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Hogarth was friends with most of the theatre managers, and one of his souvenirs was a gold pass given him by Tyers, the director of Vauxhall Gardens, which entitled Hogarth and his family to entrance during their lives. This was in return for some "passes," which Hogarth had engraved for Tyer. Upon one occasion Hogarth set off with some companions for a trip to the Isle of Sheppey.
"Well, what have you seen our pals doing?" I inquired. "I don't say I seen 'em doin' nothin' nothin' against the law, so to speak." He looked round cautiously. "All the same, sir," he added, lowering his voice, "it's my belief as they ain't livin' up there on Sheppey for no good purpose.
"On the banks," said the captain; "the trees, by Sheppey, and all round there. Now, why don't you say the word, and come? There's a cabin like a new pin ready for you to sit in for cleanness, I mean and every accommodation you could require. Sleep like a humming-top you will, if you come." "Humming-top?" queried Mrs. Bunker archly. "Any top," said the captain. "Come, make up your mind.
Innumerable trials had been made in the remote flying ground at Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, and the machine became so far advanced that it made a cross-Channel flight from Eastchurch to Paris. It remained in France for some time, and Commander Felix, of the French Army, made many excellent flights in it.
In the distance, on the right, shone the lights of Herne Bay, with its pier stretching far out into the shallows. Away to the left was the lonely island of Sheppey, a dull shadow beyond the harbor, where the oyster-boats lay at rest. There were very few people about: some fisher-lads solemnly or jocosely escorting their girls, who giggled faintly as they passed Mr.
They were, originally, an island belonging to Earl Goodwin, when a sudden and mighty inundation of the sea overwhelmed with light sand, 'where-with, as an old writer hath it, 'it not only remayneth covered ever since, but is become withall a most dreadful gulfe and shippe swallower. "We will now bestow a little consideration on Sheppey Isle."
She was the widowed queen of Ercombert, King of Kent, and had herself founded the monastery of Sheppey, at the place now known as Minster, and set over it her daughter Ermenilda, another widowed queen. S. Sexburga joined the house at Ely, and had resided there some time before her sister's death.
But turning at the door, he shook his hand at Wakefield, pointing with his fore-finger upwards, in a manner which might imply either a threat or a caution. He then disappeared in the moonlight. Sheppey.
After dinner, the tide having turned and a stiff head-wind blowing, they brought up off Sheppey. It began to rain hard, and the crew of the Osprey, having made all snug above, retired to the cabin to resume their quarrel. "Don't mind me," said Miss Cringle scathingly, as the mate lit his pipe. "Well, I didn't think you minded," replied the mate; "the old man"
"I've only enough juice to run us back to Tilbury, sir, if we put about now!" came the shouted report. "It's easy to TALK!" roared Rogers. "If one of these big 'uns gets us broadside on, our number's up!"... "Cutter putting over for Sheppey coast, sir!" bellowed the man in the bows. Stringer raised himself, weakly, and sought to peer through the driving spray and rain-mist. "By God!
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