unexpected calamities

sigh by looking at the seas

against one's will

be at one's wits' end(at the end of one's rope)

be at sea

make up

a false tale

thick fog

plagiarist

the land of warmth and tenderness(love-nest)

literary inquisition

useless

take precautions beforehand

powerless

Like draws to like.

get/have the key of the street(walk the streets)

unite as one

be absolutely obedient

too far behind to catch up

be strong without but feeble within