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3 Centuries Of Naval History In Shanties & Sea Songs With Lyrics & Notes

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CONTENTS
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The Sailors Account of the Action at Vigo.....    151
On the Sea Fight between Sir G. R. and Toulouse, 1704 . .    153
A Song on the same.........    154
The Sailor's Tragedy; or, The Last Farewel of Captain Smith     154 The Valliant Admiral ; or, The Wonderful Success of Sir John
Leake . . . . . . . . . . .156
The Sea-Fight ; or, The French Prize Taken . . . .    158
The Loss of the Edgar........    160
The Sailor's Complaint.........    162
Fair Sally Lov'd a Bonny Sailor.......    163
'How Pleasant a Sailor's Life Passes'......    164
The Boatswain's Whistle........    165
The Downfall of Piracy.........    166
Admiral Cavendish's Distress on Board the Canterbury . .168
The Pacifick Fleet..........    170
The English Sailor's Resolution to Fight the Spaniards . .172
England's Glory in the Declaration of War.....    174
The Taking of the Princissa.......    175
English Courage Display'd; or, Brave News from Admiral
Vernon...........    177
Hosier's Ghost..........    179
Vernon's Glory ; or, The Spaniards' Defeat.....    181
The Saphirah (sic) in Triumph ; or, British Valor Display'd .    184 Admiral Matthews' Engagement against the Combined Fleets
of France and Spain.........    186
A New Song in Praise of Brave Captain Hornsby . . .187
Captain Cobb's Bravery.........    189
The Princess Royal's Escape from the Goodwin Sands . .190
The Loss of the Victory Man-of-War......    193
Disconsolate Judy's Lamentation for the Absence of her True
Love ... on Board the Victory . . . now Missing . .193
England's Glory ; or, The French King Stripped . . . .    194 The Lucky Sailor; or The Sailor's Invitation to go with
Admiral Anson.........    195
Tit for Tat: A Sea Kick for a Land Cuff.....    197
A New Song on Admiral Knowls taking Port Louis . .    199
A New Song sung by Hannah Snell, alias James Gray . . .    200 The Lightermans Prentice Prest and Sent to Sea . . .201
Britain's Resolution to Fight the French.....    203
The Terrible Privateer........    204
Captain Death...........    205
A New Song (on Blakeney and Byng).....    206
The Letter of a Certain Admiral.......    207
A Rueful Story : Admiral B------g's Glory ; or, Who Run Away
First...........    209
Admiral Byng and Brave West.......    210
A New Song Written ori the Isle of Aix.....    211
Bold Sawyer . . . : . . . . . . .    212
Captain Bartons Distress on Board the Lichfield . . .214
Gilchrist and Hotham's Bravery.......    216
Hawke's Engagement........    217
Neptune's Resignation.........    218
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