Oh, the year was 1778, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
A letter of marque come from the king,
To the scummiest vessel I’d ever seen,
God damn them all!chorus
I was told we’d cruise the seas for American gold
We’d fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett’s Privateers.Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
For twenty brave men all fishermen who
Would make for him the Antelope’s crew
God damn them all!chorus
The Antelope sloop was a sickening sight, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
She’d a list to the port and and her sails in rags
And the cook in scuppers with the staggers and the jags
God damn them all!chorus
On the King’s birthday we put to sea, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
We were 91 days to Montego Bay
Pumping like madmen all the way
God damn them all!chorus
On the 96th day we sailed again, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight
With our cracked four pounders we made to fight
God damn them all!chorus
The Yankee lay low down with gold, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
She was broad and fat and loose in the stays
But to catch her took the Antelope two whole days
God damn them all!chorus
Then at length we stood two cables away, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
Our cracked four pounders made an awful din
But with one fat ball the Yank stove us in
God damn them all!chorus
The Antelope shook and pitched on her side, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs
And the Main trunk carried off both me legs
God damn them all!chorus
So here I lay in my 23rd year, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
It’s been 6 years since we sailed away
And I just made Halifax yesterday
God damn them all!chorus
“Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her” - Stan Rogers
Nice depressing sea shanty to get you through the day…
Besides, Stan Roger’s voice is positively angelic.
“I thought I heard the old man say,
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
It’s a long hard pull to the next payday,
And it’s time for us to leave her…For the voyage is done and the winds don’t blow
And it’s time for us to leave her…There was rotten meat and moldy bread,
Leave her, Johnny, leave her,
You’d eat it or you’d starve to death…Well, it’s time for us to say goodbye,
Leave her, Johnny, leave her,
For now those pumps are all pumped dry,
And it’s time for us to leave her…”
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A tizenegy perces rövidfilmben egy feltaláló mutatja be egy parkban ülő embernek varázslatos kameráját, ami a megszokott látványnál többet nyújt: bepillanthatunk vele a jövőbe.
A Trafalgar Square-en egy folyó folyik keresztül, a Westminster-palotáról repülők szállnak fel, a Tower Bridge-en, valamint a Temzén pedig gyorsvonat jár.
A francia rendező, Gaston Quiribet talán annyira mégsem elképzelhetetlen jövőképet vázolt a néző elé kilencven éve: a Trafalgar Square-t tényleg elöntheti a Temze a vízszint emelkedésével.
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“Killed 99 bears”
a fact that if actually accomplished, should be put on a tombstone.
Quite a legacy
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Mary II, 1662 - 1694. Reigned jointly with William III, 1688 - 1694
After 1677
Mary II was the eldest daughter of the future James VII and II and his first wife, Anne Hyde. This beautiful mezzotint by Abraham Blooteling was printed after her marriage to William of Orange in 1677, as it includes her title as Princess of Orange inscribed in Latin. Lely’s portrait, which this print is a reproduction of, was painted around the time of her marriage and shows her sitting in a landscape, holding a posy of flowers. The scalloped hem of her sleeve, just visible on the right-hand side, is more obvious in the painted portrait and would indicate to a contemporary audience that Mary was playing a pastoral role, such as a shepherdess or nymph. These roles were made fashionable from popular plays and masques, and deemed suitable for the depiction of young brides in portraits.
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Mrs_McEwen and children
Sir John Lavery, was one of the most prominent painters of Edwardian British aristocracy j
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~ The Household Magazine, February, 1926via Library of Congress(click to enlarge)“A school for pedestrians has been established …. [h]ow to behave in presence of …. motor cars is one phase of the training provided.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dv70pOgG1qbl0k8o1_500.jpg)
~ The Household Magazine, February, 1926
via Library of Congress
(click to enlarge)
“A school for pedestrians has been established …. [h]ow to behave in presence of …. motor cars is one phase of the training provided.”
