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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=539741" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Wreck of the Whaler Oscar</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Twas on the 1st of April, and in the year of Eighteen thirteen,<br>That the whaler &quot;Oscar&quot; was wrecked not far from Aberdeen;<br>'Twas all on a sudden the wind arose, and a terrific blast it blew,<br>And the &quot;Oscar&quot; was lost, and forty-two of a gallant crew. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The storm burst forth with great violence, but of short duration,<br>And spread o'er a wide district, and filled the people's hearts with consternation,<br>And its effects were such that the people will long mind,<br>Because at Peterhead the roof was torn off a church by the heavy wind. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The &quot;Oscar&quot; joined other four ships that were lying in Aberdeen Bay,<br>All ready to start for Geeenland without delay,<br>While the hearts of each ship's crew felt light and gay,<br>But, when the storm burst upon them, it filled their hearts with dismay. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The wind had been blowing westerly during the night,<br>But suddenly it shifted to the North-east, and blew with all its might,<br>And thick and fast fell the blinding snow,<br>Which filled the poor sailors' hearts with woe. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And the &quot;Oscar&quot; was exposed to the full force of the gale,<br>But the crew resolved to do their best, allowing they should fail,<br>So they weighed anchor, and stood boldly out for sea,<br>While the great crowds that had gathered cheered them encouragingly. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The ill-fated &quot;Oscar,&quot; however, sent a boat ashore<br>For some of her crew that were absent, while the angry sea did roar,<br>And 'twas with great difficulty the men got aboard,<br>And to make the ship allright they wrought with one accord. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then suddenly the wind shifted, and a treacherous calm ensued,<br>And the vessel's deck with snow was thickly strewed;<br>And a heavy sea was running with a strong flood tide,<br>And it soon became apparent the men wouldn't be able the ship to guide. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And as the &quot;Oscar&quot; drifted further and further to leeward,<br>The brave crew tried hard her backward drifting to retard,<br>But all their efforts proved in vain, for the storm broke out anew,<br>While the drifting snow hid her from the spectators' view. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And the position of the &quot;Oscar&quot; was critical in the extreme,<br>And as the spray washed o'er the vessel, O what a soul-harrowing scene!<br>And notwithstanding the fury of the gale and the blinding snow,<br>Great crowds watched the &quot;Oscar&quot; as she was tossed to and fro. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">O heaven! it was a most heart-rending sight<br>To see the crew struggling against the wind and blinding snow with all their might,<br>While the mighty waves lashed her sides and angry did roar,<br>Which to their relatives were painful to see that were standing on shore. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">All eagerly watching her attempt to ride out the storm,<br>Especially their friends and relatives, who seemed very forlorn,<br>Because the scene was awe-inspiring and made them stand aghast,<br>For every moment seemed to be the &quot;Oscar's&quot; last. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Oh! it was horrible to see the good ship in distress,<br>Battling hard against wind and tide to clear the Girdleness.<br>A conspicuous promontory on the south side of Aberdeen Bay,<br>Where many a stout ship and crew have gone down passing that way. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">At last the vessel was driven ashore in the bay of Greyhope,<br>And the &quot;Oscar&quot; with the elements no longer could cope.<br>While the big waves lashed her furiously, and she received fearful shocks,<br>Until a mighty wave hurled her among large boulders of rocks. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when the vessel struck, the crew stood aghast,<br>But they resolved to hew down the mainmast,<br>Which the spectators watched with eager interest,<br>And to make it fall on the rocks the brave sailors tried their best. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But, instead of falling on the rocks, it dropped into the angry tide,<br>Then a groan arose from those that were standing on the shore side;<br>And the mainmast in its fall brought down the foremast,<br>Then all hope of saving the crew seemed gone at last. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And a number of the crew were thrown into the boiling surge below,<br>While loud and angry the stormy wind did blow,<br>And the good ship was dashed to pieces from stern to stem,<br>Within a yard or two from their friends, who were powerless to save them. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Oh! it was an appalling sight to see the &quot;Oscar&quot; in distress,<br>While to the forecastle was seen clinging brave Captain Innes<br>And five of a crew, crying for help, which none could afford,<br>Alas! poor fellows, crying aloud to God with one accord! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But their cry to God for help proved all in vain,<br>For the ship and men sank beneath the briny main,<br>And out of a crew of forty-four men, only two were saved,<br>But, landsmen, think how manfully that unfortunate crew behaved. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And also think of the mariners while you lie down to sleep,<br>And pray to God to protect them while on the briny deep,<br>For their hardships are many, and hard to endure,<br>There's only a plank between them and a watery grave, which makes their lives unsure.</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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