| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 7822 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911) |
| QUOTATION: | Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold And the mate of the Nancy brig, And a bo’sun tight and a midshipmite And the crew of the captain’s gig. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Yarn of the “Nancy Bell.” |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. There were three sailors of Bristol city Who took a boat and went to sea. But first with beef and captain’s biscuits And pickled pork they loaded she. There was gorging Jack and guzzling Jimmy, And the youngest he was little Billee. Now when they got as far as the Equator They’d nothing left but one split pea. W. M. Thackeray: Little Billee. [back] |
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