Fruits and a ‘salipenter (large lizard)’ were what he used to help with his hunger.

Your most usual point of perch is the head of the t’ gallant-mast, where you stand upon two thin parallel sticks (almost peculiar to whalemen) called the t’ gallant crosstrees.

His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.

Which pols and pils the poore in piteous wize