The whole family of ropesof which, by the way, it is a common saying, that there are but three to a ship, namely, bolt-rope, bucket-rope, and man-rope, all the rest of the cordage being called by its special name, as tack, sheet, clew-line, bow-line, brace, shroud, or staythe whole family of ropes are akin only by marriage.

And cipher at the sign, And make much blunder, if at last I take the clew divine.

This was done, and the rattling of the clew-garnet blocks announced that Diogenes was hauling down the main-tack with the strength of a giant.