The ocean / By P. H. Gosse.

  • Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888.
Date:
[pref. 1845]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The ocean / By P. H. Gosse. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    on the capstan; and there, in the sight of the whole company, was beheld a poor hen dying of the croup, occasionally emitting a sound “ ee-a-aw,” which re- sembled the words (( ship ahoy!” coming from a distance, as closely as any hail that ever was heard. *