch for the life of poor Jack." — We are desirous of speaking to this point very directly, because we believe a good deal of misapprehension... | |
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Avast! nor don't think me a milksop so soft. To be taken for trifles aback; For they say there's a Providence sits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor Jack! 
