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147.
With boiling Pitch another near at hand
(From friendly Sweden brought,) the seams instops:
Which well paid or'e the salt-Sea waves withstand,
And shakes them from the rising Beak in drops.
With boiling Pitch another near at hand
(From friendly Sweden brought,) the seams instops:
Which well paid or'e the salt-Sea waves withstand,
And shakes them from the rising Beak in drops.
148.
Some the gall'd Ropes with dawby Marline bind,
Or sear-cloth Masts with strong Tarpawling coats:
To try new Shrouds one mounts into the wind,
And one, below, their Ease or Stiffness notes.
Some the gall'd Ropes with dawby Marline bind,
Or sear-cloth Masts with strong Tarpawling coats:
To try new Shrouds one mounts into the wind,
And one, below, their Ease or Stiffness notes.
149.
Our careful Monarch stands in Person by,
His new-cast Cannons Firmness to explore:
The strength of big-corn'd Powder loves to try,
And Ball and Cartrage sorts for every bore.
Our careful Monarch stands in Person by,
His new-cast Cannons Firmness to explore:
The strength of big-corn'd Powder loves to try,
And Ball and Cartrage sorts for every bore.
150.
Each day brings fresh supplies of Arms and Men,
And Ships which all last Winter were abroad:
And such as fitted since the Fight had been,
Or new from Stocks were fall'n into Road.
Each day brings fresh supplies of Arms and Men,
And Ships which all last Winter were abroad:
And such as fitted since the Fight had been,
Or new from Stocks were fall'n into Road.
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