This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... Old England. Let Tourville with his fleet then come;. Some we'll sink and some we'll burn. Gun for gun we'll give them too, while they cry, ' Morbleu!' Gun for gun, etc., gun, etc., while they cry, ' We are routed!' The Turks they are much grieved, altho' they still believed That the French fleet could the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... Old England. Let Tourville with his fleet then come;. Some we'll sink and some we'll burn. Gun for gun we'll give them too, while they cry, ' Morbleu!' Gun for gun, etc., gun, etc., while they cry, ' We are routed!' The Turks they are much grieved, altho' they still believed That the French fleet could the English beat, But now they are deceived; In Toulon they all do sneak and hide, Whilst Russel in the Straights doth ride, Daring Tourville for to come, and bring out his fleet, Daring Tourville, etc., daring, etc., bring out his fleet, for to fight us. Since the French are frighted they by the world are slighted, For Russel the brave is resolved for to have The English nation righted; He cares not what the French can do, Since the Red squadron and the Blew Are full resolved for to be masters of the sea, Are full resolved for to be, are, etc., masters, etc., in spite of Monsieur. THE CAESAR'S VICTORY. It being an account of a ship so called in her voyage to the East Indies, richly laden, which was beset with five sail of Pirates; but the Caesar so rarely behaved herself that she came off with conquest and put her foes to flight, losing no more than one man, and but seven wounded, one of which was Francis Stevens, a Water-man, who formerly ply'd at Puddle-Dock, who lost his arm. To the Tune of Cannons rore. As we was sailing on the main, Well laded with great store of gain, We was in danger to be ta'en: Five pirates ships appeared, Who sailed up with courage bold, As if they would not be contrould; But we brave noble hearts of gold Their courage never feared. K We soon did understand their will, And therefore used our chiefest skill, Resolving there our blood to spill Rather than lose our Ctzsar: We vow'd she should not be their prey, And...
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