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One eye he had, which, bright as ten, Burned like a fire among his men; Let this be land, and that be sea, 410 Here lay the French  and _thus_ came we!" ONE EYE HE HAD WHICH BRIGHT AS TEN BURNED LIKE A FIRE AMONG HIS MEN LET THIS BE LAND AND THAT BE SEA HERE LAY THE FRENCH AND THUS CAME WE
he was lame) across the floor-- Is gone--returns--and with a prize; With what?--a Ship of lusty size; A gallant stately Man-of-war, Fixed on a smoothly-sliding car. 385 Surprise to all, but most surprise To Benjamin, who rubs his eyes, Not knowing that he had befriended A Man so gloriously attended! "This," cries the Sailor, "a Third-rate is--390 Stand back, and you shall see her gratis! This was the Flag-ship at the Nile, The Vanguard--you may smirk and smile, But, pretty Maid, if you look near, You'll find you've much in little here! 395 A nobler ship did never swim, And you shall see her in full trim: I'll set, my friends, to do you honour, Set every inch of sail upon her." So said, so done; and masts, sails, yards, 400 He names them all; and interlards His speech with uncouth terms of art, Accomplished in the showman's part; And then, as from a sudden check, Cries out--"'Tis there, the quarter-deck 405 On which brave Admiral Nelson stood-- A sight that would have roused your blood! INGS THE SAILOR FROM HIS CHAIR LIMPS FOR I MIGHT HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE THAT HE WAS LAME ACROSS THE FLOOR IS GONE RETURNS AND WITH A PRIZE WITH WHAT A SHIP OF LUSTY SIZE A GALLANT STATELY MAN OF WAR FIX'D ON A SMOOTHLY SLIDING CARURPRISE TO ALL BUT MOST SURPRISED TO BENJAMIN WHO RUBS HIS EYES NOT KNOWING THAT HE HAD BEFRIENDED A MAN SO GLORIOUSLY ATTENDED THIS CRIES THE SAILOR A THIRD RATE IS STAND BACK AND YOU SHALL SEE HER GRATIS THIS WAS THE FLAG SHIP AT THE NILE THE VANGUARD YOU MAY SMIRK AND SMILE BUT PRETTY MAID IF YOU LOOK NEAR YOU'LL FIND YOU'VE MUCH IN LITTLE HERE A NOBLER SHIP DID NEVER SWIM AND YOU SHALL SEE HER IN FULL TRIM I'LL SET MY FRIENDS TO DO YOU HONOUR SET EVERY INCH OF SAIL UPON HER SO SAID SO DONE AND MASTS SAILS YARDS HE NAMES THEM ALL AND INTERLARDS HIS SPEECH WITH UNCOUTH TERMS OF ART ACCOMPLISHED IN THE SHOWMAN'S PART AND THEN AS FROM A SUDDEN CHECK CRIES OUT TIS THERE THE QUARTER DECK ON WHICH BRAVE ADMIRAL NELSON STOOD A SIGHT THAT WOULD HAVE ROUSED YOUR BLOOD
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