It often happens that a frigate can muster only one or two boats that will swim, after a combat; and frequently only the one she had taken the precaution to lower into the water, previously to engaging.
Accordingly, all the Dawn's people were ordered to muster near the quarter-deck.
One Muster Day a captain of one of the country companies came home with my boy's father to dinner; he was in full uniform, and he put his plumed helmet down on the entry table just like any other hat.
It was almost as good as a muster to see the firemen in their red shirts and black trousers, dragging the engine at a run, two and two together, one on each side of the rope.
Of course, school let out when there was a regular muster, and the boys gave the whole day to it; but I do not know just when the Muster Day came.
To muster up the cattle they cease not night nor day, And the stockmen of Australia, hard-riding boys are they.
No more shall wemuster the river for fats, Or spiel on the Fifteen-mile plain, Or rip through the scrub by the light of the moon, Or see the old stockyard again.
Attack them not so rashly; firstmuster all you can.
XXXI When to them of Denmark were these tidings told, The more their friends they summon'd to muster manifold, Nor press nor hasty message did stout Sir Ludegast slack, Till twenty thousand champions were marching at his back.
XXIII "So from your army give me a thousand men at most, Since I, who well could muster at home a gallant host, Have here twelve comrades only; thus will I guard your land.
The young lord, however, managed to muster up resolution to commence the task.
Their services were likely to be of use, as it was certain the smugglers would muster in large numbers.
I have heard they muster at times in great force to convey their contraband goods up to London.
He sat down humbly, ashamed of his passing suspicion, to wait with such patience and composure as he might muster till she should come from Miss Judy's room.
You have already, as your auxiliary, the sober detestation of mankind on the heads of your opponents; find I swear by the lyre of Thalia, to muster on your side all the votaries of honest laughter and fair, candid ridicule.
You have already, as your auxiliary, the sober detestation of mankind on the heads or your opponents; and I swear by the lyre of Thalia to muster on your side all the votaries of honest laughter, and fair, candid ridicule!
On Thursday morning, if you can muster as much self-denial as to be out of bed about seven o'clock, I shall see you, as I ride through to Cumnock.
The denizens of Port Arthur would furnish a curious collection of biography: the muster would be a living calendar.
He established an exact register of the conviction, arrival, and distribution of the prisoners, and appointed times for the muster of such as were assigned.
When he ordered a muster of the lairds and the well affected, only Grier of Lag and Fergusson of Craigdarroch came in, and even they brought but few at their back.
For I knew that though there might be delay, there could be no such thing as pardon for one that had carried the standard at Sanquhar, charged the storming fray of Ayrsmoss, and sole of all in Cameron's muster had gotten clear away.
Pope reads: 'Gentlemen, will you go and muster men?
The Quarto of 1597 reads the lines thus: 'Gentlemen, will you go muster men?
Not a great one; but still, I can muster half a hundred with a blast of my horn.
They suspected that the duke merely pretended to arm himself against the marsk, in order to muster a respectable force, with which he could assert his claims at the Dane-court, and secure his election to the regency.
Continuing his observations he said: "I was busy sending off orders to stop recruiting and the purchase of supplies, and to muster out the army.
The very Bengalese would muster the last man, and stake the last jewel, to avert it.
I sat down and wrote a twelve-page article, describing a grand muster for the purpose at a station about twenty miles from Port Fairy, and seven miles from my own place, Squattlesea Mere.
At many a muster have I heard Jack's cheery shout, and enjoyed with others his drolleries at camp and drafting-yard.
Elinor and Fairy will have such private lessons and masters and general embellishment that they will do more than pass musteramong their European kinsfolk.
At last, in June 1546, during the meeting of the diet at Regensburg, Philip and John Frederick of Saxony realized the extent of the danger and began to muster their forces.
In the Reichstag of 1907, Guelphs, Alsace-Lorrainers and Danes together could musteronly five members.
At the mention of that last word, the little man in the corner staggered to his feet; swayed uneasily for a moment; and then came towards the Captain, with what dignity he couldmuster on such short notice.
Alvaro de Luna, the powerful favorite of John the Second, could mustertwenty thousand vassals.
He could muster a greater number of vassals than any other subject in the kingdom, and held jurisdiction over fifteen large and populous towns, besides a great number of inferior places.
After allowing the refreshment necessary to the exhausted spirits of his soldiers, the marquis resolved to sally forth at once upon the town, before its inhabitants cpuld muster in sufficient force to oppose him.
We find, from his correspondence at this time, a shower of letters from every point of the clerical compass where there was authority or influence enough to muster a cloud for their discharge.
Of the original troops that he had brought from Spain, many were dead, but he was able to muster ten thousand cavalry, mostly consisting of the Numidian horse, and in this respect he was superior to the Romans.
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