 And pretty nigh all o' the crew was drowned (There was seventy-seven o' soul), And only ten of the Nancy's men Said 'Here' to the muster-roll. "There was me and the cook and the captain bold, And the mate of the Nancy brig, And the bo'sun tight, and a...  Iowa Engineer - Page 2161905Full view - About this book
 | American poetry - 1881 - 520 pages
...seventy-seven o' soul ), And only ten of the Nancy's men Said ' Here !' to the muster-roll. " There was me and the cook and the captain bold, And the mate of the Nancy brig, And the bo'sun tight and a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig. " For a month we 'd neither... | |
 | American poetry - 1882 - 354 pages
...seventy-seven o' soul), And only ten o' the Nancy's men Said ' Here ! ' to the muster-roll. "There was me and the cook and the captain bold, And the mate of the Nancy brig. And the bo'sun tight and a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig. " For a month we'd neither wittles... | |
 | Thomas W. Handford - Recitations, American - 1881 - 438 pages
...o' soul), And only ten of the Nancy's men Said ' Here ! ' to the rfiuster roll. " There was me and the cook and the captain bold, And the mate of the Nancy brig, And the bo'sun tight, and the midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig. " For a month we'd neither... | |
 | 1883 - 648 pages
...those within by one another, and none are left save him who shall take upon himself the character of the " cook, and the captain bold, and the mate of the Nancy brig," the whole business enjoining strict compliance with " no flowers" and " very private." While clothing... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - Wit and humor - 1884 - 460 pages
...soul), And only ten of the ' Nancy's men Said ' Here 1 ' to the muster-roll. •' There was me and the cook and the captain bold, And the mate of the ' Nancy ' brig, And a bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig. "For a month we'd neither wittles... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - Wit and humor - 1884 - 458 pages
...seventy-seven o' soul), And only ten of the ' Nancy's men Said ' Here ! ' to the muster-roll. "There was me and the cook and the captain bold, And the mate of the ' Nancy ' brig, And a bo'sun tight and a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig. "For a month we'd neither wittles... | |
 | William Black - 1888 - 280 pages
...better write to Mr. Gilbert for the address of the sole survivor of the Nancy Bell — the man who was ' The cook and the captain bold, And the mate of the Nancy brig, And the bos'un tight, and the midsbipmite And the crew of the captain's gig — ' for short of that I don't... | |
 | Jacob W. Shoemaker - Readers - 1881 - 226 pages
...o' soul) ; And only ten of the ' Nancy's ' men Said ' Here ' to the muster roll. " There was me, and the cook, and the captain bold, And the mate of the ' Nancy ' brig, And a bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig. " For a month, we 'd neither wittles... | |
 | F. A. H. Eyles - English poetry - 1889 - 416 pages
...seventy-seven o' soul), And only ten of the Nancy's men Said ' Here !' to the muster-roll. " There was me and the cook and the captain bold. And the mate of the Nancy brig, And the bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig. " For a month we'd neither... | |
 | English literature - 1890 - 632 pages
...o' soul) ; And only ten of the ' Nancy's ' men Said ' Here ' to the muster roll. " There was me, and the cook, and the captain bold, And the mate of the ' Nancy ' brig, And a bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig. " For a month, we'd neither wittles... | |
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