 Our gude ship sails the morn." " Now ever alake, my master dear, I fear a deadly storm ! " I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi' the auld moon in her arm ; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm.  Signal Service Notes - Page 17by United States. Army. Signal Corps - 1883Full view - About this book
 | 1895 - 588 pages
...the old ballad-monger properly expressed it : — ' I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi" the auld moon in her arm ; And, if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm.' But the portent is special to these latitudes ; further south — at Malta, for instance — the phenomenon... | |
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...alake, my master dear, " I fear a deadly storm ! t " I saw the new moon, late yestreen, " Wi' the auld moon in her arm ; " And if we gang to sea, master, " I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind... | |
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...ever alack! my master dear, I fear a deadly storm. " I saw the new moon late yestreen, Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll suffer harm." They hadna sailed a league on sea, A league but barely ane, Till anchors brak, and tap-masts... | |
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...alake, my master dear, " I fear a deadly storm! " I saw the new moon, late yestreen, " Wi' the auld moon in her arm; " And, if we gang to sea, master, " I fear we'll come to harm." • Gane—Suffice. f Half-fou—l\\e eighth part of a peck. They hadna sail'da league, a league, A... | |
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...alake, my master dear, " I fear a deadly storm ! " I saw the new inoon, late yestreen, " Wi' the auld moon in her arm; " And, if we gang to sea, master, " I fear well come to harm." They hadna sail'da league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind... | |
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 | Geology - 1863 - 376 pages
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...ever alake! my master dear, I fear a deadly storm ! "I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind... | |
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...ever alake ! my master dear, I fear a deadly storm ! " I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi' the auld moon in her arm ; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind... | |
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...ever alack ! my master dear, I fear a deadly storm. 1 saw the new moon late yest'reen, Wi' the auld moon in her arm ; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we '11 suffer harm. They hadna' sailed a league on sea, A league but barely one, of year;" which the... | |
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