 | Tobias Smollett - English fiction - 1796 - 480 pages
...fquadron In his Majefty's fervice, Who broach'd to, at five PM OCt. X. In the year of his age Threefcore and nineteen. He kept his guns always loaded, And his tackle ready mann'd, And never {bowed his poop to the enemy, Except when he took her in tow ; But, His fhot being... | |
 | Tobias Smollett, Robert Anderson - 1811 - 494 pages
...Threescore and nineteen. He kept his guna always loaded, And his tackle ready mann'd, And never shewed his poop to the enemy, Except when he took her in...match burnt out, And his upper works decayed, He was sunk By Death's superior weight of metal. Nevertheless, He will be weighed again At the Great Day,... | |
 | England - 1876 - 818 pages
...epitaph some words which were engraved over the shell of Commodore Trunnion : " He kept his guns ready loaded, and his tackle ready manned, and never showed his poop to the enemy except when he took him in tow." But I must not begin to scribble about politics after so long a letter on warlike matters.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett, Robert Anderson - 1820 - 494 pages
...Esa. Formerly commander of a squadron In .his majesty's service, Who broach'd to, at five PM Oct. x, In the year of his age Threescore and nineteen. He kept his guns always loaded, And his tackle ready mann'd, And never shewed his poop to the enemy Except when he took her in tow ; But, His shot being... | |
 | Tobias George [novels] Smollett - 1821 - 748 pages
...Threescore and nineteen. He kept his guns always loaded, And his tackle ready mann'd, And never shewed his poop to the enemy, Except when he took her in...match burnt out, And his upper works decayed, He was sunk By Death's superior weight of metal. Nevertheless, He will be weighed again At the Great Day,... | |
 | Tobias George [novels] Smollett - 1821 - 746 pages
...Esq. Formerly commander of a squadron In his Majesty's service, Who broach'd to, at five PM Oct. X. In the year of his age Threescore and nineteen. He kept his guns always loaded, And his tackle ready mann'd, And never shewed his poop to the enemy, Except when he took her in tow ; But, His shot being... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1824 - 334 pages
...Esq ; Formerly commander of a squadron In his majesty's service, Who broach'd to, at five PM Oct. X. In the year of his age Threescore and nineteen. He kept his guns always loaded, And liis tackle ready mann'd, And never showed his poop to the enemy, Except when he took her in tow ;... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...broached to at 5 PM x, in the year of his age threescore :ind nineteen. He kept Ый guns always ed, ven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Misery all he had ex\vhen he took her in tow ; but his shot, lieing expended, Ins match burnt out, his upper works decayed,... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett, Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 554 pages
...ESQ. Formerly commander of a squadron In his majesty's service ; Who broach'd to, at five PM Oct. x. to the trouble of making such an effort of generosity, as would induce her to forgive the heinous o mann'd, And never showed his poop to the enemy, Except when he took her in tow ; But, His shot being... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1848 - 1048 pages
...nineteen. He kept hid guns always loader!, And his tickle ready manned, And never showed his pooji to the enemy, Except when he took her in tow ; But,...match burnt out, And his upper works decayed. He was sunk By Death's superior weight of metal. Nevertheless. He will be weighed again At the Great Day,... | |
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PM Oct. x In the year of his age Threescore and nineteen. He kept his guns always loaded. And his tackle ready manned, And never showed his poop to the enemy, Except when he took her in tow; But, His shot being expended. His match burnt out, And his upper... 
