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Page 14
... - girl : That he prayed to a flat - nosed Lucknow god , And kissed the ground where her feet had trod , And doomed to death at her drunken nod And swore by her lightest curl . We bore the King to his fathers ' place , 14 THE LAST SUTTEE.
... - girl : That he prayed to a flat - nosed Lucknow god , And kissed the ground where her feet had trod , And doomed to death at her drunken nod And swore by her lightest curl . We bore the King to his fathers ' place , 14 THE LAST SUTTEE.
Page 69
... drunk and raising Cain : Give the girls another drink ' fore we sign away— We that took the ' Bolivar ' out across the Bay ! We put out from Sunderland loaded down with rails ; We put back to Sunderland ' cause our cargo shifted ; We ...
... drunk and raising Cain : Give the girls another drink ' fore we sign away— We that took the ' Bolivar ' out across the Bay ! We put out from Sunderland loaded down with rails ; We put back to Sunderland ' cause our cargo shifted ; We ...
Page 70
... Bolivar ' out across the Bay ! Felt her hog and felt her sag , betted when she'd break ; Wondered every time she raced if she'd stand the shock ; Heard the seas like drunken men pounding at her strake 70 20 THE BALLAD OF.
... Bolivar ' out across the Bay ! Felt her hog and felt her sag , betted when she'd break ; Wondered every time she raced if she'd stand the shock ; Heard the seas like drunken men pounding at her strake 70 20 THE BALLAD OF.
Page 71
Rudyard Kipling. Heard the seas like drunken men pounding at her strake ; Hoped the Lord ' ud keep his thumb on the plummer - block . Banged against the iron decks , bilges choked with coal ; Flayed and frozen foot and hand , sick of ...
Rudyard Kipling. Heard the seas like drunken men pounding at her strake ; Hoped the Lord ' ud keep his thumb on the plummer - block . Banged against the iron decks , bilges choked with coal ; Flayed and frozen foot and hand , sick of ...
Page 73
... ' down the Ratcliffe Road drunk and raising Cain : Seven men from out of Hell . Ain't the owners gay , ' Cause we took the ' Bolivar ' safe across the Bay ? THE LOST LEGION THERE'S a Legion that never was ' THE BOLIVAR ' 73.
... ' down the Ratcliffe Road drunk and raising Cain : Seven men from out of Hell . Ain't the owners gay , ' Cause we took the ' Bolivar ' safe across the Bay ? THE LOST LEGION THERE'S a Legion that never was ' THE BOLIVAR ' 73.
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