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... feet of the first mate , who was swimming towards the vessel , utterly unconscious of the proximity of his dangerous neighbour , was an enormous shark , whose ex- tended jaws were already prepared to engulph his unsuspecting victim . On ...
... feet of the first mate , who was swimming towards the vessel , utterly unconscious of the proximity of his dangerous neighbour , was an enormous shark , whose ex- tended jaws were already prepared to engulph his unsuspecting victim . On ...
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... feet of the binnacle . " Hold the lantern here , " cried the captain , loosening his hold of the steersman , and ap- proaching the object indicated . The light was instantly directed on the spot , and revealed the features of a young ...
... feet of the binnacle . " Hold the lantern here , " cried the captain , loosening his hold of the steersman , and ap- proaching the object indicated . The light was instantly directed on the spot , and revealed the features of a young ...
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... feet , brought her to an anchor with her head down- wards . When I hauled her up I found she was half dead from the blow which her head re- ceived against the side of the vessel , and I had only time to lay her alongside there when the ...
... feet , brought her to an anchor with her head down- wards . When I hauled her up I found she was half dead from the blow which her head re- ceived against the side of the vessel , and I had only time to lay her alongside there when the ...
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... feet of her father . She urged him not to make her miserable by refusing his consent to a union , which had become essential to her happiness , and stated her conviction , that the strong affection borne towards her by her lover , would ...
... feet of her father . She urged him not to make her miserable by refusing his consent to a union , which had become essential to her happiness , and stated her conviction , that the strong affection borne towards her by her lover , would ...
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... feet , and in ap- plying restoratives , she at length betrayed signs of animation , and in a few minutes more , became sensible of surrounding objects . One of the first uses which she made of her restored faculties was to inquire for ...
... feet , and in ap- plying restoratives , she at length betrayed signs of animation , and in a few minutes more , became sensible of surrounding objects . One of the first uses which she made of her restored faculties was to inquire for ...
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Life in the Ranks: The Experiences of a British Cavalryman in Early 19th ... William Taylor No preview available - 2012 |
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Page 299 - Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors, My very noble and approved good masters, — That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter, It is most true ; true, I have married her ; The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more. Rude am I in my speech, And little bless'd with the set phrase of peace ; For since these arms of mine had seven years...
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Page 126 - Some men convert the infliction into a source of amusement, by the discordance of their remarks with the pain they are obviously enduring. " An Irish dragoon who was brought to the triangles, not only bore the lash without wincing, but between each round administered by successive operators, was ready with some absurd remark, which converted the whole scene into a farce rather than an example, neither officers nor men being able to preserve their gravity. Amongst other things he had the assurance...