Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1771. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... / near as they possibly could, to hear his further annotations. The .n?xt figure that struck the captain's eye, was Miss * * *, with a cap on her head about the size of a bustiel-measure. " If that was my " wife," says the captain, ,l run me * 1 down in fifty fathom water,if I would " not bleach all my old main-sails, " to find rigging for her top-gallants* masts." " That lady," fays his cousin Lovely, " is both a very agree" able, and very sensible woman; and *! yet has that strange whim, of wear*' ing her caps like nobody else; now " that other folks wear them no big** ger than a crown piece, that's her " standard ; when other ladies in" crease. theirs in bulk, I don't doubt ** but hers will be as near the size of " a sugars .** a sugar-hogshead as the milliners can ** make ic; but such whims in her " are useful to trade, because she ** pays punctually." The next that took the captain's eye, was the charming duchess of A--'.--r, to whom that line of Milton's may be properly applied. **Grace was in all her steps," &c. Sec. The dignity and ease with which the duchess moved, had an instantaneous effect on our artless captain. " Aye, " there," says the blunt tar, guided by no other judgment than pure nature, " there's a frigate moves so, that ** a man with half an eye may see " her ballast has been trim'd by work" men." Although bare-poles, topgallantgallant-sails, ballast, trimming, and drag-sails, were heathen Greek to Mrs Lovely, yet the captain applied his terms so much to the purpose, that, in half a dozen more trips, I'll answer for him, he would have made a complete sailor of her : but, just then, Mr. Lovely and his friend joining them, the conversation became general, and we had no opportunity of hearing any more of the captain's oddities therefore content...
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