| 单词 | foretop |
| 例句 | Next came a poetic ode to Columbus that was as long and difficult to endure as the admiral’s voyage itself: “Then from the Pinta's foretop fell a cry, a trumpet song, ‘Light ho! The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His muscles, like whipcord, rippled as he ascended with a steady, even movement towards the isolated foretop. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z A loud yell came from the pirate crew, and once more a heavy fire was opened on the foretop, but, lying snugly under the shelter of the mantlet, I remained in perfect safety. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z But, although it seemed hopeless, a man was sent up to the foretop to scan the horizon. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z If we could only get them into traces now, how beautiful it would be to stand in the foretop and drive a degree or two, on a summer sea! Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Into the foretop, mind, where he’ll get plenty of air about him.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Then the breeze went round to fair again, the sea went down, and the birds came back; and one afternoon a shout was heard from the foretop that made Archie’s heart jump for very joy. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Encouraged by my success, I opened a steady fire on the crew, and in a few moments the whole of the deck that was visible from the foretop was deserted. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z I even ran right up the rigging into the foretop, and had a look around me, and the sailors all declared I was a ship’s cat born and bred. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z I was captain of the foretop then, and no mistake, and monarch of all I surveyed.’ Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z “Hurrah for the foretop?” cried Rory, laying hold of a stay. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z From the foretop, as they descended, they looked far down on the narrow hull, rolling, pitching, and shivering, beneath them. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z However, I stuck to it, followed Drake over the futtock shrouds, where for a space I felt like a fly on a ceiling, and at length gained the foretop. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z A whaler, with a crow’s-nest on her foretop, was lying in the harbor, to convey the visitors to the spot where the Fram was lying on the stocks. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z I had been made captain of the foretop only a week before we were wrecked. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Then there was a shout from the man at the foretop. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Again the ball from the bigger of the two fell wide, but that from her consort was more scientifically aimed, and our foretop mast came down with a crash. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z I thought you would have shrunk from the task, or, in any case, have climbed no farther than the foretop. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Take him by the foretop—don't let him get away from you. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z Midshipman David Porter, a youngster barely in his teens, was stationed in the foretop. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z But she ventured even further than this, and more than once her father started to find her in the foretop, and standing beside her that tall, imperturbable Admiral. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Here it seemed to Olenka that she saw as before her the blond foretop, the blue eyes, the laughing mouth in which are gleaming teeth as white as the teeth of a young dog. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Under these rude mantlets they made preparations for storming the foretop, some making for the weather shrouds, others for the lee. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z After this defection the Golden Hinde took the place of the Vice-Admiral, and hoisted her flag from the mizzen to the foretop. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z There had been a few men in the foretop when the action had commenced. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z No place of quiet and comfort for me except swinging in the foretop with the purser’s monkey. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z And again he walked, and again he pushed the foretop on his forehead; at last he grew impatient that the maiden was so long in returning. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z There was a rush for the shelter of the Gannet, and, realizing the danger, I crept along the foot-rope of the foreyard, gained the foreyard of the Gannet, and thence made for her foretop. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The town itself, closely built and dirty, is divided by quebradas or ravines into three parts, extending along the side of a hill, and designated by the sailors as foretop, maintop, and mizentop. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z They had to make the signal, but the foretop halliards were gone. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z From the foretop, in clear and mellifluous tones, was heard the following melody: Farewell! farewell! but ever, When wand'ring o'er the sea, Though worlds of water sever, This heart shall turn to thee. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z The Gaulois had been holed in the bows, the fire-control station on the Inflexible's foretop had been shot away, and several of her men had fallen. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Missing Maseden by a hair’s breadth, it struck the foretop, and the spar snapped like a carrot. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z At the foretop flutters the tricolor of red, white, and black, with the arms of Amsterdam in a field of white. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Over the fog a slender dark line showed with a blurred foretop below. H.M.S. —— "Just now he climbed up the rigging, inserted his person through the lubber's hole, and seated himself in the foretop." The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z And so saying, he walked forward to hail the foretop, and left me to my meditations. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 A mighty column of water was forced as high as the foretop. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 In the first dog-watch of the next afternoon, when the sailors forward are amusing themselves with pipe and song, the lookout in the foretop cries, "Steamer ho!" Harper's Round Table, October 1, 1895 From the Flagship's foretop the view was extraordinary. H.M.S. —— At her foretop masthead she bore St. George's flag. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools “Sail ho!” shouted the look-out in the foretop of the merchant brig, the “Halcyon,” one fine afternoon, some three months after, the events related in the preceding chapter. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Two weeks afterward came the belated Isaac Todd with the Nor' Westers' white flag at its foretop and the dissolute old Governor MacTavish holding a high carnival of riot in the cabin. The Story of the Trapper And, last, with a little knot of unwounded men around him, came Lord Snorē walking heavily, swinging his axe, with the blood dripping from his shaggy foretop and from the ends of his hands. The Sentimental Vikings The sight from the foretop was a thing that one would remember all one's life, and be thankful not to have missed. H.M.S. —— Emptying his mouth of the grateful weed, and wringing the sleet from his weather-beaten beard, he continued: "You remember Jim Hughes, Mr. Blank, the captain of the old ship's foretop." Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Waves of water, when at the prodigious, are never higher than the foretop of a man-of-war. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) And, like a cool, firm hand, laid on a feverish, restless foretop, come agin the thought of them three wise men that had trod that desert waste. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife He looked at me in astonishment, like a man charged suddenly with a crime, and slid his long hand out under her slim throat, and over her silk foretop; then he growled. Dwellers in the Hills Tom spends most of his time in the foretop. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Take her from foretop to fetlocks, she's as lovely as a diamond flush. Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories Then her main and foretop masts fell, and she was dreadfully bruised in her hull. Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly His foretop was "banged," and he had the air of a mischievous, resolute boy. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse As we listened to him, everything seemed possible, the right seemed possible to do, it almost seemed as if we felt the crown restin’ on our tired foretops. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands He was almost continuously in the foretop again from two o'clock until dark, when he took up his position on the topgallant forecastle. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Now the lookout in the foretop of the Tigers gave a cheer. The Black Buccaneer It was as much as Captain Broke could do to save from their fury a young midshipman, who, having slid down a rope from the 'Chesapeake's' foretop, begged his protection. The True Story Book His little, black eyes rolled and glinted under his shaggy foretop. Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method And I sez as I calmly wadded up my back hair and smoothed my foretop, “Well, I spoze I can go alone if you feel so.” Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands He stooped and stroked but once or twice the dead horse’s damp foretop, then hastened to the cart. Far Past the Frontier In the maintop were the first mate and three or four of the crew, and in the foretop were the rest, all bunched together and waiting for instructions. The Grain Ship Once round and fairly on the move again, upon being relieved at the wheel I took the telescope and myself ascended to the foretop upon a visit of inspection. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" A little white fringe framed his wrinkled face and numbered indeed were the hairs of his foretop. Blue Ridge Country So clear was the day that the lookout in the foretop of the "Euryalus" could see the ripples on the beach. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima “All ready for letting fall, sir,” the middy stationed in the foretop was the first to sing out. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant "Something black on the ice on the port bow!" shouted the man from the foretop. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers A number of the men who were scrambling forward returned on hearing the captain sing out, but the rest held on and gained the foretop. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Do!” he sang in staccato notes, nodding the sparse gray foretop jerkily with each note as bass, alto, tenor, soprano took up their pitch. Blue Ridge Country From the foretop of the "Algéciras" a party of marksmen fired down on the English decks and wounded Captain Tyler badly. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima He fell from the upper rigging as he was climbing up into the foretop. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Well, by-and-by the hands came down from aloft; and amongst them Black Harry, who lagged behind the rest, although he had been the first in the foretop going up. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek It came into my mind like a fright, and I called to the captain that I meant to make for the foretop. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands At last his trembling hand sought the sparse foretop. Blue Ridge Country At one bell in the forenoon watch, the lookout in the foretop shouted, "Land, ho, on the lee bow." Down the Rhine Young America in Germany See how smart you can be with those new hands we have from the foretop!” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant In a few moments I could clearly see that it was a piece of a mast; then I could plainly distinguish the ‘foretop.’ Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner It stunned me for a moment, for I had thought all hands were in the foretop, and never dreamt of so many lives having been lost. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands He has taken time by the foretop; and will be sure to go before, or drive his business; while his more tardy neighbor 'suffers his business to drive him.' The Young Man's Guide "Avast," "Starboard," "Port," "Bowsprit," and similar indications of a mutinous undercurrent, though subdued, were audible, Bill Boozey, captain of the foretop, came out from the rest. Captain Boldheart & the Latin-Grammar Master A Holiday Romance from the Pen of Lieut-Col. Robin Redforth, aged 9 This time the watch on the foretop and the men astride the nose sent it whirling through the choke and damp with an added note of joy. A List To Starboard 1909 The foretop reported smoke on the horizon ahead. The U-boat hunters There were nine or ten men in the foretop, all lashed and huddled together. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Every man knew exactly what he had to do—some to attack one part of the ship, some another; others to go aloft and loose pails, some to the main, and others to the foretop. A Voyage round the World A book for boys In this extremity, the gratitude of Boozey, the captain of the foretop whom our readers may remember, was truly affecting. Captain Boldheart & the Latin-Grammar Master A Holiday Romance from the Pen of Lieut-Col. Robin Redforth, aged 9 But you wouldn’t suppose we had a garden up in our foretop, where we grow all sorts of greens and other things. My First Cruise and Other stories One senior watch-officer, now in the foretop, called down that he could now see the ship. The U-boat hunters Everywhere was the stir of jubilant life—everywhere but under the tattered awning stretched in the foretop of the Perle. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 In the foretop of the "Constellation" was stationed young David Porter, who in that trying moment showed the result of his hard schooling in the merchant-service, of which we have spoken. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 An' Mike Hinch, with a foretop of thick black hair that hung down over his eyes so it looked like he had to squinch down to see in under it. Prairie Flowers Snookes had to go also, as he was stationed in the foretop. My First Cruise and Other stories She could not be seen from the bridge, but, directed by the foretop, the gun was trained on the horizon dead ahead; 11,000 yards was the range. The U-boat hunters He at once grew desperate, struck at the poor wretch whom he had robbed, missed his blow, and fell headlong from the narrow platform in the foretop, and was lost in the sea. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Three Americans were also ingulfed; and five narrowly escaped death by climbing up the rigging to the foretop, which remained above water when the hull rested upon the bottom. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 “Come out o’ that,” cried Martin, making a poke at the big grey cat, like a small tiger, which had fled to the foretop. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers Whenever I have a mind for a filbert, I have only to shake my foretop. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection We could not see the splash from the bridge, nor could they in the foretop. The U-boat hunters Now, the two captains of the foretop were both prime young men, active as monkeys, and bold as lions. Jacob Faithful But I wasn't goin' to let him take the jaw out o' me, so I only laughed, an' says I, "Why, I'm captain of the foretop at sea, any how." The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. He then deliberately returned to the foretop, and after stopping there for some seconds, and looking at the stranger, he slowly descended the fore-rigging. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley Among those who sprang aloft when the hands were turned up was Harry Lethbridge, whose station was the foretop. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories I persuaded both to join, Toby being rated as a quarter-master, and Pat as captain of the foretop. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea The sky and sea were of a leaden grey hue, the only spots of white were the foaming crests of the seas and our closely-reefed foretop sails. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat “I say, Mas’ Don, look ye there,” whispered Jem, as they sat together in the foretop. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens Oliver started, and his heart sank, for he saw that at which his companion pointed—a puff of white smoke fired from the foretop, and directly after there was a dull report. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track Could you lay out on the foretop yard?” Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle In the morning when he went on deck he washed a shirt and took it up to the foretop to dry. Susan A Story for Children ‘The last voyage I was on, my mate was in the foretop of the vessel I was in, looking out to windward, when pop jumps one of ’em right down his throat!’ On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story “Not a doubt of it, sir,” replied the captain of the foretop, in an assured tone that expressed his confidence in his own statement. Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy In another minute, however, the look out in the foretop discerned Jackson, and he hailed the deck at once. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea “On our starboard beam, sir,” sang out Masters from the foretop. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Birt had a little pocket book with him, and in it, as he sat on the foretop, he wrote down all he knew about the intended mutiny. Susan A Story for Children Presently, I could not only perceive the Esmeralda, but a boat also ahead, to which the man I had noticed in the foretop was making motions. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story The same afternoon, when it had cleared up again, the sun coming out and the waves calming down, our lookout-man aloft in the foretop sighted something in the distance. Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy So saying, Jake at once scrambled up the rigging and in a minute or two was away up in the foretop, waving his arms about and shouting with laughter in great glee. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea The Wolf, without replying, grasped the horse's foretop with his left hand; with his right he held the thief by the belt. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections One of the midshipmen had, for the past hour, been in the foretop with a glass; and the captain himself now went up, and took his place beside him. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War His hat had fallen off, his foretop of brown hair straggled over his wild eyes. Trail's End A cheer broke from the lugger as her opponent's foretop mast fell over her side, with all its hamper. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War "Yes, ma'am, you will find them at the foretop." The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs The second mate, that he might make sure of his aim, went aloft into the foretop. The Honour of the Flag I shall be obliged if you will go up to the foretop, Hardy, and con the brig in; but mind you, come down before we get to the white water. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War Let the storm off Pernambuco declare who first sprang to the foretop and thence aloft to strike t'gallant yards while the good ship Poseidon careened before its hurricane rage! The Mayor of Troy His dress was an entire suit of brown, of the old shape; a narrow stock, tight about his neck; his wig amply powdered, with a high poking foretop. Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell With a shifting foundation under his feet, a stiff wind flattening him against the shrouds, and a deathly swaying to and fro that increased as he went higher, he managed to reach the foretop. Ralph Granger's Fortunes He travelled with heroic speed till he got as high as the foretop. The Honour of the Flag Shall the lookout call from the foretop tall, "Land, land!" with a maddened scream, And the crew in glee from the taffrail see Where the island palm-trees dream? Songs from Vagabondia Meantime a petty officer named Hicks had been promoted captain of the foretop. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine Coming from the one hill to another, I reached a miserable quarter of the town, called by the sailors the "foretop." Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors Ralph, who was assisting to reeve a new block at the foretop, saw that the fog was almost at hand. Ralph Granger's Fortunes It next descended with the velocity of wind into the foretop. The Honour of the Flag "Two of you jump into the foretop, and make all fast." Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France Something really did happen in the foretop that day—something happened to its captain, though nobody knew just what it was. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine A Bengola light was displayed for a moment from the foretop, and answered by another from the shore. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales He told a sailor to go up to the foretop and look beyond the phantom-ship. Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy The very next day, Lynch came to the foretop, where Newman and I were working on the rigging. The Blood Ship Jack waited until he saw the signal flags break out at the foretop of the "Hudson." The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis I went out into the pantry of the wardroom, jotted down as much of this as I could remember, and it gave me a splendid introduction to the captain of the foretop. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine I said; "you are no longer captain of the foretop, you are disrated on the ship's books." The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels Just before daylight, when the tide had ebbed, and the sea had gone down, the two women and the baby were brought below from the foretop, and all hands descended to the deck. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned "All ready, sir," reported the second midshipman, who was in the foretop, superintending the operation. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat I saw the captain of the foretop surrounded by suitors for his hand, while he was himself fingering the edge of a packing-case, and singing an amorous ditty to a lady-love shaving at a mirror. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Something went wrong in the foretop that day, and its captain fell to the hatchway grating below. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine Upon this occasion, however, he kept clear of the corps, and attacked one of his oldest and dearest friends, no less a personage than the captain of the foretop. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels The two women and the baby were first helped up to the foretop; then the pilot, counting the men, found one missing. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned While he was watching the east, the lookout man in the foretop hailed the deck. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East The 'captain of the foretop'—there isn't any foretop now—was put in irons to-day by Mr. Martin for eating cold sausage while on look-out. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales The evolution was completed, and when the man of the foretop descended to the deck, half a dozen men gripped Hicks, and hugged him and kissed him with tears in their eyes. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine Why, these men here say you have been trying to belong to the foretop, and the mizzentop, and the forecastle, and the hold, and the waist, and every other part of the ship. Israel Potter Amongst those who survived in the foretop were two seamen, Robert Dunlap, and Daniel Munroe; the latter disappeared in the night, and his companion concluded that he had been washed away with the others. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 We had not been on deck a minute, when I hailed the foretop, and was instantly answered by our own men, an equally prompt answer being returned from the frigate's maintop. Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1 Her foretop and mane want combing and cutting very much. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader Great excitement immediately prevailed on board, and Tom and Captain Brown rushed, for about the twelfth time, to the foretop to see if the report was true. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months He had slung his hammock in the Constellation’s fo’castle, and became captain of the foretop. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance With great courage and skill, and at the peril of his life, he reached the wreck, and backing his skiff close to the foretop, carried off two of the people. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 Two heavy shells struck the foretop of the Brigadier almost simultaneously. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy Nay, her foretop's a cheat; each morn she does black it, Yet, ere it be night, it's the same with her placket. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 I was on the foretop most of the night. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales "Yes," replied Jack; and his warders, who were two foretop men, allowed him to speak with her through the keyhole. The Pilots of Pomona Of the ten in the foretop, six perished, three from exhaustion, and three were washed way. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 We had not been on deck a minute, when I hailed the foretop, and was instantly answered by our own men, an equally prompt answer being returned from the frigate's main-top. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I Captain of the foretop," said he, "up on your horses, and take your stirrups up three inches."—" Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 When the Pirate neared us, we could make out a man coming down the ratlines from the foretop, showing that she had evidently sighted us even before we had her. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" We clewed up the mizzen royal, we lashed the foretop to make it spin upon its heels. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 24, 1891 He failed in his first attempt, and then swam to the foretop, near which he knew the launch must pass, to enable her to clear the wreck. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 He even ventured to climb the mast of a ship as far as the foretop. The Soul of a Child In the midst of such prognostics and complaints; the captain of the foretop shouted the words "Sail ho!" The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet A lookout was posted in the foretop, while the rest of the men lounged about the decks and discussed the situation and the tragedy of the day before. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Three days passed, and Bob was one morning in the foretop when suddenly he gave a wild shout. The Golden Canyon Towards one o’clock land is sighted by the lookout man on the foretop cross-tree. Facing the Flag He was stationed in the foretop at watch and watch. The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson In this extremity, the gratitude of Boozey, the captain of the foretop, whom our readers may remember, was truly affecting. Holiday Romance The upper limb of the red sun was just touching the line of water when the man in the foretop hailed the deck. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" On lifting their eyes aloft they beheld a singular-looking object gazing at them over the edge of the foretop. The Golden Canyon At sight of the king he opened his eyes in astonishment, pulled his foretop, and bowed uneasily. The Mad King His hair, which was of a light brown, parted at the foretop, and hung down upon his shoulders, according to the picture which he has given of Adam. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 "Then go into the foretop and stay all night." Stories Worth Rereading Nature seemed to have made an uneven distribution of foretop and fetlock in Darby's case, his foretop was so scanty and his fetlocks so heavy. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 1, January, 1884 As she approached the southern end of the isle, Bok, who had been sent into the foretop, shouted that again there was land ahead, and that the passage between was full of ice. The Golden Canyon She did not carry a double foretop, which would very much have diminished the difficulty attending the reefing. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain The foretop still remained above water, and four of the prisoners saved themselves by running up the rigging into it. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans There being no mosquito bars attached to the berths in the forecastle, the foretop was the only place in which I could procure a few hours repose. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale It is advisable on approaching the animal to stroke its face, and in the horse to brush its foretop away. Common Diseases of Farm Animals He answered like a flash, 'My captain of the foretop aboard the Agamemnon—Ralph Piper. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea He was small and mean-looking—his foretop and mane in a hopeless tangle, with hay-seed on his eyelids, and damp straws scattered promiscuously around his body. The Opium Habit The poor fellow crawled off the yard into the foretop, as he was ordered, where he was found after the brush, badly wounded by a splinter in the breast. Tom Cringle's Log One of the sailors, who occupied a portion of the foretop as a sleeping room, unfortunately rolled over the rim of the top one night while locked in the embraces of Somnus. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale "When we go aloft, you get into the foretop, and keep one of these going all the time, do you hear?" The Ghost Pirates As he did so, the mist above drifted away, and the Union Jack at the foretop of the privateer floated out. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea The man at the foretop looked around him; it was a moment of intense anxiety; then waving his hat, he cried out, "A sail, on the lee-bow!" Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea Nay, pray thee leave, go catch occasion by the foretop. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 It was a work of difficulty and danger to descend from the deck-load to the forecastle; but to reach the foretop required only a hop, skip, and a jump. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale I heard him and the Mate talking to the men, and presently, when we were going over the foretop, I made out that they were beginning to get into the rigging. The Ghost Pirates The privateer, her foretop in flames, was dishevelled as a virago after a street fight; while great white clouds puffing out of the frigate's quarter-gallery told that she was afire. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea The mate ascended to the foretop cross-tree, and took a long survey of the stranger. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established At length the watch from the foretop of the Real called out, "A sail!" and soon after announced that the whole Ottoman fleet was in sight. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 With such a deck-load, not an unusually large one in those days, the leading trucks attached to the fore-rigging were about half way between the main deck and the foretop. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale We went over the foretop, racing like fiends. The Ghost Pirates This done, the mane and foretop should be combed out, passing a wet sponge over them, sponging the mane on both sides, by throwing it back to the midriff, to make it lie smooth. The Book of Household Management Ned, run up into the foretop," the captain said, "and keep a sharp lookout ahead. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic "Catch his foretop and get on his neck till he balances out!" The Little Lady of the Big House A wig with the foretop combed over the eyes in a knowing style; such being much worn by the gentlemen pads, scamps, divers, and other knowing hands. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Jaskett, and the other man in the Mate's watch, were about midway between the deck of the house and the foretop. The Ghost Pirates The Dowager sailed over, tilted her nose up to the foretop, remarked "Humph"' through it and come about and stood at the other end of the porch. Cape Cod Stories Time was I thought I could never bring a yard down from the foretop to the deck, but I mastered that. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Just as he emerged from the sea a young seaman called Patterson, who was in the foretop, hailed the deck. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The foretop of a wig made in imi- tation of Christ's head of hair, as represented by the painters and sculptors. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue He was dressed in a night-gown of plaid, fastened about his middle with a sergeant's old sash, and a tie-periwig with a foretop three inches high, in the fashion of King Charles the Second's reign. The Adventures of Roderick Random The whole of this proceeding was regarded with infinite scorn by Navy Bob, who, years before, had been captain of the foretop on board a line-of-battle ship. Omoo But I am a man, and a man I'll die, whether I die captain of a ship or of a foretop. Love Me Little, Love Me Long She hunted truly high and low and at last she found 'em on my pardner's foretop, the last place any of us thought of lookin'. Samantha at Saratoga Up he shins to the foretop, with his spectacles on, and in a minute down he comes again, looking insulted. Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion He wanted to go to his duties in the foretop: to wit, the fork of a high elm-tree in the court-yard. Hard Cash Before a uniform, they feel the humble and servile enthusiasm of the female of the lower animals before the crests, foretops and gay plumes of the fighting males. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Aunt Jane put on her best "foretop," which was entirely dark, with no softening grey hair, and was reserved for occasions of high state. Lavender and Old Lace You see we hadn't any shrouds above the foretop. Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion |
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