The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, 2. köideW. Plant Piercy, 1809 |
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Page 68
... brails refix'd , another soon prepar'd , Ascending , spreads along beneath the yard : To each yard - arm the head - rope they extend , And soon their earings and the robans bend . That task perform'd , they first the braces slack , Then ...
... brails refix'd , another soon prepar'd , Ascending , spreads along beneath the yard : To each yard - arm the head - rope they extend , And soon their earings and the robans bend . That task perform'd , they first the braces slack , Then ...
Page 72
... brails at his command : But here the doubtful officers dispute , ' Till skill and judgment prejudice confute . Rodmond , whose genius never soar'd beyond The narrow rules of art his youth had con'd , Still to the hostile fury of the ...
... brails at his command : But here the doubtful officers dispute , ' Till skill and judgment prejudice confute . Rodmond , whose genius never soar'd beyond The narrow rules of art his youth had con'd , Still to the hostile fury of the ...
Page 73
... brails confin'd , It lies at length unshaken by the wind . The fore - sail then secured , with equal care Again to reef the main - sail they repair : While some high - mounted over - haul the tye , Below , the down - haul tackle others ...
... brails confin'd , It lies at length unshaken by the wind . The fore - sail then secured , with equal care Again to reef the main - sail they repair : While some high - mounted over - haul the tye , Below , the down - haul tackle others ...
Page 76
... brails relax'd , th ' extended sheet belay'd : The helm its post forsook , and , lash'd a - lee , Inclin'd the wayward prow to front the sea . > As yet , amid this elemental war , That scatters desolation from afar , Nor toil , nor ...
... brails relax'd , th ' extended sheet belay'd : The helm its post forsook , and , lash'd a - lee , Inclin'd the wayward prow to front the sea . > As yet , amid this elemental war , That scatters desolation from afar , Nor toil , nor ...
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