These exceptions are the Byerly Turk, who was " Captain Byerly's charger in Ireland in King William's wars (1689, &c.)," and a horse called Counsellor, bred by Mr Egerton in 1694, by Lord D'Arcy's Counsellor by Lord Lonsdale's Counsellor by the Shaftesbury Turk out of sister to Spanker - all the dams in Counsellor's pedigree tracing back to Eastern mares. [Please select]
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"Yes; let go the peak-halyards of the spanker." [Please select]
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"Send four hands aft to set the spanker." [Please select]
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It was all that was left of Spanker--the stick with which he had been tied. [Please select]
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In order to save his canvas, the captain ordered the spanker to be balance-reefed. [Please select]
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Captain 'Siah was hopeful, and he encouraged the men at the spanker to renewed exertions.' [Please select]
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The spanker sheet was cut in two, and the boom swept out to windward, knocking one of the men overboard. [Please select]
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Colonel Wilton was standing aft with Captain Vincent in the shadow of the spanker. [Please select]
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There now, if you don't clap a stopper on that ere spanker-boom, I'll have to lash it down.' [Please select]
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The ship was still close-hauled, under topsails and courses, with jib and spanker. [Please select]
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The passengers were then taken aboard in slings rigged on the spanker-boom, which was swung over the lee quarter for the purpose. [Please select]
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