“My eyes! what tiles and chimney-pots
About their heads are flying!”
The Sailor's Consolation.
William Pitt (ship-builder): 2 quotes0 likes
William Pitt was an English ship-builder who was the Master Attendant at Jamaica Dockyard, and later of Malta. His amusing poem of "The Sailor's Consolation" is in many collections credited to Charles Dibdin. Wikipedia
“My eyes! what tiles and chimney-pots
About their heads are flying!”
The Sailor's Consolation.
