. A child's book of warriors . 300. I Saw Three Ships A-saiHng A GUN was fired at sunset. It was the signal forthe vesper hymn, and for the shifting of the courseof the three caravels to due west. The lateen sails,long and shapely as a swallows wings, were hauledcloser to the wind, and the Ace, which was the fastestsailer of the three, stood down a way of billowy firewhich ran straight into the blazing orb of the with a strange and thrilling sound in theinfinite spaces of those silent seas rose the strainsof the Salve Regina, the mariners evening prayer: Hail, Queen! Mother of compass
. A child's book of warriors . 300. I Saw Three Ships A-saiHng A GUN was fired at sunset. It was the signal forthe vesper hymn, and for the shifting of the courseof the three caravels to due west. The lateen sails,long and shapely as a swallows wings, were hauledcloser to the wind, and the Ace, which was the fastestsailer of the three, stood down a way of billowy firewhich ran straight into the blazing orb of the with a strange and thrilling sound in theinfinite spaces of those silent seas rose the strainsof the Salve Regina, the mariners evening prayer: Hail, Queen! Mother of , sweetness, and hope of us, hail! The crew were still singing when the sun dipped. Thetrack of fire died out along the heaving waters. Fora few moments longer the small clouds of the tradesshone in gold and rose-colour; then the warm huesfaded, and the wondrous lights of heaven powderedthe blue-green of the night. The illimitable ocean, which had all day long been 301 A Childs Book of Warriors of deep blue, turned to a pal
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