Author: C. Fox Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-21

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781331918769

Excerpt from Rovings: Sea Songs and Ballads London Docks Ghosts in Deptford If ghosts should walk in Deptford, as very well they may, A man might find the night there more stirring than the day, Might meet a Russian Tsar there, or see in Spain's despite Queen Bess ride down to Deptford to dub Sir Francis knight. And loitering here and yonder, and jostling to and fro, In every street and alley the sailor-folk would go, All colours, creeds, and nations, in fashion old and new, If ghosts should walk in Deptford, as like enough they do. And there'd be some with pigtails, and some with buckled shoes, And smocks and caps like pirates that sailors once did use, And high sea-boots and oilskins and tarry dungaree, And shoddy suits men sold them when they came fresh from sea. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.