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The two galleys soon met, striking each other with great force. The left prow of the Pacha towered high above the lower forecastle of Don John, and his galley's peak was thrust through the rigging of the other vessel until its point was over the fourth rowing-bench. Thus linked together the two flag-ships became a battle-field which was strongly contested for about two hours.
Even now he would be quite incapable of walking forward in a given straight line. With the exclamation, "Such is life! a few hours ago on the rowing-bench, and fighting with the brander of the galleys for trying to brand me with the slave-mark, and now one of the greatest among the great!" he closed his tale, for a glance through the window showed him that time pressed.
The Spanish Moor is seized by some African pirate and carried away to toil in the mill of his master on some foreign shore, or he is chained to the rowing-bench of the Berber galley, thence to be taken and sold when the voyage is over to some master who leaves him to weep in solitary toil in the farm or garden. Sometimes he wins the love of his mistress, who releases him and flies in his company.
"One who, having slain the father, sold the son into slavery, to the hell of Spanish dungeon and rowing-bench, to stripes and shame and torment, one the just God hath promised to my vengeance I mean Richard Brandon." "Ah mercy of God my father! Ah no, no it cannot be! My father? Sure here is some black mistake." "Being his daughter you should know 'tis very truth!
Yet even so I struggled still, panting out curses on them, French and Spanish and English, drawing upon all the vile abuse of the rowing-bench and lazarette since fain would I have them slay me out of hand the rather than endure the miseries and anguish of my lot.
Even now he would be quite incapable of walking forward in a given straight line. With the exclamation, "Such is life! a few hours ago on the rowing-bench, and fighting with the brander of the galleys for trying to brand me with the slave-mark, and now one of the greatest among the great!" he closed his tale, for a glance through the window showed him that time pressed.
Mayhap you shall one day forget them quite." "Never!" quoth I. "Yet so do I hope, Martin, with all my heart," says she and with a great sigh. "Why then, fain would I forget an I might, but 'tis beyond me. The agony of the rowing-bench, the shame of stripes the blood and bestiality of it all these I may never forget."
The manner and the shape of one or the other art, of one or other industry, has changed; the steam-engine has replaced the rowing-bench, and cannon replaced the catapult; but, as a whole, even your country, which you are proud to hear styled "the living wonder of the world" yes, even your country in the New World, and England in the Old England, that gigantic workshop of industry, surrounded with a beautiful evergreen garden; yes, all the dominions of the Anglo-Saxon race, can claim no higher praise of its prosperity, than when we say, that you have reproduced the grandeur of those ancient nations, and nearly equal their prosperity.
"Then leave me in peace." And I laid me down again. "You sleep mighty sound," says he, "and your bed none so easy!" "I've known worse!" "Aye the rowing-bench of a Spanish floating hell, shipmate ha?" At this, I started and turned to look at him again.
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