The lookout at the fore-topgallant masthead was hailing. ❋ Forester, C. S. (1958)
In our illustration the vessel has set her fore studding-sail, her fore-topmast studding-sail and her fore-topgallant studding-sail -- studding-sail being pronounced stu'nsail, just as topgallant-sail is telescoped into topgantsail. ❋ Various (N/A)
Jane_, as the fore-topmast had soon snapped off sharp at the cap like a carrot, bringing with it, of course, the fore-topgallant mast as well, and the main-topgallant mast, with their respective yards and other spars, and the jib-boom as well. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
This Arctic scene causes our captain and his officers to look rather serious, and they mount at times to the fore-topgallant mast. ❋ Clara M. S. Lowe (N/A)
"Aye, aye, sir," the boy answered readily, for he enjoyed being aloft, and he clambered up the shrouds to the fore-topgallant yard and furled the sail, taking a pride in having it lie smooth and round on the top of the yard. ❋ Francis Rolt-Wheeler (1918)
A great one to carry sail; yet in the sixteen years of his commands he had had no more serious accident than the loss of a fore-topgallant mast or splitting a couple of courses. ❋ Joseph Hergesheimer (1917)
Several of the hands, including Foucault and Parratt, had followed, and all looked up; and there they saw the body of Nilsson, hanging on the front of the fore-topgallant sail. ❋ Unknown (1902)
The boy stood on the lee side of the poop, and was looking over the side at the wreck of the fore-topgallant mast, which was still attached to the ship by the stay and braces of the yard, the men not yet having time to cut it adrift -- all hands being busy in doing what was possible to save the main-topgallant mast, that had begun to show signs of giving way. ❋ Unknown (1887)
But at two bells in the second dog-watch, that night, all doubt was put an end to by a sudden, startling cry from the lookout on the fore-topgallant yard of: ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
Mildmay stood for a moment, as one in a dream, watching the submergence of the ill-fated _Mercury's_ jib-boom end and fore-topgallant mast-head ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
On the fore-topgallant yard a frigate bird and his mate stood, oblivious of our presence, and looking shoreward at the long, long line of verdure clothing the islets four miles away. ❋ Louis Becke (1884)
Then followed the royals and topgallants in quick succession, the main-sail and inner and outer jibs being next furled and the foresail reefed, the vessel at "four bells" being only under topsails and fore-topgallant staysail and reefed foresail. ❋ William Heysham Overend (1874)
We have plenty of canvas from the fore-topgallant sail and head-sails of the brig, and can make a couple of lug-sails fit for a large canoe and a couple for ❋ Unknown (1867)
The next day they went down, unlaced the fore-topgallant sail from its yard where it lay on the beach, upon which it had been washed up after they had stripped the mast, and proceeded to cut from it two lug-sails, so as to save themselves the trouble of carrying the entire canvas up to the tent. ❋ Unknown (1867)
Climbing out upon the bowsprit, he next detached the dolphin-striker, and it also was lowered down, while I made myself useful by cutting through the martingales, also the fore-topgallant and royal-stays, that fastened this spar in its place. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)
Her fore-topgallant main and cross-jack yard were shot away, her yards, rigging, and sails sadly cut up, but what injuries her hull had received we could not make out. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)
When we came down off the yards, we saw that she had shortened sail, but not before she also had carried away her fore-topgallant mast. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)
We had a look-out at each mast-head, and one of the mates, or the boatswain, and sometimes the captain, was stationed at the fore-topgallant yard-arm. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)
There we lay with our fore-topgallant and topsail yards caught in the branches, and our mainsail securely locked. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)
Saying this he sprung into the rigging and ascended to the fore-topgallant mast-head. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)
