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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=539732" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Wreck of the Barque Lynton</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">A sad tale of the sea, I will unfold,<br>About Mrs Lingard, that Heroine bold;<br>Who struggled hard in the midst of the hurricane wild,<br>To save herself from being drowned, and her darling child. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Twas on the 8th of September, the Barque &quot;Lynton&quot; sailed for Aspinwall,<br>And the crew on board, numbered thirteen in all;<br>And the weather at the time, was really very fine,<br>On the morning that the ill-fated vessel left the Tyne. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And on the 19th of November, they hove in sight of Aspinwall,<br>But little did they think there was going to be a squall;<br>When all on a sudden, the sea came rolling in,<br>And a sound was heard in the heavens, of a rather peculiar din. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the vivid lightning played around them, and the thunder did roar,<br>And the rain came pouring down, and lashed the barque all o'er;<br>Then the Captain's Wife and Children were ordered below,<br>And every one on board began to run to and fro. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the hurricane in all its fury, burst upon them,<br>And the sea in its madness, washed the deck from stem to stem;<br>And the rain poured in torrents, and the waves seemed mountains high,<br>Then all on board the barque, to God for help, did loudly cry. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And still the wind blew furiously, and the darkness was intense,<br>Which filled the hearts of the crew with great suspense,<br>Then the ill-fated vessel struck, and began to settle down,<br>Then the poor creatures cried. God save us, or else we'll drown! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Mrs Lingard snatched to her breast, her darling child,<br>While loudly roared the thunder, and the hurricane wild;<br>And she cried, oh! God of heaven, save me and my darling child,<br>Or else we'll perish in the hurricane wild. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Twas then the vessel turned right over, and they were immersed in the sea,<br>Still the poor souls struggled hard to save their lives, most heroically;<br>And everyone succeeded in catching hold of the keel garboard streak,<br>While with cold and fright, their hearts were like to break. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Not a word or a shriek came from Mrs Lingard, the Captain's wife,<br>While she pressed her child to her bosom, as dear she loved her life;<br>Still the water dashed over them again and again,<br>And about one o'clock, the boy, Hall, began to complain. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Mrs Lingard put his cold hands into her bosom,<br>To warm them because with cold he was almost frozen,<br>And at the same time clasping her child Hilda to her breast,<br>While the poor boy Hall closely to her prest. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And there the poor creatures lay huddled together with fear,<br>And the weary night seemed to them more like a year,<br>And they saw the natives kindling fires on the shore,<br>To frighten wild animals away, that had begun to roar. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Still the big waves broke over them, which caused them to exclaim,<br>Oh! God, do thou save us for we are suffering pain;<br>But, alas, the prayers they uttered were all in vain,<br>Because the boy Hall and Jonson were swept from the wreck and never rose again. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then bit by bit the vessel broke up, and Norberg was swept away,<br>Which filled the rest of the survivors hearts with great dismay;<br>But at length the longed for morning dawned at last,<br>Still with hair streaming in the wind, Mrs Lingard to the wreck held fast. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Captain Lingard still held on with Lucy in his arms,<br>Endeavouring to pacify the child from the storms alarms;<br>And at last the poor child's spirits began to sink,<br>And she cried in pitiful accents, papa! papa! give me a drink. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And in blank amazement the Captain looked all round about,<br>And he cried Lucy dear I cannot find you a drink I doubt,<br>Unless my child God sends it to you,<br>Then he sank crying Lucy, my dear child, and wife, adieu! adieu! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Twas then a big wave swept Lucy and the Carpenter away,<br>Which filled Mrs Lingard's heart with great dismay,<br>And she cried Mr Jonson my dear husband and child are gone,<br>But still she held to the wreck while the big waves rolled on. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">For about 38 hours they suffered on the wreck,<br>At length they saw a little boat which seemed like a speck,<br>Making towards them on the top of a wave,<br>Buffetting with the billows fearlessly and brave. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when the boat to them drew near,<br>Poor souls they gave a feeble cheer,<br>While the hurricane blew loud and wild,<br>Yet the crew succeeded in saving Mrs Lingard and her child. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Also, the Steward and two sailors named Christophers and Eversen,<br>Able-bodied and expert brave seamen.<br>And they were all taken to a French Doctor's and attended to,<br>And they caught the yellow fever, but the Lord brought them through. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And on the 6th of December they embarked on board the ship Moselle,<br>All in high spirits, and in health very well,<br>And arrived at Southampton on the 29th of December,<br>A day which the survivors will long remember.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Topaz+McGonagall">William Topaz McGonagall</a><div class=q>
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About Mrs Lingard, that Heroine bold;
Who struggled hard in the midst of the hurricane wild,
To save herself from being drowned, and her darling child. 

'Twas on the 8th of September, the Barque &quot;Lynton&..."></div>
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