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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." 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
ing Baby. With bowl that sped from hand to hand, The gladdest of the gladsome band, 370 Amid their own delight and fun, [43] They hear--when every dance is done, When every whirling bout is o'er--[44] The fiddle's _squeak_ [G]--that call to bliss, Ever followed by a kiss; 375 They envy not the happy lot, But enjoy their own the more! While thus our jocund Travellers fare, Up springs the Sailor from his chair-- Limps (for I might have told before 380 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, 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! ITHIN THAT WARM AND PEACEFUL BERTH UNDER COVER TERROR OVER SLEEPING BY HER SLEEPING BABY WITH BOWL THAT SPED FROM HAND TO HAND THE GLADDEST OF THE GLADSOME BAND AMID THEIR OWN DELIGHT AND FUN THEY HEAR WHEN EVERY DANCE IS DONE WHEN EVERY WHIRLING BOUT IS O'ER THE FIDDLES SQUEAK THAT CALL TO BLISS EVER FOLLOWED BY A KISS THEY ENVY NOT THE HAPPY LOT BUT ENJOY THEIR OWN THE MORE WHILE THUS OUR JOCUND TRAVELLER'S FAIR UPSPRINGS 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
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