Vulgar words in Ned Myers - or, a Life Before the Mast (Page 1)
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In these delicate times, when two or three days of watch and watch knock up a set of young men, one looks back with pride to a passage like this, when fourteen men and boys--four of the latter--brought a good sized ship across the ocean, reefing in the watch, weathering many a gale, and thinking nothing of it.
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My crew were five negroes, strapping fellows, and as strong as jackasses.
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As soon as the people had collected, Mr. Osgood said--"You must be pretty well fagged out, men; I think we may have a hard night's work, yet, and I wish you to get your suppers, and then catch as much sleep as you can, at your guns."
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We were pretty well fagged, and wanted rest, for Jack is no great traveller ashore; and I promised the lads a good snug berth at Mr. Marchinton's farm.
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We were pretty well fagged; though we had to taper off with the black hole, and bread and water, for the next ten days; the regular punishment for such misdemeanors as ours.
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Most of the men were fagged out, some going below, while others, who remained on deck, did, or _could_ do, nothing.
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We in the boat were all pretty well fagged out with hunger, toil, and exposure.
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The weather continued bad, the watches were much fagged, and the ship gave no grog.