 Twas post meridian , half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted, At five she lingered on the shore, With uplift eyes and broken-hearted." "I calculate you are no fool of a screamer," said the American, shoving off his boat from the barge , and pulling...  Jacob Faithful - Page 143by Frederick Marryat - 1842 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1834 - 480 pages
...remain. But give me, give me, while I weep, The sanguine hope, &c. THE SAILOR'S JOURNAL. (Dibdin.) 'TWAS post meridian, half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted, At six she lingered on the shore, With uplift hands and broken hearted. At seven, while taughtening the... | |
 | Charles Dibdin - 1841 - 406 pages
...still sorrowing tell, How, sad and solemn, three times rung Tom Truelove's knell. THE SAILOR'S JOURNAL. 'TWAS post meridian, half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted, At six she linger'd on the shore, With uplift hands and broken-hearted. At seven, while taughtening the... | |
 | Charles Dibdin, George Hogarth - 1848 - 468 pages
...gentleman at large that has nothing to do, Let me recommend Paddy O'Blarney. THE SAILOR'S JOURNAL. 'TWAS post meridian half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted ; At six, she linger'd on the shore, With uplift hands, and broken-hearted ; At sev'n, while taught'ning... | |
 | British minstrel - 1848 - 480 pages
...cover; I'll come to-morrow again, And be your constant lover. Only say," &c. THE SAILOR'S JOURNAL. 'TWAS post meridian, half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted ; At six she linger'd on the shore, With uplift hands, and broken-hearted. At seven, while taught'ning the... | |
 | Charles Dibdin - 1850 - 424 pages
...still sorrowing tell, How, sad and solemn, three times rung Tom Truelove's knell. SAILOR'S JOURNAL. 'TWAS. post meridian, half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted, At six she linger'd on the shore, With uplift hands and broken-hearted. At seven, while tautening the... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1858 - 292 pages
...Hands and hearts joining, Long may continue our unity and joy. THE SAILOR'S JOURNAL. [C. DIBDIII.] "Twas post meridian, half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted, At six she linger'd on the shore, With uplift hands and broken hearted. At seven, while taughtening the... | |
 | Edmund Routledge - 1871 - 196 pages
...all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes : 7 HE SAILOR'S JOURNAL. BY CHARLES DIBDIN. 'TWAS post meridian, half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted ; At six she lingered on the shore, With uplift hands and broken-hearted. At seven, while taughteriing the... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1883 - 392 pages
...expect, was a deal quicker than that . I once seed a flash of lightning chase him for half-an-hour round the clearance, and I guess it couldn't catch...calculate you're no fool of a liar," said young Tom. " Well, so he is; but I do like a good lie, Jacob, there's some fun in it. But what the devil does... | |
 | 1887 - 300 pages
...let a furrin lingo drown the British " Yo, heave ho ! " Truth. April 15, 1886. THE SAILOR'S JOURNAL. 'TWAS post meridian, half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted, At six she linger "d on the shore, With uplift hands and broken hearted. At seven, while taughtening the... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1896 - 464 pages
...come alongside to-morrow afore meridian." " Ay, ay, master," replied old Tom, tuning up — " T was post meridian, half-past four, By signal I from Nancy...Well, so he is ; but I do like a good lie, Jacob, there's some fun in it. But what the devil does the fellow mean by calling a gale of wind — a gal... | |
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