in this forecastle hero.
magnate
Invariably
a proficient in his perilous calling,
he was also more or less of a
mighty boxer or wrestler. It was strength and beauty. Tales of his
prowess were recited. Ashore
he was the champion; afloat the
spokesman; whatever on every suitable occasion always foremost.
Close-reefing topsails in a gale,
there he was, astride the weather
yard-arm-end, foot the Flemish horse as in "stirrup,"
both brown hands tugging at the "ear-ring"
as at a bridle, in verry much an xxxxx the attitude of the
young Alexander curbing the
fiery steed Bucephalus . A supurb superb
figure , outline ^ a figure tossed up as by the horns
of Taurus against the thunderous
a proficient in his perilous calling,
he was also more or less of a
mighty boxer or wrestler. It was strength and beauty. Tales of his
prowess were recited. Ashore
he was the champion; afloat the
spokesman; whatever on every suitable occasion always foremost.
Close-reefing topsails in a gale,
there he was, astride the weather
yard-arm-end, foot the Flemish horse as in "stirrup,"
both brown hands tugging at the "ear-ring"
as at a bridle, in verry much an xxxxx the attitude of the
young Alexander curbing the
fiery steed Bucephalus . A supurb superb
figure , outline ^ a figure tossed up as by the horns
of Taurus against the thunderous
in this forecastle hero.
magnate
Invariably
a proficient in his perilous calling,
he was also more or less of a
mighty boxer or wrestler. It was strength and beauty. Tales of his
prowess were recited. Ashore
he was the champion; afloat the
spokesman; whatever on every suitable occasion always foremost.
Close-reefing topsails in a gale,
there he was, astride the weather
yard-arm-end, foot the Flemish horse as in "stirrup,"
both brown hands tugging at the "ear-ring"
as at a bridle, in verry much an xxxxx the attitude of the
young Alexander curbing the
fiery steed Bucephalus . A supurb superb
figure , outline ^ a figure tossed up as by the horns
of Taurus against the thunderous
a proficient in his perilous calling,
he was also more or less of a
mighty boxer or wrestler. It was strength and beauty. Tales of his
prowess were recited. Ashore
he was the champion; afloat the
spokesman; whatever on every suitable occasion always foremost.
Close-reefing topsails in a gale,
there he was, astride the weather
yard-arm-end, foot the Flemish horse as in "stirrup,"
both brown hands tugging at the "ear-ring"
as at a bridle, in verry much an xxxxx the attitude of the
young Alexander curbing the
fiery steed Bucephalus . A supurb superb
figure , outline ^ a figure tossed up as by the horns
of Taurus against the thunderous
Transcribed by: John Bryant