Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 930
s crewBy shoeing craven fearI 11 shoot! and then his sturdy menResponded with a cheer. VII When morning broke, the lookout spoke A hostile man-o-war;With all sail spread toward us she sped, Her guns began to roar. IV The skipper bold was not so oldAs most sea captains are. But neer was seen an eye… … XIV Well, who s afraid? our skipper said,This chance we must not miss,The Jenny Lee was put to seaFor just such work as this. XV Soon, swift and sure, the pirate MoorRanged close along our beam. And ere she passed she grappled fast.Then, with exultant scream. XVI The heathen horde swarmed thick…
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