Log of the sloop Dolphin, 1790-1791

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This log kept by Captain Benjamin Paddock, Jr. follows the sloop Dolphin on a whaling voyage from Nantucket to the Bahama Islands and West Indies from 1790 to 1791.

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Journal of Sloop Dolphin

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Com [COME] genttel [GENTLE] muse Asist [ASSIST] my Song My Feble [FEEBLE] mind inspire In morning Cordance [GRIVE](GRIEVE) along To Charm SELESTEL [CELESTIAL] Fire

Is is Dismal [NEWS] we have of Late That ECOYS (ECHOES] throw [THROUGH] town of this youngs mans [UNHAPPY] faith (FATE) (IT) (LARMS) [ALARMS] All Around

This miner in his Bloomings yeares [YEARS] Was Drounded [DROWNED] in the deep With Sorow [SORROW] Now in [BRYING?] [TEARS?] Has Left his Friends to Weep

He was at See [SEA] and homewards Bound When Stormy winds Did Rise The [BARRING] waives [WAVES] Did them Surround Black Clouds Did fill the Skies

The FORMING BELLOWS (BILLOWS) [LAND) (DID) (BARE) The waves Run mounting high They Bissent [BESET] (SCARE) FROM ANY SHORE This miners Doom (DOOMED) to Die

And on the [OCEAN] he must Die And Bid his friends A Due [ADIEU] His Sole [SOUL] At onse [ONCE] Do mount on high As if on wings it flew

And on the [OCEAN] he Did Die Now(NO) funeral there made His Body Now [BENEATH] Doth Lye [LIE] And laks (LACKS) a sourteran (CERTAIN) grave

But o ALASE [ALAS] Now he is gone Where we Shall goo [GO] TOO Where All the rest Shall foller [FOLLOW] on And Not of us A few

Alas hes [HE'S] gone in Enysent (INNOCENT) fleit (FLIGHT) And will Be Sean [SEEN] no more To Regans [REGIONS] of Eternal Light Unto Sum [SOME] Redaint [RADIANT] Shore

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Hes [HE'S] gon [GONE] I hop [HOPE] to Rest on high With the angelick [ANGELIC] Train He is Calld [CALLED] from Earthly vanity To joyn [JOIN] the heavenly plain

And their Live Amungst the blest [BLESSED] What ioys [JOYS] Shall Never Ceace [CEASE] Wheare [WHERE] No one Shall Disturb his rest Nor none Anoy [ANNOY] his Peace

While the pale Carcase thoughtlessly Into the Raging Sea His Sole [SOUL] I hop [HOPE] Doth Rest on high And ransomed will be

Forrevermor [FOREVER MORE] to Live in peace And there in Safty [SAFETY] Dwell In ocions [oceans] of Eternal Bliss To tryump [TRIUMPH] over hell

He beats the Are [AIR] with Cagey Wings And Chiding Passes on Glory to the Imortal [IMMORTAL] King While Soparus ioyn [JOIN] the Song

His Aged parence [PARENTS] Left Behind Now Swallowed up with grief Alas No Comfort Can they find Theres to gain Liefe [LIFE]

Their Son is gone in prim [PRIME] of Life Into Eternty [ETERNITY] I hop [HOPE] to Sing his makers prais [PRAISE] With Serphims [SERAPHIMS] on by

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The three most vain men Do you want to find first Review A Barber with A wig in his hands A Tayler Next with A [WIGE?] In his hand

For this is the time by Gentel [GENTLE] art To fit youre [YOUR] empire in his hart What kind Obliging [CARRIGE?] Strive To keep the Lamp of Love Alive For Should it throw [THROUGH] Neglect pire [EXPIRE] you Never against would Light the fire To Charm his Reson [REASON] Dress your mind Still Love Shall Be with [FRIENDSHIP?] joind [JOINED] Raisd [RAISED] on that Bajsses twill indure [ENDURE] From time And Death it Selfe [SELF] secure Before thou Never for power Contend Nor thrive By tears to gain thy End Sometimes the tears that Cloud oure [OUR] eyes From pride And [OBSTENACY?] Rise Heaven gaive [GAVE] to man superior Sway Then heaven and his Before obay [OBEY] Let Sullen frowns your Brow Ne'ar [NEVER] Cloud Be Always Cheerfull [CHEERFUL] Never Loud Let trifels [TRIFLES] never discompose yours temper or Repose [ABRAD?] for happiness Neer [NEVER] rome Find happiness [RESIDS?] at home Still make youre [YOUR] partner easy their man finds [ABRAD?] suffisciant [SUFFICIENT] Care If every thing At home be Right He allways [ALWAYS] enters with Delight your Convers herss profer to all Jose Cheats the world Do pleasurs [PLEASURES] all With [CEAREFULL?] Cheats his cares Bguile [BEGUILE] And allways [ALWAYS] meats [MEETS] him with A Smile Should passion ever his Soul Deform Sereanly [SERENELY] meet the Blustering Storm Never in wordy War engage Nor Never meet his rage with rage With All oure [OUR] sem and softing art, Recall Lost reson [REASON] to his

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