Starboard and port: the "Nettie" along shore (1876)
Hepworth, George H. (George Hughes), 1833-1902 · New York : Harper & brothers · leaf 108
to do. At one time the whole company wereclimbing the shrouds, hand over hand, and hangingfrom various heights. There was a deep-seated rivalryamong us to reach the topmast. Many were thestruggles, the plunges, the kicks, as though somewherein the air an invisible platform was placed, from whichto… … I02 Starboard and Port. has expended the last ounce of energy in the upwardcHmb, it is curious how anxious he is to get back toterra firma. lie lets the rope slip through his fingersin the most reckless way, and pays for his carelessnesswith two or three blisters. At another time we laid traps for…
