| 单词 | mizzen |
| 例句 | I now have to keep fencing with Accrux while I have managed to throw your sword flying and getting stuck into the mizzen mast. European economy guide: Polarised prospects 2012-11-15T15:05:38Z When first I saw her she was having a new mizzen fitted, her old mast having been lost in a gale outside the Wight. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z "El Toro, come aft," cried Carew, who had acquired enough Spanish to give his orders in that tongue; "come aft, and set up that mizzen rigging; it's as slack as possible." A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z See the private signal at the mizzen, the foam falling from the bows, and bubbling astern! Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The wind was fresh and squally and we ran through the night with the tack of our mainsail triced well up and our mizzen stowed. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Then the wreck of the mizzen was cut away, and the frigate was taken in tow by the Agile, her own sails being left standing to relieve the strain on the hawsers. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Then came another crash, the main and mizzen masts went over the side, and after one or two violent motions the Gannet remained hard and fast, the heavy seas pouring right over her. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The blue ensign of Great Britain hung motionless from the mizzen of the yacht Petrel. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z The schooner swells its sails for the far-off seas, The steamer pounds proudly far away, But I'd sooner be ascudding in a ten-knot breeze In my little lug and mizzen in the bay. Cornish Catches and Other Verses 2012-01-15T03:00:13.973Z So the main boom and gaff were shortened, the area of the mainsail considerably reduced, and a mizzen mast was stepped in the counter, on which we set a snug jib-headed sail. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z She carried the usual fore and aft sails, with a mizzen, and sailed very fast. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Suddenly a heavy thud shook us from stem to stern, and our damaged mizzen mast went by the board. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z He has fallen from the mizzen rigging this time; not from a great height, luckily. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z The wind was increasing, and there were times when our boys had to pause in their walk and grapple the mizzen rigging, laughing at each other as they did so. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z We did not weigh the anchor until 5 p.m.; we set the whole mainsail, the mizzen, foresail, and second jib. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Then he realized that he was being lashed to the mizzen fife-rail while several of the crew stood around grinning approvingly. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Captain Cascabel, who had leaped into the mizzen rigging, gave his orders, which were promptly executed by Mr. Hackleford. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Farther aft, but on the centre line, a tent made from the boat's mizzen sail had been set up for Olive's use. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Channel, chan′el, n. a flat piece of wood or iron projecting horizontally from a ship's side to spread the shrouds and keep them clear of the bulwarks—fore, main, and mizzen channels. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z She stumbled a little in her stride; the fresh sails flapped; but there was no getting her on the other tack, though the upper mizzen topsail was pressed into the job. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z The fore topmast was gone, the mizzen damaged, the bulwarks broken, and more like sheep hurdles than anything else, but there was little other damage worth entering in the log-book. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Then he moved off to a davit, and climbed the mizzen shrouds to the top-mast. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z With the assistance of the three Indians Mostyn bent a rope span to the yard and boom of the mizzen sail. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z 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 The spanker was set, with the mizzen and maintopmast staysail, and the helm put down to bring her round; but there was no racing of the cliffs to port. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z One, through mizzen peak-signal halyards, which cut the stops when the battle was nearly over, and for the first time let loose the flag to the breeze. An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 2011-08-08T02:00:19.967Z Running aft, I was met by the second mate, who, handing me a coil of line, ordered me to go up and reeve the signal halliards in the mizzen truck. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Elsewhere in the boat were a small compass, a water-beaker about three-quarters full, spare oars, baler, boat-hook, grapnel, and a jib and mizzen sails, besides the lug that had already been set. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z He was then on our quarter, and lashed himself to our mizzen chains; the contest then became desperate for one hour. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The main and mizzen top-sails were braced aback against the mast, and slowly the Constitution began to move stern foremost through the water. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z I stood by the mizzen mast, holding on by the fife-rail, and shielding my face from the blinding spray that came driving over the deck. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z "Shiver my mizzen! we will soon fall in with him if he is steering back to port." Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z The after end of the mizzen was propped up by a crutch made by lashing a couple of boat-stretchers crosswise. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Mona could see both mainmast and mizzen with mainsail and yawl. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Then with a crash they met again, the English ship fouling hard and fast in the Wasp's mizzen rigging. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z In two minutes the mast was stepped, the mainsail and mizzen were up, and they filled away and stood out. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z The captain sprang up on the bulwarks, and held on by the mizzen shrouds, a strange little figure with flying skirts and puckered eyes. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z Over this was spread the mizzen sail, the ends of the ridge-tent being enclosed by means of the jib and a couple of oilskin jackets. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z In two minutes mainsail and mizzen were up, and they filled away and stood out. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z At the main and mizzen and at the peak he flew the Stars and Stripes, while at the fore he displayed the motto flag: "Free trade and sailors' rights." Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z When the admiralty flag is flown by the sovereign it is hoisted at the fore, his own standard being of course at the main, and the union at the mizzen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Her great yellow bowsprit and white-winged figure-head were jutting out from the cluster of palm-trees, while high above them towered three immense masts, with the tricolor flag floating superbly from the mizzen. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z Stirling glanced aft to where the Russian at the wheel was taking his orders from the leader who had sprung upon the weather rail and was holding to the mizzen shrouds. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The main and mizzen masts were immediately cut away, and the foremast soon after went by the board. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 Her fore and mizzen masts were cut away, when she righted considerably; and then we commenced to throw what of her cargo we could get at overboard, altering the remainder until she righted. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 Three men were washed overboard at the first assault and our mizzen mast burst asunder, which falling, grievously hurt one that stood by, who a little after died. Idonia: A Romance of Old London An instant later the two ships scraped together, and the starboard bower anchor of the “Gloire” caught the mizzen chains of the “Leda” upon the port side. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z The girl had never heard of Cape Hay, but shielding herself by the ice-coated shrouds of the mizzen rigging, she strained her eyes toward the south and east. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z In an instant the ship was struck on the starboard side between the main and mizzen masts. A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865 A Preventive boat, like themselves with no light save the wretched glimmer over the compass, had been lying to under her mizzen, and already her men were making sail. Beggars on Horseback Captain Ponsberry was asked to have the mizzen hatch opened, and this work was done by Luke Striker and several others. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy Lash a boat’s ensign on the starboard arm of the mizzen cross jack-yard.” McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z The fore, main, and mizzen sails filled and billowed and the foretopmast staysail and jib held the following wind. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The fore part of the ship above water was quite burned, so that from the mizzen mast to the foreship, no deck was left. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Deadly and fierce was the fire we poured Upon our sturdy foe, And a cheer we roared as by the board We saw her mizzen go. Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 The latter and the fore and main masts were square-rigged, and the mizzen was lateen-rigged. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Only the quickness with which the frigate was brought up into the wind and the main and mizzen sails blanketed by the foresails saved the main and mizzenmasts from being sprung, if not carried overboard. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois He tested the direction of the wind by holding his finger aloft, and stared at the telltale which draped from the mizzen top. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Hardly had the battle opened when the gaff and colors of the Alabama were shot away, but another ensign was quickly hoisted at the mizzen. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The helm to starboard moves; each shivering sail Is sharply trimmed, to clasp th' augmenting gale— The mizzen draws; she springs aloof once more, While the fore-staysail balances before. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West The main and mizzen masts were promptly cut away, but the heavy marble had broken through the hold, and the waters rushed in. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) Ends of bleached and frayed-out shrouds hung from her fore, main, and mizzen chains. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam "Got a chew?" asked the second mate, resting his elbows on the edge of the crow's-nest and squinting aft to where the mizzen sail billowed, with the yard set sharply around. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z There was a large frigate, that, with studding-sails set, stood boldly up the bay, followed by a dismasted three-decker, at whose mizzen floated the ensign of England over the French tricolour. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune At a given signal Lieutenant Jones grasped the halliards, and hauled up to the mizzen topmast a great flag of yellow silk. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read In telling of it Farragut said, 'In a moment the ship was one blaze all along the port side, half way up the main and mizzen tops. Elsie at Viamede “I noticed Norman had lowered his mainsail and hoisted the mizzen in its place, and that he was edging away to windward.” Christine A Fife Fisher Girl A moment later a man leaped from the mizzen shrouds over the rail. Doubloons—and the Girl The Dog-star is high over the mizzen truck, and Canopus, clear of the weather backstays, is a friend to a drowsy helmsman. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea He struck the ship forward of the mizzen rigging and about five or six feet under water. Bark Kathleen Sunk By A Whale I would have none of your fancy rigs with the man driving from the mizzen cross-trees, but a plain fore-and-aft hack cab of the highest registered tonnage. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston I saw that nothing could be done, so I took my station near the mizzen shrouds, and held on there, waiting for the end. A Castle in Spain A Novel Quick as thought I sprang into the mizzen shrouds, rattled up hand over hand, and did not draw breath till I was seated on the cross-trees. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) One shot carried away the ensign of the flag-ship, and another tore away her rigging and shattered her mizzen, and the rest of the fleet was similarly battered. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France The cruiser had come down under an easy spread of canvas, wearing a jib, three topsails, fore, main, and mizzen, and her spanker. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Two large barques were passed lying-to under lower main topsails and mizzen storm staysails. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Two of her masts had square sails, the mizzen being lateen-rigged. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose One of these last stood for some time gazing at the brig––one hand resting on the ratlines of the mizzen shrouds, and the other slowly swinging a trumpet backward and forward. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The British colours are at the fore and my master's at the mizzen topmast-head. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 The wind freshened, and the "Jeune-Hardie" ran swiftly under her topsails, mizzen, brigantine, gallant, and royal. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories The first sketch is one showing the boys undergoing a part of their sail drill, and engaged in furling the mizzen top-gallant-sail and royal. Harper's Young People, February 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Work was at once begun, and before sundown the fore and mizzen masts were as firmly secured as if the mainmast were still in its place. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Even as they spoke, a few bits of square bunting went up in balls to the mizzen of the frigate, and, blowing out clear, said, as plain as flags could speak, “Prepare to weigh anchor!” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Well, he is not long about it," he added, as Captain Murchison hurried out again and spoke to Mr. Timmins, who immediately gave the order, "Furl mizzen and main topsails! A Chapter of Adventures We had dressed perpendicularly, whilst she had her flags fore and aft, running up to her flying jib-boom from the water, and down to the gaff on her mizzen. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas That hill to the nor'ard they calls the Foremast Hill; there are three hills in a row running south'ard—fore, main, and mizzen, sir. Treasure Island During the fight the Brunswick lost her mizzen, and had her other masts badly damaged, her rigging and sails cut to pieces, and twenty-three guns dismounted. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Almost at the instant came down the squeaks from aloft of, “All ready with the fore! the main! the mizzen!” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life We cut away her main and mizzen, and at last got her before it and run. A Chapter of Adventures He was taken up to the quarter deck in his nightclothes, and made to stand against the mizzen mast with four men to guard him. The Red True Story Book Quick as thought, I sprang into the mizzen shrouds, rattled up hand over hand, and did not draw a breath till I was seated on the crosstrees. Treasure Island Before the flags had got halfway to the mizzen peak, they were pulled down and hoisted properly, and the men of the 'Shannon' ceased their fire. The True Story Book The latter again fired and knocked away our mizzen top-gallant mast. A Sailor of King George Struck our masts, and endeavored to pull; finding our efforts useless, set a reefed foresail and mizzen, and stood towards a country-ship at anchor under the land to leeward of Cabaretta-Point. Great Pirate Stories In an instant, many clawing irons spun out into the mizzen stays of the Serapis; but, though they caught, the lines holding them soon parted. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Others strike near the water-line between the main and mizzen masts, explode within board, or passing through burst afar off. The Story of the Kearsarge and Alabama We left Lieutenant Watt just as, having raised himself on his feet after his wound, he was hailing the 'Shannon' to fire at the 'Chesapeake's' mizzen top. The True Story Book The necessity for replacing the main and mizzen masts of the Neva detained Kruzenstern for five weeks on this island, where he was most cordially received by the Portuguese authorities. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Then I sent off another rope between the main and the mizzen masts. Some Naval Yarns As he spoke, the fluke of the starboard anchor of the Serapis hooked in the mizzen chains. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure She was severely hulled between the main and mizzen masts, and commenced settling by the stern before the termination of the conflict. The Story of the Kearsarge and Alabama The ship was consequently brought up into the wind, and fell aboard of the enemy, with her mizzen rigging foul of the Shannon's fore-chains. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The enemy's bowsprit came between our main and mizzen rigging, on our starboard side, affording him an opportunity to board us, if such was his design; but no attempt was made. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 I was in the mizzen crosstrees with the skipper, the second mate, the helmsman, and a couple of Sou'wegians who had been working aft. The Grain Ship Volley after volley poured its lead and iron into the swaying rigging of the Dutchman, and, with a great roaring, ripping, and smashing, the mizzen topmast came toppling over the lee rail. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The Rear-Admiral's flag was at the mizzen of the last ship. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 She also carried a small mizzen mast and sail. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia But it was too late, for a moment afterwards the Puffin's flying jib-boom slid neatly through the very centre of the matting sail on the junk's mizzen mast. Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories Here he came within range of us fellows up the mizzen, and I had the disconnected mizzen-staysail halyard-block in my hand ready for him. The Grain Ship The fallen ensign re-appeared at the mizzen, while firing from the Alabama became rapid and wild. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Roll up the awning aft here, some of you, and haul out the mizzen; then jump aloft, one hand, and loose the gaff-topsail.” The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" "Now we will put the mizzen over forward so as to keep the wind out right along." Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia He could see the faint outline of the mizzen boom and the upper edge of the cabin. Isle o' Dreams Then I needed to think of my own safety and passed a turn of the mizzen gaff-topsail downhaul about me, belaying to a pin as the cataclysm hit us. The Grain Ship They were passing between the main and mizzen rigging at a level slightly lower than that of the main yard. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub While this was doing, Forbes lay out upon the jib-boom and loosed the jib and fore-topmast staysail, I busying myself, meanwhile, in casting loose the mizzen. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" However, as the vessels had cast anchor, the captain had the sails furled, took in the topmasts, and unrigged the mizzen mast of the Resolution, in order to allow of repairs. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century In the light air the sluggish ship moved ever so slowly, with canvas spread on the fore and mizzen masts. Blackbeard: Buccaneer With this I attacked the mizzen lanyards, cutting everything clear, then climbed forward to the main. The Grain Ship Slowly the craft nosed along the port side to a point abreast the mizzen chains. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub Get in all your light flying kites first of all, and stow them snugly; then brail in your mizzen and stow it; let run your staysail halliards, and haul up your courses. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" The ensigns of all the war-vessels in port, American and other, were at half-mast, as was the admiral's square blue flag at the mizzen, which is never lowered while he remains on duty on board. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life We were well dressed down, however— double-reefed mainsail, reefed mizzen, foresail and storm jib—and after our beating at Salcombe none of us felt inclined to raise the question of putting back. From a Cornish Window A New Edition He rested about six feet up, but completely blocked this path to the deck for the men in the mizzen. The Grain Ship Meanwhile, the commander had stationed lookout men on the crossjack yard and mizzen top, as well as in the weather rigging, to seek for any trace of the poor fellow. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant And when your lads come on deck we will haul down and stow the flying-jib and get in the gaff-tops’l and mizzen. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" We were at Plymouth, under the breakwater, but some distance from the inner anchorage, when a merchant-vessel lying inside hoisted a Confederate flag at her mizzen mast-head. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Half an hour later we took in the mizzen, and, soon after, the foresail: and even so, and close-hauled, were abreast of Looe Island just forty-seven minutes after passing the Rame—nine miles. From a Cornish Window A New Edition I had not dared to go up and rig that lantern at the mizzen stump; but now I nerved myself to go up with the torch, the professor following with his instruments. The Grain Ship Larkyns at the maintop was a good second, while Adams at the mizzen was the last; the officer of the watch, on hearing his hail, reporting “All ready!” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant The Santa Maria, like most 'Spaniards,' had a lateen-rigged mizzen. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Then the smallest topsail, the mizzen, has a game in its hands. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life We hauled up, cleared, warped down to the buoy; and then, hoisting mizzen and headsails, cast loose and worked back to our old quarters. From a Cornish Window A New Edition There were no royal masts, but she had two sprit-sail yards under the bowsprit and jib boom, and a huge lateen yard on the mizzen that took the place of the cro'-jack. The Grain Ship He squinted at the mizzen rigging where the lanterns revealed the damage. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 But only the fore and mizzen ones are wanted to balance the pressure aloft. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways The men on board the bark were very slow in seeking safety, and I was about to repeat my former call, when I saw two women appear on the rail by the mizzen rigging. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi “Boom!” went her cannon, and from its mouth a seven-inch shot was hurled over the “Concord,” between its main and mizzen masts. The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War In those days all Deal and Walmer beach was full of those wonderful sea-boats hauled up on the shingle, while their mizzen booms almost ran into the houses on the opposite side of the roadway. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands The boom swung until it banged the mizzen shrouds to port, and then came swooping back across the deck, to slam against the starboard shrouds. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 At eight in the evening the Admiral signalled the fleet to bring to, under mizzen and main-topsails, with heads turned southward. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America The mate was aft, superintending some work upon the mizzen, and Bill took his job easily. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories They stirred their stumps, they spiked the pumps, They spliced the mizzen brace; Aloft and alow they worked, but oh! The Book of Humorous Verse As the dawn came faintly, the breakers were seen by the oncoming lifeboat; she was already stripped for the fight, and her canvas was shortened to reefed mizzen and reefed storm-foresail. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands This move brought him into a safe place between the mainmast and the mizzen. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Her fore and mainmasts were square rigged while her mizzen mast was rigged fore and aft like my little Wavecrest. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Her foremast carried square sails; her main and mizzen masts were schooner-rigged. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Captain Bacon brought out the American ensign, and with his own hands hoisted it to the monkey-gaff on the mizzen, dipped it three times in respectful salute, and left it at the gaff-end. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Close-reefed mizzen and double-reefed storm foresail was the canvas under which the lifeboat that night struggled with the storm, to reach the vessel on the Brake Sand. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Mayo, returning to the mizzen, found the entire crew grouped there. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 An officer and two or three men sprang into the “Marlborough’s” mizzen rigging to secure the bowsprit to it. The Story of Nelson also "The Grateful Indian", "The Boatswain's Son" Quick as thought I sprang into the mizzen shrouds, rattled up hand over hand, and did not draw a breath till I was seated on the crosstrees. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 About midnight the wind began to shift about and came in squalls so hard that we could scarcely stand, so we took in the jib and mizzen, and lay to under the foresail. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea These large boats are lugger-rigged, carrying the foremast well forward, and sometimes, but very rarely, like the French chasse-mar�es, a mainmast also, with a maintopsail, as well, of course, as the mizzen behind. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands As he spoke the captain took his glass from under his arm, laid it on one of the ratlines of the mizzen shrouds to steady it, and took a long and patient look through. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy As we went past the bull he made a vicious dab wi’ his horn, and caught the frigate on her flank—right abaft the mizzen chains, like. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains Captain Ward, who had leaped into the mizzen chains of the enemy, leading the boarders, beheld with amazement two of his own men on the quarter-deck of the St. Denis attacking the enemy in rear. The Battle and the Breeze The wind was southeast and south-southeast, with a thick mist and rain, which at last made us lie by, with only the mizzen sail, in a hard short sea which tossed and pitched us. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 The mainmast is now hardly ever used, being inconvenient for getting alongside the shipping, and therefore there only survive the foremast and mizzen, the mainmast being developed out of existence. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands In the mean time, Lord Reginald, with Voules and Lucas, clung on to the mizzen rigging; near them were gathered the few men who had come aft. The Rival Crusoes The fore-yards are brought round by the run and the mizzen, but the light wind—growing lighter—hardly clears the flapping canvas from the spars. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 The watchers heard a sudden deafening roar; saw a volcanic burst of smoke; saw rising high above the smoke the main and mizzen masts of the shattered vessel, with the yards, rigging, and hamper attached. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Her foremast, which was cut away while on the reef, had not yet been replaced, her main and mizzen masts were housed, and her lower yards were on the gunwales. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs The canvas they set will give some idea of the nature of the struggle—a reefed mizzen and two reefs in the storm foresail. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Lord Reginald bravely maintained his presence of mind, endeavouring to act for the best, as he stood holding on to the mizzen rigging while he issued his orders. The Rival Crusoes All the pyramidal wonder of them, fore, main, and mizzen, were not like a good rider's hands to a horse; compelling, coaxing, curbing the wind, they were utilities. The Wind Bloweth In anticipation of such a danger, a small spar had been erected upon the stump of the mizzen, and steadied with strong stays. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes The enemy's bowsprit came in between our main and mizzen rigging, on our starboard side, affording him an opportunity to board us, if such was his design, but no attempt was made. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Then they set her close-reefed storm foresail and took her mizzen off. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands The lashings which held the bowsprit of the French ship to the mizzen rigging giving way, she began to forge ahead. The Rival Crusoes “I wish that she had been my partner instead of the heavy fair one that you see over there leaning against the mizzen belaying-pins.” Hudson Bay This act was necessitated by the loss of the fore top-mast, as the pressure of the wind upon the mizzen would have brought her head up, and laid her broadside to the gale. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes There was a considerable swell on, and as the sea lifted us ahead, the enemy's boom carried away our mizzen shrouds, stern davits, and spanker boom, and he hung upon our larboard quarter. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Now down with the mizzen sheet!' cried the coxswain, and ten men flew to the sheets. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands The topsails were lowered, and under the foresail and mizzen she glided on into a small harbour between rocks of sufficient height to hide her short masts from the view of any craft passing outside. The Rival Crusoes “She’s a whaler, I do believe, and her boats are after a sperm whale,” said Simon O’Rook, who stood by the mizzen shrouds looking intently at her through his double glass. Philosopher Jack The aft sail--or mizzen--is then hauled tight, and the tiller lashed amidships. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes The centre mast, being the largest, is the main-mast; the front one, which is next in size, is the fore-mast; and the one next the stern, the smallest, is called the mizzen. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Still the gale increased, and the mizzen topmast went overboard. The Life of a Ship Observing the mizzen rigging with a piece of sail entangled among it, he cut the canvas loose, and contrived with a couple of bales and some pieces of board, to rig up a rough hut. The Rival Crusoes Then it was seen that the whole crew had taken to the rigging of the mainmast—the topmast of which had been carried away by the fall of the foremast and mizzen. Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman He therefore got into the mizzen chains and quietly fastened a rope round his waist, the other end of which he tied to a stanchion. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The rigging of a barque’s two front masts is almost exactly similar to the rigging of a brig, that of the mizzen is similar to a sloop. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships The “mizzen” is the mast nearest to the stern. The Life of a Ship Before many minutes were over it had also to be taken in, and the fore-staysail and mizzen were as much canvas as she could carry. The Rival Crusoes As long as the boat was visible Ned Sinton stood on the ship’s bulwarks, holding on to the mizzen shrouds, and waving his handkerchief from time to time. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West Soon after that Stanley Hall threw a noose over the creature’s head, and Jim Welton fixed one on its second horn—or, as the bo’s’n said, round his mizzen. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The difference between a barque and a brig is that the former has three masts, the two front ones being square-rigged, and the mizzen being fore-and-aft rigged. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Elsewhere, looming through the murk, a ponderous merchantman, her mainmast and mizzen gone, and just enough of the foremast left to support the bellying foresail that bears her to destruction. Battles with the Sea It was the strong rope, by means of which one of the mizzen yards was braced, and was rove through a block attached to the outward end of the yard. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables Almost before an order could be given she struck heavily, her main-mast went over the side, carrying part of the mizzen along with it. The Young Trawler The foremast is sprung, the main-topgallant mast is gone, and the mizzen has been snapped off close by the deck. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands “For grog is our larboard and starboard, Our main-mast, our mizzen, our log, On shore, or at sea, or when harbour’d, The mariner’s compass is grog.” Jacob Faithful For many hours she did not move her position; the big mizzen, which had been flapping with reports like thunder, was furled; the other sails were brailed up. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow Aloft there with you, then, and help furl the mizzen topsail. Peter the Whaler Hastening up again, I sprang into the mizzen rigging, from which, just before I got there, Tom Pim had plunged off into the water. Paddy Finn The captain climbed up into the weather mizzen rigging, and there he stood holding on to a shroud, conning the ship, as calm to all appearance as if he had been beating up Plymouth Sound. Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It I can make out the fore, main, and the head of the mizzen royals. The Three Admirals The guns aimed at our vessel sent their shot astern of us, two or three only passing through our mizzen, but doing no further damage. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham They were seen standing on the hammock-nettings, or in the mizzen rigging, shaking their fists and uttering the most dreadful imprecations on the heads of those whom they considered were deserting them. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War He walked back toward the group by the mizzen as he spoke, and then as we drew near he changed the conversation. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea And a barque is a three-master with a mizzen fore-and-aft rigged.” The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise Though the wind was fair, they ran on all night, under the main-sail, foresail, and mizzen, in case they should suddenly have to haul up to avoid any danger upon which they might be running. The Three Admirals The two officers clung to the mizzen shrouds opposite the companionway as she emerged from the broad light into the darkness of the wind-swept deck. A Wounded Name Mr. Brown, isn't it about time we were getting in that mizzen to'gall'nt-s'l? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 “I give you charge o’ the mizzen mast,” said Captain Brown, meaning that Eric would have to see to all that was necessary for making sail in the after part of the ship. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes She was end on to us, and I didn’t see the mizzen. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise At the same time, the mainsail and mizzen staysail were set, and the vessel steered in the direction of that Cape which she seemed destined never to round. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story “Sail ho!” shouted I from the mizzen cross-trees, where I had gone to look out, Tom Jerrold being sent up aloft forward for the same purpose. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea We hear the crash and feel the shock, and presently the water comes pouring aft,—and Captain Cope calls out to reef topsails,—double-reef fore and mizzen,—one reef in the main. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Now, Eric,” he added, “you’ve got to tend your duties to the last aboard, you know; away aft with you an’ see to the mizzen sheets. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes Luckily, however, everything held; and, as the foretop-sail got gradually taken aback the mizzen staysail drew, casting her stern round, so that her head at last faced the wind and sea. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea The long-boat was fitted with a couple of masts, carrying a large mainsail and a mizzen, both of which the skipper now ordered to be set, the former close-reefed to half its size. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story On the present occasion he ran us a rare race with the main-royal yard, we getting the mizzen spar below but a second or two in advance of his party. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea She’s nearly abreast of our mizzen chains and not a mile off. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea The ship herself was cased in ice—hull, spars, and standing rigging, and all—with long pendulous icicles hanging from the main and mizzen yards. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land The mizzen staysail followed suit; and then, seeing that the ship bore the pressure pretty well, Captain Miles ordered the fore-topmast staysail to be hoisted. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea But before I could get the trumpet to my lips, a figure sprang into the ship’s mizzen rigging, and Christie’s well-known voice hailed— “Tern ahoy! is Mr Courtenay aboard?” A Pirate of the Caribbees Matthews and Jerrold alone managed the mizzen topgallant-sail, after which the spanker was set, making the ship drive on all the faster through the water; though, even then, Captain Gillespie was not content yet. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea I exclaimed; “and stand by to brail up the mizzen if she fails to pay off.” Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Mr Lovell, you will take twenty men—I don’t suppose there are above forty Frenchmen aboard that craft—and board by the main and mizzen chains as we touch. The Log of a Privateersman The new-comers were then lashed to the mizzen rigging like the rest of us, and we all waited with what hope and patience we could for the sea to calm down. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea But the alarm was a false one, the main and mizzen masts standing for full ten minutes longer. A Pirate of the Caribbees Two guns were disabled, the main and mizzen masts had been shot away, and a long line of wounded and dying men were lying among the shattered rigging. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year The mizzen flogged itself to ribbons in a moment, while the foresail paid our bows broad off, and, filling powerfully at the same time, dragged us clear by the bare skin of our teeth. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War “Hurrah, men! capitally done!” shouted the skipper; “you have her now,” as the lugger, under her mizzen only, shot up into the wind, plunging heavily. The Log of a Privateersman See to the hands being ready to set that mizzen staysail; it will help her head round when we ease off the yards.” The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea A trick of my vision, thought I. No! there it was again, this time nothing but a spark, close by, on a level, perhaps, with our mizzen. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The wreck of the mizzen topgallant mast was allowed to hang for the present. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution After breakfast we had a little friendly trial of speed, when it was found that the “Astarte” could just spare us her fore and mizzen topgallant sails. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War I see but two, Sir Gervaise; one at the fore, and the other at the mizzen, like our own. The Two Admirals The loss of the main-top mast and mizzen greatly relieved the strain on the ship, and she worked much easier. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia We had scarce time, at great peril, to cut her away, when another burst snapped our mizzen almost at the deck. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess While the men were coming on deck, Bentley leaped into the mizzen rigging and ran up the shrouds with an agility surprising in one of his gigantic figure and advanced age. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution You had better go on deck again and hurry the men up with that mizzen; and round-to as soon as you possibly can. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War No sooner were the ropes started, than the fore-top-mast went over the bows, dragging after it the main with all its hamper, the mizzen snapping like a pipe-stem, at the cap. The Two Admirals "The sea is still heavy but, if that jury mizzen stands, we shall be able to claw off the ice." A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia The second mate and I, each with a rope girdling his waist to swing by, stood muffled up to our noses under the lee of a square of canvas seized to the mizzen shrouds. The Honour of the Flag Better clear the wreck and get the mizzen topsail and the fore and main sail in, sir, and reef the fore and main topsails; the spars are buckling fearfully. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution I do not think they have made us out yet; when I saw her she was jogging easily along under her fore and mizzen lugs and a small jib. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War The death of Bluewater was announced to the fleet, at sunrise, by hauling down his flag from the mizzen of the Cæsar. The Two Admirals I fear that the bumping of the mizzen, before we got rid of it, must have started a butt. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia He wore a tall chimney-pot hat in all weathers, and was reckoned a very careful man because he always furled his fore and mizzen royals in the first dog-watch every night. The Honour of the Flag One shot carried away the mizzen topgallant mast; another sent a shower of splinters inboard, killing the man at the wheel. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution This was followed instantly by a crash, as the mizzen mast snapped off, two feet above the deck. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico I saw nothing but the sails and spars, not of a single vessel, but of three ships; and one of them wore the flag of a French rear-admiral at the mizzen. The Two Admirals "We are going to try to rig a jury mizzen, so as to help us claw off the ice, if need be." A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia The jolly-boat was to board on the starboard quarter, cut the stern cable, and send two men aloft to loose the mizzen topsail. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes "A slaver, be the mizzen top av the ark," he exclaimed. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The mizzen was shaken out and, as soon as the sheets were hauled aft, the helm was put down. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico The hatches were closed over them, and the cables being already cut, the mizzen topsail, the only sail bent, was hoisted; and the boats, taking towropes, began to row her away from shore. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire Sadly, indeed, she looked with mizzen mast gone, the main mast shortened to the cap, and all the upper spars and rigging of the fore mast gone. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia "Haul on the main and mizzen sheets!" ordered the captain, to bring the yacht round and get a leeward launch for Nos. Swirling Waters "Three cheers for Mr. Passford!" shouted the quartermaster who had been at the wheel when Christy sprang into the mizzen rigging. A Victorious Union "We must try and get some sail on her mizzen, Standing," the captain said. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico Here he obtained a new mast and yard for the mizzen of the caravel Niña. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 They mounted the fore, main, and mizzen rigging, and working with all their strength and skill soon had the swaying wreck cut away, and the ship relieved of her strain. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family In the moonlight I could see Bull McGinty standin' by the port mizzen shrouds with a megaphone up to his face, and his voice comes up to me like the bugle blast of Kingdom Come. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates Captain Rombold lay upon the deck, propped up against the mizzen mast. A Victorious Union Amyas leaped into the mizzen rigging and looked through the smoke. Great Sea Stories He ordered the main and mizzen topsails to be backed to wait for them. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy The ship now gradually righted, and with the aid of a storm-sail in her mizzen rigging, for her top-sail had been torn into shreds, her head was got to the wind. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family The mainmast was consecrated to the left half, and the mizzen to the fullback. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball Captain Rombold was standing abreast of the stump of his mizzen mast observing the whole affair, and he had a better opportunity to observe it than any other person on the deck of either ship. A Victorious Union Down went the mizzen topmast, in went the stern-windows and quarter-galleries; and as the smoke cleared away, the golden flag of Spain, which the last moment flaunted above their heads, hung trailing in the water. Great Sea Stories Even that great officer Hood, off the Chesapeake in 1781, felt himself tied hand and foot by the union flag at the mizzen peak,—the signal for the line. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy The fore, main, and mizzen top-gallant masts had gone in rapid succession, and the swaying mass of wreck was threatening the destruction of the ship. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family A shot from the cutter had struck the mizzen mast, a few feet above the deck, and the mast and sail fell over to leeward. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent Captain Rombold stood but a short distance from the stump of the mizzen mast with a cutlass in his hand. A Victorious Union All night the Agra showed three lights at her mizzen peak for him, and kept a sharp lookout. Great Sea Stories The Admiral Hood was a small dandy-rigged fore-and-after, that is to say, she was a cutter with a small mizzen on which she would set a lugsail. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 We'll splice the spanker boom, and port the helm to starboard, and ship the taffrail on to the lee scuppers of the after hatch, and dance hornpipes on the mizzen peak. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Andrews, do you and two others get down into the sail locker and bring up the storm jib, the small foresail, trysail, and storm mizzen. The Queen's Cup "I was hit in the arm by a bullet when I was in the mizzen rigging; but I did not report to the surgeon"— "As you ought to have done," interrupted the engineer. A Victorious Union He hailed the mizzen top: "Can you two hinder them from firing that gun?" Great Sea Stories Her canvas consisted of foresail, mainsail, and mizzen with a yard for each. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 When the sails were clewed up, Newman and I were ordered aloft on the mizzen. The Blood Ship The breeze was fresh and steady, and with her square sail set and her mizzen furled she ran along at over nine knots an hour. The Queen's Cup The first lieutenant had seen from his position in the mizzen rigging the trap which had been set for the crew of the Bellevite. A Victorious Union The elephant gun popped, and the rifle cracked, in the Agra's mizzen top, and the man at the pirate's helm jumped into the air and fell dead: both Theorists claimed him. Great Sea Stories She also had her mizzen halyards shot away. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 As we swung up into the mizzen rigging, Newman shouted words in my ear that I knew the wind carried to the captain. The Blood Ship A triangular mizzen was then hoisted, and a storm jib. The Queen's Cup "Bring up the large easy-chair at my desk, and place it abreast of the mizzen mast," added the commander. A Victorious Union At the next discharge the pirate chipped the mizzen mast, and knocked a sailor into dead pieces on the forecastle. Great Sea Stories Circling round his antagonist, he raked her from stem to stern, shot away the mizzen mast, made a sieve of the hull and killed and wounded fifty men. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our sprit-sail, and stood by to hand the foresail; but making foul weather, we looked the guns were all fast, and handed the mizzen. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World Four sailors speedily lashed a three-inch rope four feet above the deck, from the forestay round the shrouds and aft to the mizzen, hove as tight as they could get it and then fastened. The Queen's Cup You saved the day for the United States when you ran up the mizzen rigging and unmasked my battery. A Victorious Union Just as she got within about five hundred yards—quarter of a mile—from the "Bucentaure's" beam, the mizzen topmast was shot away. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain The action had hardly begun when the Wasp lost her main topmast, and a few minutes later the mizzen topgallant mast and the gaff were shot away. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders In the middle of November the "Agamemnon" had to go to Leghorn for extensive repairs, and remained there, shifting her main and mizzen masts, until the 21st of December. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain You see, I have got her number-two jib on her and shifted the mizzen, but she is still a bit too lively to make it safe to get up the spar. The Queen's Cup The cloud of smoke concealed all of the deck forward of the mizzen mast, and Christy could not see what effect had been produced by the charge of grape, or whatever it was. A Victorious Union Her colours were struck, and my own hoisted at the mizzen. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century A minute later the mizzen topmast was sundered, and, cluttered with sails, yards and rigging, it fell into the maintop, where it hung suspended, liable to fall at any moment and crush those beneath. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders On the night of the 20th, in a violent gale of wind, the "Vanguard" rolled overboard her main and mizzen topmasts, and later on the foremast went, close to the deck. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain If we took down our mizzen and dirtied the rest of our sails, it would not be much of a disguise. The Queen's Cup She was a side-wheeler, with a thin raking funnel, and was square-rigged on her fore-mast, fore-and-aft on her mizzen. Secret Bread Judge then of our dismay when, upon looking seaward, we perceived our ship standing out from the bay under full sail, while at her mizzen floated the flag of Spain. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century Her mizzen topgallant mast had been carried away, but it looked as if all the other shots sent in her direction sped past without harm. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders We laid him in the bottom of the boat and covered him with the mizzen sail. Carette of Sark The "trysails" are gaff or jib-headed sails sometimes carried on the fore and main, as the spanker is carried on the mizzen. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Immediately on the commencement of the action the mats with which the galleon had stuffed her netting took fire and burned violently, blazing up half as high as the mizzen top. Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced When the fishing and salting were over, a breeze sprang up which freshened to half a gale—before which we scudded under furled mizzen and foresails. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century Her main and mizzen masts went overboard at 9.28, when the Canada, third astern of the Formidable, had just passed her; and a few moments later her foremast and bowsprit fell. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence It was a large rowboat of from thirty to seventy tons, with two masts, the mizzen being very slight. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India When all the masts are square-rigged, the names are bowmast, foremast, main and mizzen. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 We were wearing, and I believe our jib-boom got into his mizzen rigging. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 De Castro knew where the arms were kept, and, before I could guess what they intended, they had hoisted their flag at the mizzen, and held possession of the ship. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century Young, going over to look for himself, saw that it was so, and that the Yarmouth, 64, had hauled off to windward, where she lay with her main and mizzen topsails aback. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Then, with a glance to see that the priming was in order, he took careful sight, and waiting until the grab's main, mizzen and foremasts opened to view altogether, he applied the match. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India If the aftermost mast is not square-rigged, the order is foremast, main, mizzen and jigger. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 "Clean through the mizzen topsail," he replied, "but done no more harm than blowing your nose." Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow There was a skylight between the fore and the main mast, and another between the main and mizzen masts, to afford light and air to the apartments below. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat In the latitude of Bermuda both suffered from a violent gale, but the French most; the flagship Languedoc losing her main and mizzen topmasts. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence He ran up the sail on the mizzen, and the grab was soon cutting her way through the water at a spanking rate. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The snow was a bark with a lateen mizzen, or rather a brig with the "driver," a lateen one, on a jigger mast, just a little abaft the mainmast. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 The gun spoke, and when the smoke had cleared we saw that the shot had cut through the Frenchman's mizzen and main weather rigging, bringing down the top masts with all their hamper of sails. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow "You must attend to your main and mizzen topsails Mr. Pelham," said the principal, in a low tone. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Both lost their main and mizzen masts in the course of the day, and the foretopmast of the flagship also fell. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Our boat was fitted with two masts, a mainmast and a mizzen or dandy mast. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island If the mizzen be stepped abaft the stern-post the vessel becomes a "dandy" or "yawl." Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 The lighter sails were stripped off the foremast, the mate thinking to bring her into port under mizzen and main sail, together with all the fore and aft canvas that could be safely set. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow At this order thirty of the young tars ran up the shrouds, over the cat-harpings, and up the rigging, till they reached the fore, main, and mizzen topsail yards. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat One of their sixty-fours, the Ajax, had lost her main and mizzen topmasts in a violent squall on the previous afternoon, and was not in the line. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence The dimensions of the mizzen sail were: along the boom, 5 feet; along the yard, 5-1/2 feet; and at the leach, 6 feet. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island This has also what looks like a mizzen, but it is fixed on to the rudder and is known as a "jigger." Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 When Smith's instructions had been carried out, he selected a landing place just abaft the mizzen and, warping his planes alternately, brought the aeroplane gently to the deck. Round the World in Seven Days The mizzen mast passed up through the middle of it. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Yards are further designated by the name of the mast to which each belongs; e.g., foreyard, main topsail yard, mizzen topgallant yard, main royal yard. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence "Look ye," returned the other, "if you don't make away with yourself, you skulking spy from the mizzen, we'll drop you to deck like a jewel-block." Israel Potter Sometimes the jigger is triangular, like the yawl's mizzen, but the shape makes no difference in the name. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 The vessel, which proved to be a brig, struck and raked along the starboard side, carrying away nearly the whole of the fore, main, and mizzen rigging, irreparably damaging some important sails. Windjammers and Sea Tramps Twelve of them were stationed on the main, ten on the fore, and eight on the mizzen topsail yard. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat From it the Janus was the chief sufferer, losing her mizzen topmast and foretopgallant mast. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence As he came aft he heard the moan of the other officer, where he lay under the mizzen shrouds. Israel Potter Fishing boats are nearly all rigged with a dipping lug for the mainsail and a standing lug for the mizzen, and they have also a jib, while some of them carry topsails over the lugs. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 There are three electric light projectors, one forward on the upper deck, one on the bridge just forward of the funnel, and one in the mizzen top.—Engineering. Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 She is fast, has sound timbers and sheathing that fits her like a skin, and her mainmast and bowsprit are particularly fine spars of Oregon pine; her mizzen doesn't count for much. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales Most ships of war had three such masts: fore, near the bow; main, near the centre; mizzen, near the stern. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence 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 Luggers may carry any number of masts, but as a rule they have two; some have a gaff mizzen. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 The English prisoners had already been disarmed and battened down in the hold, and the prize crew then hoisted sail and prepared to take her under mizzen and foremast only to a French port. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo Well, as I looked round, I saw the admiral's baker in the mizzen shrouds, and there was the body of the woman I had dragged out of the port rolling about close to him. Poor Jack "No," I said, following her across to the lee side, where the great mizzen sail shielded us from the view of others on board. The Pilots of Pomona A heavier lurch than ordinary sent her main channels grinding down on the mackerel boat's gunwale, smashing her upper strakes and springing her mizzen mast as she recovered herself. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts Then we set the mizzen, main topsail, and the fore-topsail. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites The main and mizzen masts were now cut away, to prevent her upsetting, and she was quite clear of her deck load. Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People The tramp of the soldiers' feet was scarcely over when the lugger was alongside of us, her masts banging against our main and mizzen chains as she rolled with the swell under our lee. Poor Jack The Danish ensign flew at her mizzen; the familiar signal for a pilot streamed from her fore peak. The Pilots of Pomona She was heeled over to starboard a little and there was a pretty little bone in her teeth; the colors streamed from her mizzen rigging while from her foretruck the house-flag flew. Kindred of the Dust Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our sprit-sail, and stood by to hand the foresail; but, making foul weather, we looked the guns were all fast, and handed the mizzen. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites Two of these three lost their main and mizzen masts and foretopmast; in other words, were helpless. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 With a leap he rushed to the cabin, seized the light, and in half a minute it was swinging from the mizzen rigging, his promptness saving the ship. James Fenimore Cooper The main and mizzen masts were at once cut away; but the heavy marble in her hold had broken through her bottom, and she bilged. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II I hesitated, and then climbed up the mizzen channels, which were level with the wharf. 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 An hour later, a sudden squall carried away the main and mizzen topmasts of one of the French ships. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Hawkins asked all the men who preferred to take their chance on land to get round the foremast and all those who wanted to remain afloat to get round the mizzen. Elizabethan Sea Dogs On board of one of the largest of the former was flying the flag of a rear-admiral at the mizzen, the symbol of the commander's rank. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Something fluttered from the mizzen rigging and disappeared into the night. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" With a great crash the mizzen mast went over the side, crushing one of the lifeboats that hung on davits there. Bob the Castaway On the way a heavy gale of wind injured the French fleet more than the English, the French flag-ship losing her main and mizzen topmasts. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Down came the mizzen, while a hail of English shot and arrows prevented every attempt to clear away the wreckage. Elizabethan Sea Dogs Ned Land, aflame once more with hope of escape, made out the vessel to be a two-decker ram, but she showed no flag at her mizzen. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction The third mate came on deck and stood near the lee mizzen rigging, looking forward at the foam swirling from the bends and drifting aft alongside at a rapid rate. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Her great yellow bowsprit and white-winged figure-head were jutting out from the cluster of palm trees, while high above them towered three immense masts with the tricolour flag floating superbly from the mizzen. The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales A lantern hung from the mizzen shrouds above him. The Refugees The Spanish gunners got the range to an inch, brought down the flagship's mizzen, knocked Drake's chair from under him, killed two senior officers beside him, and wounded many more. Elizabethan Sea Dogs "No, there is no getting the finish, even at sea, without a cruise or two under a flag, and that at the mizzen, too!" The Red Rover Then followed a close-reefed foresail balanced aft by the mizzen lower topsail, which we had saved. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" The main and mizzen masts were shot away, seven men, including the first mate, were killed, five were dangerously, and a number more slightly, wounded. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago Her mizzen mast had been cut to get clear of the land; her quarters stove in; her head carried away; and there was neither anchor nor cable aboard. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 She had lost her main mast, mizzen mast, & fore topmast. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Nelson had directed his ships to hoist four lights horizontally at the mizzen peak as soon as it became dark; and this vessel had no such distinction. The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson She insisted that she could grab the mizzen channel plates and climb aboard. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen. Men, Women and Ghosts When we got into warm latitudes we were taught not only to knot and splice, but to take in and set the mizzen royal. Tracks of a Rolling Stone On these days you could make out that ship at a great distance by the multi-coloured grotesque riot going on abaft her mizzen mast. Falk A Reminiscence Suddenly Stannistreet, who had been standing talking to Lestrange, climbed a few feet up the mizzen ratlins, and shaded his eyes. The Blue Lagoon: a romance The men who preferred to stay aft clear of the water were allowed to lie down near the mizzen. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Quick as thought, I sprang into the mizzen shrouds, rattled up hand over hand, and did not draw a breath till I was seated on the cross-trees. Treasure Island The ship answered quickly and rounded to while her weather fore and mizzen yards flew forward until they touched the starboard backstays and the men hauled in the slack of the braces. Java Head "The chap has a quick eye and good glasses, even though he should want nerve for the Scilly rocks," cried the mate, who was looking out from the mizzen rigging. Homeward Bound or, the Chase The youngster made one leap down the ladder, just scraping the steps with his heels, and was in the mizzen rigging with the light, in half a minute. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Soon a little sailorly and seaman-like fellow named Ford, whose interest in the strange ship was marked, came from the group near the mizzen and asked if he should get the signal halyards ready. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" An instant later, the mizzen top was shrouded in an emerald flame, and when the smoke cleared, only a jagged stump of iron thrust skyward. The Cruise of the Dry Dock Let go your port fore and after braces, Mr. Broadrick; brace the fore and mizzen yards sharp up, leave the main braces fast, and lay the main topsail to the mast. Java Head Of these it was possible to bend the main and mizzen stay-sails in tolerable security, provided the ends of the halyards could be got down. Homeward Bound or, the Chase The steersman, crouching low by his strong tiller, was doing his best to avoid a clean sweep, but only a small jib and the mizzen were standing with straining clews and gleaming seams. The Slave of the Lamp The stump of a foremast showed forward and a stout maintopsail strained away amidships, while aft, where the mizzen should have been, there was nothing showing above her deck. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" The light canvas was furled, a second reef taken in the mizzen top-sail, and the ship almost instantly brought under short sail. 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 The mizzen had brought the craft in a moment head-to-wind, and Joe Chambers and the two sailors at once lowered it and stowed it away. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 Two others stood ready at the foot of the main and mizzen riggings. Homeward Bound or, the Chase The studding sails were hauled in, and the main royal and fore and mizzen top-gallant sails furled. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The mizzen topsail had disappeared, as though made of vapor, leaving the mizzen clear. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Soon the Englishman hoisted three ensigns, when the American also set his colors, one at each mast-head, and one at the mizzen peak. 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 The men came aft and hauled in the mizzen sheet. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 When the conversation commenced, the boat was abreast of the fore-rigging; and by the time it ended, it was barely up with the mizzen. Homeward Bound or, the Chase He leapt on to the taffrail, balancing by the mizzen. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Aft, a trysail, set on the spanker boom, helped the tarpaulin in the mizzen to bring her head to the sea. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Her mizzen top-gallant mast was cut away, some of the spars were wounded, and the rigging a good deal cut; the hull was only struck two or three times. 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 Joe Chambers shouted to the sailors to close-reef the mizzen and hoist it, so that he might have the boat better under control. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 The bowman of the boat cast a light grapnel with so much precision that it hooked in the mizzen rigging, and the line instantly tightened so as to tow the cutter. Homeward Bound or, the Chase At the foot of the mizzen he paused. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea A group of men stood near the mizzen rigging, and one short man with a black sou'wester and blue pilot coat hailed us through a large-mouthed trumpet, which almost hid his bearded face. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" The Java's bowsprit came foul in the Constitution's mizzen rigging and as the latter forged ahead she pulled the former gradually round till when they separated the ships were in a head and stern line. 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 Master Lirriper's going to London in a ketch—a ship with a big mizzen sail, you know—and he has offered to take us with him and show us London. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 Inquiring the hour, he got into the mizzen rigging, with a night-glass, and swept the horizon in search of the Foam. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Then he recognised what he saw for the flag on the splintered mizzen of the Tremendous saluting solemnly the dying seaman. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Then she drew herself up to her full height, and gazed hard at the group of ruffians at the mizzen. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" The after-part, with the broken mizzen and the three Orientals, sank backwards into deep water and vanished, while the fore-half oscillated helplessly about, retaining its precarious balance upon the rocks. The Mystery of Cloomber We had met with some bad weather when south of Malta, and had had a heavy gale for three days, during which time we lost our main topmast, and badly strained the mizzen. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire Slack out the mizzen sheet a little, Jack. Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril Only the tricolour at the enemy's fore flapped insolently; and the red-cross flag, at the mizzen gaff of the sloop, licked out a long tongue and taunted back. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Jenks climbed up the mizzen channels, which were now no higher than the boat's bow, and made the painter fast on deck without remark. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Look aloft, how beautifully set the sails are; that mizzen—topsail is well cut, eh? Tom Cringle's Log "A friend!" shouted Léontine in French, and almost in the same instant a man in the bow of the boat caught hold of the mizzen shrouds of the lugger with his boat-hook, and held on. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 The Mate's two 'prentices were already up at the mizzen. The Ghost Pirates The flag he had kept flying, nailed to the splintered mizzen, curled languidly above his head. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea We were all alone by the mizzen, the captains having gone below with Mrs. Sackett to show her the interior of the ship. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" "Where is the captain of the mizzen—top?" growled the man in authority. Tom Cringle's Log The stay here was longer than was intended, for the Resolution's fore and mizzen masts were found to be very defective, and her rigging had got into a very bad state. The Life of Captain James Cook I found out, afterwards, that as soon as the Second Mate had seen them off the deck, he went up to the mizzen t'gallant, along with the four 'prentices. The Ghost Pirates Not lookin her sauciest just now, I grant you: shrouds tore to tatters, mizzen spliced, bowsprit splintered, plugged fore and aft, and alf her weather bulwark carried away. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Then she shot alongside and was fast to the mizzen channels, and I stepped back ready for action. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Here, sir!—look at the weather—clew of the mizzen—topsail, sir, look at that sail, sir,—how many turns can you count in that clew, sir? Tom Cringle's Log The fore-mast was repaired and the mizzen replaced with a new stick, and when a great deal of work had been done this proved faulty, and a second one had to be cut. The Life of Captain James Cook Up aloft, I could make out faintly the fore and mizzen royals flapping in the wind. The Ghost Pirates The crew, busy clearing the wreckage of the mizzen, roared delight. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea She came up under our mizzen channels and hailed. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Shall we shake a reef out of the main and mizzen—topsails, sir, and set the mainsail and spanker? Tom Cringle's Log Indeed, at times he was wont to talk philosophy to his ancient companions—the old sheet-anchor-men around him—as well as to the hare-brained tenants of the fore-top, and the giddy lads in the mizzen. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Every time I remembered them, I felt thankful for the lanterns round the maindeck, and I wondered why none had been put in the mizzen rigging. The Ghost Pirates The mizzen, struck twenty foot above the deck, came down with a crash. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea In a moment a sailor had flung us a line, and we were towing along at the mizzen channels, with the men climbing aboard as fast as they could. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" The Doctor being sans question a landsman, he never saw, we warrant, any resemblance to fore and main and mizzen in the three spires of Litchfield. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 Nevertheless, among our people we have gallant fore, main, and mizzen top-men aloft, who, well treated or ill, still trim our craft to the blast. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Then, when at last the rope was taut, I went up to the mizzen staging, and climbed into the chair, after which some of the men lashed me in very securely. The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" Above him was a square of blue sky cut across by the mizzen gaff, with the colours flying at the peak. The Green Flag The third mate had never given an order since he had come aboard, and I noticed Trunnell's sly wink as he glanced in the direction of the mizzen. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" The three masts of a ship are known as "fore," "main," and "mizzen." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 After no little difficulty he climbed up the mizzen chains. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story The ball went through the Royal George from stern to stem, sending splinters as high as her mizzen topsail yard, killing fourteen men and wounding eighteen. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established Later on, West would see to replacing the main and mizzen masts; in any case, we could do without them until we had reached the Falklands or some other winter port. An Antarctic Mystery Then I rushed for the mizzen rigging, yelling for the men to clew down the t'gallantsail and let the topsail halyards go by the run. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" There was no flag at the mizzen to signify nationality, yet there was a peculiar touch to the rig which confirmed in my mind the truth of Sanchez's guess that she was originally Dutch. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" Joe Chambers shouted to the sailors to close reef the mizzen and hoist it, so that he might have the boat better under control. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) With her hull raked fore and aft a dozen times, her mizzen gone, her foremast shot through, and her rigging so cut to pieces, she can hardly be managed in good weather. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established Finding it was likely to overblow, we took in our sprit-sail, and stood by to hand the foresail; but, making foul weather, we looked the guns were all fast, and handed the mizzen. The Junior Classics — Volume 5 Then, watching a chance, she was let go with Hans and Johnson in her to keep her clear and dropped back to the mizzen channels, where the volunteers were ready to get aboard her. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Fortunately he managed to get a firm grip on the mizzen shrouds and clung there till the wave had passed. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest The mizzen had brought the craft in a moment head to wind, and Joe Chambers and the two sailors at once lowered it and stowed it away. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) Look; she's lost her mizzen, and her bows are stove in. Stories by English Authors: the Sea "Fore, main, mizzen, spanker, jigger and driver, sir," Matt fired back at him. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Some of us sat about the after-skylight, while Andrews and his gang disposed themselves, as comfortably as they might, around the mizzen. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" September 5.—The mizzen wireless mast came down in a raging blizzard to-day. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Master Lirriper's going to London in a ketch -- a ship with a big mizzen sail, you know -- and he has offered to take us with him and show us London. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) She had three lower masts standing—one right in the bows, and the mizzen raking very much aft. Stories by English Authors: the Sea It is curious, like many things that fall out at sea, but not so wonderful as her towing a ship of four hundred tons, with the foresail, mizzen, and jib all aback. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Her face was ruddy even in the moonlight, but she carried herself with a firm step to the mizzen channels. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" At daylight the American flag was run half-way up to the mizzen peak, union down, as a signal of distress. Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida The men came aft and hauled in the mizzen sheer. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) The only boat on board the Chrysolite worth launching was the life-boat, which stood bottom upward between the main and mizzen masts. Stories by English Authors: the Sea They were all tripped and lowered together, the main on the starboard side, and the fore and mizzen to port. Two Years Before the Mast Our own boat was towing astern, so Sackett had her drawn up to the mizzen channels, ready for the men to get aboard. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" "No fore, main, and mizzen tops, according to what is here written down?" The Monikins This pleased our captain exceedingly, and, coming on deck, he examined her from the mizzen rigging with his glass. Omoo The main and mizzen masts of the latter fall, and the boats are beaten to pieces. The Dynasts The yard at length came down safe, and, after it, the fore and mizzen royal yards were sent down. Two Years Before the Mast She carried a small white flag flying on the mizzen. In the Reign of Terror The mizzen mast of the Guerriere was shot away; very soon the main mast followed, and in less than half an hour the Guerriere was a hopeless wreck. This Country of Ours When they were about two miles distant, the stranger slackened sail and hove to, hoisting stars and stripes at her mizzen. Foul Play "Ay," he answered, "a narrow blue pennant on her mizzen is charged with a white bird—a stork, I think." The Sea-Hawk The English lad and myself sent down the main, which was larger than the Pilgrim's main top-gallant yard; two more light hands the fore, and one boy the mizzen. Two Years Before the Mast That young chap by the mizzen window looks sort of familiar to me. Cap'n Warren's Wards We were reduced literally to bare poles, and lay-to under a piece of tarpaulin, six times doubled, and about two yards square, fastened up in the mizzen rigging. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement In our jovial floating prison There was sleep from fore to mizzen, And never a star had risen The hazy sky to speck. Ballads The whole of the cabins were one body of fire, and at about 8.30 P. M. flames burst through the upper deck, and shortly after the mizzen rigging caught fire. Roundabout Papers The mizzen topsail hung in the buntlines until everything was furled forward. Two Years Before the Mast Thus, the only bit of canvas left on her was the storm trysail on the mizzen. The Cruise of the Snark Ere forgetfulness altogether came over me, I had noticed that the seamen at the main and mizzen mast-heads were already drowsy. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale I hoisted myself up to the crosstrees of the mizzen sail. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Only the lower masts remain, which are of a dismal black, as are the tops and mizzen cross-trees. Oldport Days She sailed well, and presented a fine appearance; the proud, feudal-looking banner of St. George— the cross in a blood-red field— waving from the mizzen. Two Years Before the Mast We set a storm trysail on the mizzen, and took in the mainsail. The Cruise of the Snark I know that the men aloft in the mizzen descended to the deck, but I never saw them descend. The Mutiny of the Elsinore The captain ran up the mizzen rigging, and scanned the raft, now nearly abeam. A Simpleton She was furling tops and mainsail, stripping in fact to mizzen and sprit for the coming action. Captain Blood One of the boys furls the mizzen royal. Two Years Before the Mast Puff follows puff, and I am glad the mizzen is furled. The Cruise of the Snark We control the braces on the mizzen, although they control the canvas on the mizzen. The Mutiny of the Elsinore The captain went up a few ratlines in the mizzen rigging, and looked to windward, laughing all the time: but, all of a sudden, there was a great change in his manner. A Simpleton But now the retreating Spaniard had come to the middle of the quarter-deck, where the mizzen sail made a screen to shut them off from the eyes of the Englishmen below. Captain Blood No sooner had we got on deck than— ``Lay aloft there, and close-reef mizzen topsail!'' Two Years Before the Mast We even took in the trysail, hoisted the full mizzen in its place, and hauled the full mizzen down flat, and the Snark wallowed in the trough and dragged the sea-anchor behind her. The Cruise of the Snark “But there are lines aloft there on which they could cross over from mizzen to jigger,” I added. The Mutiny of the Elsinore Allan pointed to the mizzen shrouds of the wreck, which were still left standing. Armadale While Daughtry was passing a turn of rope around the Ancient Mariner and the mizzen rigging and giving the turn to him to hold, Captain Doane crawled gasping to the rail and dragged himself erect. Michael, Brother of Jerry The fore and mizzen top-gallant sails were taken in in the same silent manner; and we lay motionless upon the water, with an uneasy expectation, which, from the long suspense, became actually painful. Two Years Before the Mast We rigged lines on either side between the main and mizzen riggings. The Cruise of the Snark |
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