Salt-Water Ballads

Salt-Water Ballads

Salt-Water BalladsSome of this book was written in my boyhood, all of it in my youth; it...
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Author: Masefield, John,1878-1967
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Language: English
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Salt-Water Ballads

Salt-Water Ballads

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Salt-Water Ballads

CHF 11.99 CHF 5.99
Author: Masefield, John,1878-1967
Format: eBook
Language: English

Salt-Water Ballads

Some of this book was written in my boyhood, all of it in my youth; it is now re-issued, much as it was when first published nearly eleven years ago. J. M. 9th June 1913 Chanty.A song sung to lighten labour at the capstan sheets, and halliards. The soloist is known as the chanty-man, and is usually a person of some authority in the focsle. Many chanties are of great beauty and extreme antiquity. Port Mahon Baboon, or Port Mahon Soger.I have been unable to discover either the origin of these insulting epithets or the reasons for the peculiar bitterness with which they sting the marine recipient. They are older than Dana (circa 1840). An old merchant sailor, now dead, once told me that Port Mahon was that godless city from which the Ark set sail, in which case the name may have some traditional connection with that evil Mahoun or Mahu, prince of darkness, mentioned by Shakespeare and some of our older poets. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 52761
Author: Masefield, John
Release Date: Aug 9, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English

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