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The Wreck of the Thomas Dryden in Pentland Firth

As I stood upon the sandy

One morn near Pentland Ferry,

I saw a beautiful brigantine,

And all her crew seem'd merry.

When lo! the wind began to howl,

And the clouds began to frown,

And in the twinkling of an

The rain came pouring down.

Then the sea began to swell,

And seem'd like mountains high,

And the sailors on board that

To God for help did loudly cry.

Oh! it was an awful

To see them struggling with all their might,

And Imploring God their lives to

From a merciless watery grave.

Their cargo consisted of window-glass,

Also coal and linseed-oil,

Which helped to calm the raging

That loud and angry did boil.

Because when the bottoms of the

Were with the raging billows stove in,

The oil spread o'er the water,

And smoothed the stormy billows' din!

Then she began to duck in the trough of the sea,

Which was fearful to behold;

And her crossyards dipped in the big

As from side to side she rolled.

She was tossed about on the merciless sea,

And received some terrible shocks,

Until at last she ran againstA jagged reef of rocks. 'Twas then she was rent asunder,

And the water did rush in —It was most dreadful to hear it,

It made such a terrific din.

Then the crew jumped into the small

While the Storm-fiend did roar,

And were very near being

Before they got ashore.

Then the coal-dust blackened the

Around her where she lay,

And the barrels of

They floated far away.

And when the crew did get ashore,

They were shaking with cold and fright,

And they went away to Huna inn,

And got lodgings for the night!

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William Topaz McGonagall

William Topaz McGonagall (March 1825 – 29 September 1902) was an Irish weaver, poet and actor who lived in Scotland. He won notoriety as an extr…
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