"He's been in the Coast Guard his entire life, and one of the things he does and does well is what the Coast Guard mot…"

"In general appearance the is an extremely large and powerful fellow, with a beautiful head and speaking countenance, …"

"Very few of the old s interfere with the duties of their assistants, but there be men who seem to think you have mere…"

"Three days at , and up anchor again; our next place of call being . Every one has heard of the , who tried to beat th…"

"When I was a little boy at school, floundering through Herodotus, and getting double doses of fum-fum daily for my An…"

"Every child knows how fond cats are of hunting and catching mice, but no cat any respectability would think of confin…"

"I have dozens of well-authenticated anecdotes of cats who are very expert at fishing. I have, myself, watched a cat b…"

"When all is said and all is done, When all is lost or all is won— In spite of musty theory, Of purblind faith and vai…"

"King David and King Solomon Led merry, merry lives, With many, many lady friends, And many, many wives; But when old …"

"O are you the boy Who would wait on the quay With the silver penny And the apricot tree?"