His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.

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.

Which pols and pils the poore in piteous wize

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