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Сторінка 175 - To die, to sleep : To sleep : perchance to dream : ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause...
Сторінка 175 - But that the dread of something after death, The undiscovered country from whose bourne No traveller returns, puzzles the will And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of...
Сторінка 107 - Therefore if any man can shew any just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace.
Сторінка 297 - God with all my Heart, with all my Soul, and with all my Strength; and honour the King, and all good Men in Authority under him.
Сторінка 144 - French sailors were found below "stowing away all the money they could find in their pockets, and clapping two suits of rigging over their masts heads, as they thought they were bound for a cruise on a foreign station, where they would find no dockyard to replace the expended stores
Сторінка 309 - Know all men by these presents that I, JOHN HARBERDINCK, of the city of New York, cordwainer, being indisposed in body but of sound and perfect mind, Praised be God for the same, do make and declare this to be my last will and testament. I give and bequeath unto Joost Christian...
Сторінка 122 - ... the following: There are many who draw from the store-room of grief, A bucket of tears, which they call a relief, But the change of the scene, ever varying the view, A new spring of joy, in our bosoms renew, And when the deck's clear, And the enemy near, We look at the flag which waves over our head; Then we cheerfully sing For our country and king. What's the use of repining, our life's but a dream, Yet the sunshine of hope through all sorrow may gleam; With the heart of true seamen w'll buffet...
Сторінка 219 - The voices of the gallant fellows, as they pulled towards their superior in force, was now distinctly heard. They saw the approaching breeze and they struggled to gain their prize, before the presence of the brig should rob them of half the honour.
Сторінка 132 - ... by way of seeing how much the Spitfire would forereach over her, bearings were accurately taken ; but no more sail was set, the schooner was under her fore and aft sails ; with a reefed top-sails, she could have carried more, but she was never pressed with her canvass ; the frigate appeared under single reefed top-sails, top-gallant-sails, jib and spanker. This trifling circumstance of the tacking of the frigate, gave rise to many an anecdote...
Сторінка 149 - I should like to know," said another, " why we did not take the cargo out of that craft the other day, and why that red-headed rascal was given his money back ? Our other Captain used to tell all about where we were going, and what was done ; but this man keeps rummaging some old papers, and when he gets half across the Atlantic, turns tail, and runs us smack into the jaws of the channel fleet.