 And I never larf, and I never smile, And I never lark nor play, But sit and croak, and a single joke I have — which is to say: "Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold, And the mate of the Nancy brig, And a bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite, And the crew of...  A Treasury of Humorous Poetry: Being a Compilation of Witty, Facetious, and ... - Page 3edited by - 1902 - 407 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1883 - 500 pages
...fairly applicable to the facts of his own case and were as follows : "Oh, I am a cook and a captam bold, And the mate of the ' Nancy ' brig. And a bo'sun...a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig. " Cassius called himself the " crew " of the " Chingachgook," though he wore the same uniform as "Captain"... | |
 | 1920 - 1002 pages
...' 'Twill soothing be if T let you see How extremely nice you'll smell.' Ferdinando and Elvira 635 " And he stirred it round and round and round, And he...midshipmite, . And the crew of the captain's gig." WS Gilbert. FERDINANDO AND ELVIRA OR, THE GENTLE PIEMAN PART I AT a pleasant evening party I had taken... | |
 | Peter Gay - 1993 - 724 pages
...about a wild-looking elderly sailor who, ever unsmiling, has one joke; he proclaims himself At once a cook, and a captain bold, And the mate of the Nancy...a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig! Asked how he can be all these men at once, he tells a harrowing tale of being shipwrecked, leaving... | |
 | Sheila Hales - 1994 - 160 pages
...long, And weedy and long was he, And I heard this wight on the shore recite, In a singular minor key: 'Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold, And the mate...a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig.' And he shook his fists and he tore his hair, Till I really felt afraid, For I couldn't help thinking... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pages
...understand How you can possibly be 20 "At once a cook, and a captain bold, And the mate of the Naney brig, And a bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite. And the crew of the captain's gig." Then he gave a hitch to his trousers, which Is a trick all seamen lam, And having got rid of a thumping... | |
 | Edward E. Leslie - 1988 - 614 pages
...For a wessel in sight I see! "And I never grieve, and I never smile. And I never larf nor play. But I sit and croak, and a single joke I have — which...a midshipmite. And the crew of the captain's gig!" For the whimsical Gilbert, then, as for many real survivors, the method of determining who was to die... | |
 | Robert X. Leeds - 1999 - 366 pages
...the duties of men of the sea, And I'll eat my hand if I understand How you can possibly be At once a cook and a captain bold And the mate of the Nancy...a midshipmite And the crew of the captain's gig." Then he gave a hitch to his trowsers, he did, Which is a trick all seamen larn, And having got rid... | |
 | Hubert Harrison - 2001 - 510 pages
...the limelight. He loved to be the center of everything. Like WS Gilbert's elderly naval man, he loved to say: "Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold, And the...a midshipmite And the crew of the captain's gig." He has always wanted to be the "whole cheese," and the jury took him at his own estimate. GOT A FAIR... | |
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