one o'clock
Love 's power 's too great to be withstood By feeble human flesh and blood . 'T was he that brought upon his knees The hect ` ring kil-cow Hercules ; Transform 'd his leaguer-lion 's skin T ' a petticoat , and made him spin ; Seiz 'd on his club , and made it dwindle T ' a feeble distaff and a spindle . HUDIBRAS . The dinner on board the Orion , which was not served up till one o'clock , by the way , as Captain Hazard wished to be more than usually genteel , was excellent , and was preceded , and followed , by copious libations of punch ; after which the wine was set on table , and the veterans , that is , the military , the nautical , and ecclesiastical , part of the company , proceeded to discuss it , `` in manner and form . '' The governor , as was his custom on such occasions , told interminable stories of the siege of Gibraltar , during which , his hopeful nephew elect enjoyed a very comfortable nap , and even Father Josef nodded occasionally . The ladies had made their escape , as soon us dinner was finished ; and Morton , on the watch , like a cat to steal cream , was on the alert , as soon as he perceived their intentions , and accompanied them on deck . To his great satisfaction , none of the Spanish officers made any attempt to leave the table ; for , as the old Don had just got fairly under weigh with one of his campaigning stories , they were afraid to treat him with so much disrespect , and , of course , hazard their hopes of being invited to attend him again upon a similar party .