Britain's Sea Story, B.C. 55-A.D. 1805: Being the Story of British Heroism in Voyaging and Sea-fight from Alfred's Time to the Battle of Trafalgar : with an Introduction Tracing the Development of the Structure of Sailing Ships from the Earliest TimesErnest Edwin Speight, Robert Morton Nance Hodder and Stoughton, 1906 - 427 страници |
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... enemy's ship ; the stern was round and elevated ; the mast had sails of the lateen Latin type ; there were two rudders , one on each quarter . Besides galleys we have mention of other vessels of foreign origin . There was the vissier ...
... enemy's ship ; the stern was round and elevated ; the mast had sails of the lateen Latin type ; there were two rudders , one on each quarter . Besides galleys we have mention of other vessels of foreign origin . There was the vissier ...
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... enemy . Besides the portholes in the sides and stern we find them cut in the cobridge heads of the fore and stern castles arranged so that the guns could be trained on to the deck between . The guns pointing from these portholes were ...
... enemy . Besides the portholes in the sides and stern we find them cut in the cobridge heads of the fore and stern castles arranged so that the guns could be trained on to the deck between . The guns pointing from these portholes were ...
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... enemy ; for gaining her upper deck you win her , having neither forecastle , nor other close - fight to retire unto ; and in that case the defensive part of the ship is the strength of the forecastle . When her deck shall be gained ...
... enemy ; for gaining her upper deck you win her , having neither forecastle , nor other close - fight to retire unto ; and in that case the defensive part of the ship is the strength of the forecastle . When her deck shall be gained ...
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... enemy , more commodious for the harbouring of men . She will be able to carry more artillery , of greater strength within board , and make the better defence ; she will overtop a lower and snug ship ; her men cannot be so well ...
... enemy , more commodious for the harbouring of men . She will be able to carry more artillery , of greater strength within board , and make the better defence ; she will overtop a lower and snug ship ; her men cannot be so well ...
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... enemy through the port - hole ; as the swivel used to the trigger admits his standing on one side to draw it . The view from the quarter deck was enchanting ; sur- rounded with innumerable objects of a similar kind ; fifty sail of the ...
... enemy through the port - hole ; as the swivel used to the trigger admits his standing on one side to draw it . The view from the quarter deck was enchanting ; sur- rounded with innumerable objects of a similar kind ; fifty sail of the ...
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action afterwards anchor arms arrived attack Barfleur battle boat British Broad Haven broadside brought Cabot Cadiz called canoes Cape Captain Cook carrack carried coast commanded Cormat crew danger deck divers Drake Duke Duke of Parma Dutch Earl enemy enemy's engagement England English fleet English ships escaped fell fight fire force four French frigates galleon galleys gave guns harbour Hardy hath haven Henry Henry VIII honour hundred island killed King King's land larboard leagues longships Lord Admiral mariners mast merchants morning navy Nelson night Northmen Ohthere passed pinnace pirates port Portugals Prince river ROBERT SOUTHEY rowed Royal sail sailors sent shallop shore shot side sight signal soldiers soon Spaniards Spanish fleet spritsail squadron starboard stern stood straits tack taken took twenty unto vessels Vice-Admiral victory victuals voyage whereof wind wounded
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Страница 322 - With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled. "And now there came both mist and snow, And it grew wondrous cold: And ice, mast-high, came floating by, As green as emerald.
Страница 420 - OFTEN I think of the beautiful town That is seated by the sea ; Often in thought go up and down The pleasant streets of that dear- old town, And my youth comes back to me. And a verse of a Lapland song Is haunting my memory still : " A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.
Страница 399 - FROM THE SEA. Nobly, nobly Cape Saint Vincent to the North-West died away ; Sunset ran, one glorious blood-red, reeking into Cadiz Bay ; Bluish 'mid the burning water, full in face Trafalgar lay ; In the dimmest North-East distance dawned Gibraltar grand and gray; " Here and here did England help me : how can I help England...
Страница 411 - you can do nothing for me." All that could be done was to fan him with paper, and frequently to give him lemonade to alleviate his intense thirst. He was in great pain, and expressed much anxiety for the event of the action, which now began to declare itself. As often as a ship struck, the crew of the Victory...
Страница 412 - I am going fast — it will be all over with me soon. Come nearer to me. Let my dear Lady Hamilton have my hair, and all other things belonging to me.
Страница 420 - I remember the black wharves and the slips, And the sea-tides tossing free; And Spanish sailors with bearded lips, And the beauty and mystery of the ships, And the magic of the sea. And the voice of that wayward song Is singing and saying still: "A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.
Страница 3 - Over the sea our galleys went, With cleaving prows in order brave, To a speeding wind and a bounding wave, A gallant armament : Each bark built out of a forest-tree, Left leafy and rough as first it grew, And nailed all over the gaping sides, Within and without, with black bull-hides, Seethed in fat and suppled in flame, To bear the playful billows...
Страница 398 - Genereux, the two rear ships of the enemy, were the only French ships of the line, which had their colours flying ; they cut their cables in the forenoon, not having been engaged, and stood out to sea, and two frigates with them. The Zealous pursued ; but as there was no other ship in a condition to support Captain Hood, he was recalled.
Страница 1 - To match another foe ; And sweep through the deep While the stormy winds do blow, — While the battle rages loud and long And the stormy winds do blow...
Страница 192 - We are as near to heaven by sea as by land," reiterating the same speech, well beseeming a soldier resolute in Jesus Christ, as I can testify he was.