| 单词 | middle watch |
| 例句 | Mr. Groves states that these lights went out at 11.40, and remembers that time because "one bell was struck to call the middle watch." Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z As for Crouch, he remained on duty until eight bells had sounded, which--as the conclusion of the middle watch--is four o'clock in the morning. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z “Just make her snug, you know, Mr Stevenson,” said McBain, “for the night will be dark, and we may have more wind before the middle watch.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z It was precisely three bells in the middle watch when the mate entered Captain McBain’s room. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Suddenly he turned to his servant: "So you were the man who came into my cabin during the middle watch?" The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Mr. Stone had with him during the middle watch an apprentice named Gibson, whose attention was first drawn to the steamer's lights at about 12.20 a. m. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z He was told off for the middle watch, which was that commanded by the chief officer, Mr. Dawes. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z By two bells in the middle watch the good ship Arrandoon was off the needle rocks of the Portland Huck. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z In the middle watch she was under her three lower topsails and fore topmast staysail only. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z He, too, was emphatic that he had not entered the Captain's cabin, nor had he seen anyone doing so during the middle watch. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z At 4.30 he called the master and informed him that Mr. Stone had told him he had seen rockets in the middle watch. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Also, it was three bells of the middle watch, or--in other words--half-past one in the morning. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z But all at once, about four bells in the middle watch,— Kurr-r-r-r! that was the noise we heard proceeding from our keel, then all was steady, all was still. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z When it was eight bells in the middle watch he was still asleep, or pretended to be. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z He was still lightheaded, muttering incoherently about taking over the middle watch. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The vessel had gone on shore at low tide, but some time during the middle watch a great wave had lifted her and thrown her on her beam-ends high up on the coral sands. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z It was during the middle watch at night, and Jimmy, who had not been to sleep, saw a light suddenly appear in the captain's cabin. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z It was now about four bells in the middle watch, and Harry was thinking of sleep, when the curtain was drawn aside and Nicholls the bo’s’n entered. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z He had doubtless fallen into the sea in the darkness of the middle watch. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z When they came on deck to keep the middle watch—we were on a voyage from Seychelles to the Straits of Malacca—they would swing him, cage and all, over the stern. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z It must have been well on to two bells in the middle watch—the spectioneer’s—when I awoke all of a sudden like. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Don’t laugh, you lubber, but get your biggest carving knife, and hide here in the middle watch: there’s a game on, my lad, and I want you to help to retake the ship.” Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z It was in the middle watches of the night of the 17th of December, 1793, when the signal was given for the assault. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z I was keeping the middle watch on a beautiful night, when a fine light breeze filled all the small kites, and the weather was looking remarkably steady and clear. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 It was far on in the middle watch ere the storm that had been brewing came on at last. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z It was a moonlight night, just as it might be now, in the middle watch, and Lieutenant Oeldenstrom was sitting aft, near the wheel, humming a tune. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas He therefore calmly ordered every rag to be set that he thought the little brig would bear, and kept steadily on, trusting the wind would die away to a light breeze after the middle watch. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 He died sometime in the middle watch, no one knew when. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Suddenly, in the middle of the night, about two bells in the middle watch, a succession of short, sharp whistles from the steamer pierced the darkness. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The Second Mate never said a word more about green lights, for if he allowed there was an aeroplane about on the middle watch the Skipper would naturally ask him why he didn't see it. Aliens The ruins of an empire would leave me frigid, when a bit of an old rail that an old shellback leaned on in the middle watch, would bring me up all standing. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Three of these sailors were among the middle watch on board the frigate. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 If I could only lure you away on a six-thousand-mile voyage, make you work twelve hours a day, turn you out on the middle watch, feed you on bully beef and tinned milk! An Ocean Tramp Then, just after two bells in the middle watch, I heard breakers. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The wind slackened in the middle watch; we took in sail and got up steam. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I In the middle watch, however, it became squally. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' And now the middle watch Betwixt the eve and morn is past, and still The darkness gains upon the sky, and still It closes round my way. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition Langley and I stood the middle watch again that night. Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 Rainey took that last remark up on deck and pondered over it in the middle watch, but he could make nothing out of it. A Man to His Mate Single pieces of ice were seen during the middle watch, but after that there was none within sight. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Will had just turned in for the middle watch, and had scarcely dropped to sleep, when he was suddenly awakened by a loud noise. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson We got him aboard just before eight bells of the second dog-watch, and it was eight bells of the middle watch afore he spoke. Somehow Good April 20th.—Off the east of Formosa, and during the middle watch, the ships of the squadron were caught aback in a sudden squall. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 Yet there were no traces of fire and sword, the houses had suffered no violence, and stood there barred and shuttered as though it were still the middle watch of the night. The Doomsman On our passage, during a middle watch, I beheld a splendid and most perfect lunar rainbow. A Sailor of King George And you know we both used to long for the sun to get above the fore-yard, and for the afternoon middle watch, that we might splice the main-brace. Select Temperance Tracts They had no middle watch to keep, and as for Zeppelins, they were merely a passing show. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Dozing; the sensation so often combatted with towards the end of a first or a middle watch, it being the state, as an old author has it, "between sleeping and waking." The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The night was intensely dark, but the half-moon would rise about four bells in the middle watch. As We Sweep Through The Deep One squally night I was lieutenant of the middle watch, when the Prince split her maintop-sail, and we were in consequence obliged to show a light astern and shorten sail. A Sailor of King George It happened to be my middle watch, and about three o’clock, when a man upon the forecastle bawls out: “Breakers ahead, and land upon the lee-bow;” I looked out, and it was so sure enough. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. The middle watch was about to relieve the morning watch. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War I had taken the first night watch, from six until ten, and Julius the middle watch from ten until two o’clock in the morning, when I relieved him. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise For chancing to be cast together in the middle watch, an opportunity offers, which the older convict has all that day been looking out for. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Well, the ship had anchored about a mile from the town, when my brother, who had the middle watch, saw something like the ship’s buoy close to the vessel. A Sailor of King George The gale lasted all that night and the following day; when, late in the evening, the weather commenced to moderate, the wind calming down finally towards the close of the middle watch next morning. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant "It's a jolly sight more dangerous than keeping the middle watch on the old Capella." The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War I think that middle watch was the longest four hours hat I had ever spent, chiefly because of its extreme discomfort and the fact that there was nothing to do. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise It is the middle watch of the night—the first after leaving San Francisco. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea One night, having the middle watch and looking over the lee gangway, I observed some black spots on the water. A Sailor of King George It is a great nuisance; for, I only turned in at Two Bells in the middle watch, myself. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant In the middle watch I went on deck and found the skipper and second mate drunk. The Call Of The South 1908 The incident occurred during the middle watch, while Kennedy was in charge, consequently I was below and asleep at the time. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Finally four bells of the middle watch arrived, and their passage was duly recorded by the strokes of the ship’s bell. Turned Adrift In the middle watch we lost sight of them, and the day after rejoined the fleet. A Sailor of King George Our dance was as great a success, I think, as the garrison ball, judging by the approving comments of our guests, who kept it up till the middle watch had well-nigh come to a close. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant We were in sight of this island and in the middle watch were becalmed. The Call Of The South 1908 "I will take the rest of this watch and the middle watch, Mr. McGaw," offered the captain. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 During the middle watch, while the second mate had charge of the deck, the wind suddenly chopped round. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Only the O.W. turns out sleepily, at two bells in the middle watch, after the manner of hunters, trappers, and sailors, the world over. Woodcraft It was the middle watch, which Owen was keeping under Langton, who now did lieutenant’s duty. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea I had just relieved Stanley, who had taken what would at sea be called the middle watch, Jack and Timbo being my companions. In the Wilds of Africa “It’s as lively as keeping the middle watch,” said Hilary impatiently. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" We listened, but if sounds there were they were not repeated; and as Jenkins had the middle watch, I turned in, desiring to be called if anything occurred. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars The middle watch was mustered duly at midnight, and the former one retired. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands As the middle watch was only then turning in, they were not observed, and they lay there till they concluded that all those surrounding them had gone to sleep. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean It seemed but a moment afterwards that Medley called me to keep the middle watch. The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific Early one morning, about four bells in the middle watch—that is to say, about two o’clock—I had just been relieved from my trick at the helm. Old Jack The middle watch had been called, and the fresh look-outs, rubbing their eyes, had just gone to their posts. The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy Monday, 19th.—In the middle watch had a heavy squall, and carried away our foretop-gallant mast. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. During the latter part of the middle watch, while the night was excessively dark, there was a shout of a man overboard. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean At 4 he has to rise again and scrub decks, whereas if he is in his hammock from 8 to 12, then he keeps the middle watch, returning to his rest at 4. From Lower Deck to Pulpit One night we had the middle watch, and were together on the look-out forward. Old Jack But though the first rage of the storm was terrible enough, its fierceness did not come to its height till about one o'clock in the middle watch. The Frozen Pirate What the captain called “the middle watch” was over, when we mounted guard, Charley on the horses, I on the camp. Adventures in the Far West We would drop alongside, in the middle watch; and carry her by boarding, before the Dons had time to get out of their hammocks. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) As the ship had no way through the water, it was impossible for the rash youth to carry out his plan either during the first or middle watches. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers The first night we were at sea I had the middle watch, and scarcely had I made a dozen turns on deck, when he joined me. Old Jack A few nights afterwards, when we had the middle watch, O’Brien proceeded with his story. Peter Simple Come, my lads, the beer is out, and it’s two bells in the middle watch. Poor Jack The middle watch, as the one that comes on at twelve o'clock is called, is always the most disliked. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) I went to my hammock and slept till the middle watch was called; I then got up and dressed myself without being perceived. Percival Keene “Agreed—it’s about twelve o’clock now—who shall keep the middle watch?” Mr. Midshipman Easy The second night after this, we had the middle watch, and I claimed Swinburne’s promise that he would spin his yarn, relative to the battle of St. Vincent. Peter Simple As all the English were fatigued, from having been on deck during the previous night, the middle watch was proposed for the attempt, which had thus far been attended with success. The King's Own I glanced at the glass, as I came up, and it has fallen half an inch since I was up on deck in the middle watch. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) All hands were roused up in the middle watch to reef topsails. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor At length eight bells struck; the first mate, who had the middle watch, was called, and as soon as he made his appearance, I went below. My First Voyage to Southern Seas O’Brien, who had the middle watch, went down to report that “it blew very hard.” Peter Simple “It is only to request that I may not keep the middle watch to-night.” The King's Own The middle watch had nearly come to an end when the boat’s oars were heard, and she shortly after dashed up alongside. Twice Lost The first night, when the middle watch was set, and I began to grow very sleepy, I asked Charley in which of the cabins I should find my bed. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor True Blue, with Tom, Harry, Tim, and the Dane, had the first watch; Paul, with the rest of the crew, was to keep the middle watch. True Blue The night before we sailed it was my middle watch, and when it was over I tumbled into my bunk. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler We roused up a waterman who was sleeping in the bottom of his boat, and got on board the frigate in time to keep the middle watch. Paddy Finn About the middle watch rain began to fall heavily. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade I was alive when it struck eight bells in the middle watch, and its now only just gone two. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor It came at length, towards the end of the middle watch, and as before, astern. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley The breeze was pretty steady during the middle watch, and I was not on deck again till it was broad daylight. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler And now we belong to the Jason, and shall have to keep the middle watch to-night, which is what you’ll not have to do, I fancy. Paddy Finn The next night it was my middle watch on deck. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days Next morning, long before daylight,—it had gone about two bells in the middle watch,—we made the coast of Flanders, and through the gloom discovered four large ships under the land. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor At last one morning, after I had been keeping the middle watch, old Grampus’ voice roused me out of a sound sleep. Hurricane Hurry At last, one night, when it was my middle watch on deck, Jim came aft to me. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler The skipper at once agreed to this, and suggested that I should keep the middle watch, while he kept the first. Paddy Finn Towards the end of the middle watch, a large ship, as she appeared, was seen bearing down towards us. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories It was my middle watch below, and I fancied that the greater part of it had passed by when I heard Mr Harvey’s voice shouting, “All hands on deck, and make sail.” Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor On the 29th of September I had the middle watch. Hurricane Hurry The middle watch passed away much as the first had done. The Three Admirals There had been a stark calm since the commencement of the middle watch. Paddy Finn Rayner had just come on deck to relieve Oliver, who had the middle watch. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure The middle watch got their sleep like the first. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Just as the quartermasters had gone below to call the officers of the middle watch, it being then close upon twelve o’clock, the look-out man forward reported a boat ahead under sail. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Towards evening he sent the steward to them, and told them that he expected all three to keep the middle watch. The Three Admirals “Well, I do hope that the hurricane is at its height,” observed Jack, as six bells in the middle watch were struck. The Three Lieutenants Rayner—for such he ought now to be called—who was in the middle watch, was standing forward on the look-out, and, as may be supposed, he did not allow an eye to wink. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure The rest of the officers had now joined us except Mr Randolph, who had the middle watch. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat “I was,” answered one, who had been among the loudest of the snorers, and we found that the speaker had in reality the middle watch, but having dropped off, had not called his relief. Adventures in Australia Some of the crew replied that it was in the first watch, others that it was in the middle watch. The Three Admirals That night during the middle watch Tom and Gerald, who were fast asleep in their hammocks, were aroused by the boatswain’s shrill pipe and gruff voice bawling, “All hands on deck—shorten sail!” The Three Lieutenants “Look here,—were you on the middle watch last night?” Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea “Yes, you’d have said so if you had been on deck last night in the middle watch,” he observed, in a low tone. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat Well,—we were about two days out of Pernambuco, and Tubbs had the middle watch, of a clear starlight night, with a steady breeze, and everything going quietly, and nothing in sight. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 I recollect the morning well; for the night was unusually oppressive, the heat between the middle watch and eight bells having been more intense than at any period, I thought, during the week. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea As for Cuffee, he roused out poor Moggridge early in the middle watch, to help him to fix the galley, bribing him with the promise of some hot coffee. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea It was now close on midnight and Garry O’Neil came on deck to take the middle watch, it being his turn of duty. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea That course,” he explained to his companions, “ought to run us within sight of the light on Jutias about three bells in the middle watch.” The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection And thus it continued all through the middle watch. A Pirate of the Caribbees The wind and current being both in our favour, and the moon rising soon after sunset, we were able to fetch Anjer Point in the middle watch and got well within Java Sea by morning. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea We approached the latter within two miles, but when its north point bore west we steered for Dog Island, clearing the reefs somewhere about the middle watch. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea Toward the end of the middle watch the weather rapidly improved, the wind dropped, and the sea went down with it, although the sky continued very overcast and the night intensely dark. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Well, everything worked all right until the night afore last, when Barber, who was takin’ the middle watch, went below and, for some reason or another, brought the skipper up on deck. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn The master had the first watch; the gunner the middle watch; and Mr. Christian, one of the mates, the morning watch. A Narrative Of The Mutiny, On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew, In The Ship's Boat He must then have got into his cot for he did not appear on deck again until the middle watch—a most unusual thing for him to do. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea In the middle watches of night he had a fearful wakening—he was never himself after it—and was stricken with the dead palsy that very day four years. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales It was not the first time I had made a cup of coffee for myself and the second mate in the middle watch during cold weather. The Honour of the Flag Twinkled quite away were the four hours of middle watch. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi During Mr. Wentzel's middle watch, the wolves appeared repeatedly on the summit of the hill, and at one time they succeeded in driving a deer over the precipice. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2 Dark clouds are wandering o'er the heaven's wide way; Now from the camp, at times, a horse's neigh Breaks on the ear; and on the rampart height The sentinel proclaims the middle watch of night. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan Coming up one morning at half-past two, in the middle watch, he sent for Colonel Flight, the commanding officer of marines. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy I spent the middle watch in the crow's-nest, Bowers being up there with me talking over the Expedition, his future and mine. South with Scott Their business, the seven's, he added, was with the captain, and officially the captain had gone off duty at eight o'clock and was on again only now, at midnight, in the "middle watch." Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi At two bells in the middle watch—that is, in land parlance one o'clock in the morning;—the order was roared out on the fo'castle: "All hands on deck and shorten sail!" Stories of Ships and the Sea Little Blue Book # 1169 The mate had the middle watch, from midnight till four o'clock in the morning, and for the first two hours it was Conroy's turn on the lookout. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories Nils came at night, in the middle watch, always in the middle watch. The Blood Ship The time selected for this delightful bath was usually about four o'clock in the morning, after the middle watch was out, and before the exhausted officer tumbled into bed. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels But, alas, before the ocean spray has wetted our ruby nostrils we shall find ourselves descended upon from above and bombed promiscuously in the middle watch. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 Two men died in the middle watch one night, when we were in very dangerous waters. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha On the night of the twenty-fourth I had the middle watch. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow When we turned out for the middle watch, we found the port watch lads crowing that they had farmed away their hours on deck. The Blood Ship And the relieved watchman went to his berth with gloomy forebodings, and the middle watch did not get a wink of sleep that night. Norse Tales and Sketches At two bells in the middle watch—that is, in land parlance one o'clock in the morning—the order was roared out on the fo'castle: "All hands on deck and shorten sail!" Dutch Courage and Other Stories The master had the first watch; the gunner, the middle watch; and Mr. Christian, the morning watch. The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences It happened one night, when the camp was pitched among some evergreen oaks, a little off the highway, they heard their dogs barking about the middle watch, with unusual vehemence. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes In the heart of the middle watch, while my mates were sound asleep, the ghost walked into the empty port foc'sle. The Blood Ship It was the middle watch, and Watty had been standing for some time holding on by the lee mizzen rigging, peering eagerly into the darkness. Stories of the Border Marches Come, my lads, the beer is out, and it's two bells in the middle watch. Poor Jack During Mr. Wentzel's middle watch the wolves appeared repeatedly on the summit of the hill, and at one time they succeeded in driving a deer over the precipice. The Journey to the Polar Sea Steered a point more out from land; another white patch marked in middle watch. The Personal Life of David Livingstone When the moon was full, I've seen them fish at night, in the middle watch, When she got low. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. A few nights afterwards, when we had the middle watch, O'Brien proceeded with his story. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 At twelve o'clock, before I had once closed my eyes, I was called to relieve the deck, having what is called the middle watch, i.e. from midnight till four in the morning. Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer During the first and after-watch at night be not overpowered by sleep, but in the middle watch, with heart composed, take sleep and rest—be thoughtful towards the dawn of day. Sacred Books of the East A fisherman, however, removed the last of their doubts, by reporting that he had seen a vessel, whose description answered that of the Water-Witch, passing the Narrows in the middle watch. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch. The Delectable Duchy Fingal, you must know, was a giant himself, and no fool of one, and any one that affronted him was as sure of a bating, as I am to keep the middle watch to-night. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Cuffe did not quit the deck until the bell struck two, in the middle watch. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The wind lulled in the middle watch and has fallen to force 2 to 3. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I "It is the middle watch," said Wilder, smiling at he observed that Gertrude started at the strange sounds, and sat listening, like a timid doe that catches the note of the hunter's horn. The Red Rover On the tops of the hills, on the turreted cones— Chief temples of thunder— The gale, like a ghost, in the middle watch moans, Gliding over and under. The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens The second night after this, we had the middle watch, and I claimed Swinburne's promise that he would spin his yarn, relative to the battle of St Vincent. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 And he said it; said it all the time, for months—in the morning watch, the middle watch, and dog watch; and probably kept it going in his sleep. What Is Man? and Other Essays Bowers reported a floe of 12 square miles in the middle watch. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Indeed, it could not have been anything else: there was no other way to account for the ship being set seven miles to the eastward of her position during the middle watch. The End of the Tether One night, during his and my middle watch, the forecastle sentries hailed a large sampan, like a Thames barge, drifting down stream and threatening to foul us. Tracks of a Rolling Stone O'Brien, who had the middle watch, went down to report that "it blew very hard." Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 I was lying half dozing last night about four bells in the middle watch trying in vain to drop into a refreshing sleep. The Captain of the Polestar At the end of the middle watch trouble began again, and during this and the first part of the morning we were wrestling with the worst conditions we have met. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I After waiting the result anxiously for an hour, the passengers retired to their rooms one by one; but Captain Truck did not quit the deck until the middle watch was set. Homeward Bound or, the Chase On the night after the murder one of the middle watch saw a man come on deck and hastily fling something overboard. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles In the middle watch we passed this ship, on opposite tacks, and learned that an embargo had been laid, and that we had only saved our distance by some ten or fifteen minutes! Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast I was on the bridge," he said, "about four bells in the middle watch, just when the night was at its darkest. The Captain of the Polestar The middle watch found us making for an open lead, the ice around hard and heavy. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I These did our Lord see in the middle watch. The Light of Asia In the middle watches of that night the old man died, and Nina was alone in the world. Nina Balatka The night we were abreast of Cape Trafalgar, the captain came on deck in the middle watch, and, hailing the forecastle, ordered a sharp look-out kept, as we must be running through Lord Collingwood's fleet. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Mr. Marble had the middle watch that night, and of course I was on deck from midnight until four in the morning. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale In the middle watch the snow held up, and soon after—1 A.M.—Bowers steered through the last ice stream. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I I must now run back a little, and tell of my first going aloft at middle watch, when the sea was quite calm, and the breeze was mild. Redburn. His First Voyage In the middle watch was obliged to double reef our Topsails, but in the morning it fell moderate, and we crowded all the sail we could. Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World At the calling of the middle watch, one stormy night, the ship being under close-reefed topsails at the time, with the mainsail furled, I went on deck as usual, to my duty. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast What does the middle watch mean to an average seaman? The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century You shall take the middle watch to-morrow night if you like, but one can see with half an eye that you are not fit to be on the lookout to-night. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire At night we was piped all hands in the middle watch to quarters. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders "Now, Lieutenant, in two word, to—morrow night at two bells, in de middle watch, I will be here, and we shall make a start of it; will you venture, sir?" Tom Cringle's Log It was our middle watch on deck, and the ship was full of the blow and hum of the wind aloft. The Ghost Pirates Then in the middle watch, when the torpedo lieutenant was testing the circuits, it was discovered that all the cables leading to the guns had been cut. The Lost Naval Papers Armstrong had the middle watch, which ends at four in the morning, and he was relieved by Allardyce. The Green Flag "Agreed—it's about twelve o'clock now—who shall keep the middle watch?" Mr. Midshipman Easy Will you feel well enough to leave your bed with the King when he comes in the middle watches of the night? The Post Office And then, in the middle watch, something happened. The Ghost Pirates He had not been to bed since he had been called up in the middle watch of the night before last, and the man was worn out. The Lost Naval Papers At about the middle watch of the night a dusky figure crept through the low embrasure of the commander's apartment. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers During the night, or that part of it which at sea would form the middle watch, he was driving. The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc One night, during the middle watch, the captain came on deck, and took to walking up and down with the second mate. Stories by English Authors: the Sea He had written two letters in the middle watch, one to the Company and the other to me. Lord Jim May 25.—In middle watch felt pressure occasionally. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Time and again had she said, and even imagined, she should be delighted to fill the very station she then occupied, or to be in charge of a deck, in a "middle watch." Jack Tier On the night of his decease, I retired shortly after the middle watch began, and waking from a vague dream of horrors, felt something clammy resting on me. Omoo By six it blew hard but clear, an' before the middle watch it was a sou'wester in airnest. The Day's Work - Volume 1 "They turned me out of my bunk in the middle watch to look at her sinking," he pursued in a reflective tone. Lord Jim And he said it; said it all the time, for months—in the morning watch, the middle watch, the dog watch; and probably kept it going in his sleep. Is Shakespeare Dead? From my autobiography. And you have the middle watch, Godby man, so I'll get a wink o' sleep," says Adam, "but do you call me so soon as we raise her hull. Black Bartlemy's Treasure During the night the wind gradually headed; and at four bells in the middle watch a heavy squall came up from the south-west. A Simpleton One morning, about three a.m.—that fateful time in the middle watch when more collisions occur than at any other—suddenly out of the darkness a huge ship seemed to leap right at us. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales It was ten minutes to four," he said, "and the middle watch was not relieved yet of course. Lord Jim At about the middle watch of the night a dusky figure crept through the low embrasure of the Commander's apartment. Selected Stories of Bret Harte I turned in at four a.m. from the middle watch and, as usual, slept like a babe. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales |
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