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... party immersed . No time was of course lost in getting out another boat , but before it could be lowered the man in the fore top shouted out- " A shark , a shark ! make haste , men , for your lives . " A general rush was instantly made ...
... party immersed . No time was of course lost in getting out another boat , but before it could be lowered the man in the fore top shouted out- " A shark , a shark ! make haste , men , for your lives . " A general rush was instantly made ...
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... party reached the boat in safety ; but the fate of their com- panion , and the narrowness of their own escape , had such an effect upon them that two of the number were confined to their ham- mocks for nearly ten days after . When the ...
... party reached the boat in safety ; but the fate of their com- panion , and the narrowness of their own escape , had such an effect upon them that two of the number were confined to their ham- mocks for nearly ten days after . When the ...
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... party after making such a famous hit as that . We had a regular jollification of it , though I don't think it was fair of old Symmons to run the score up to four guineas against me after lodging the money in his hands . ” " Great God ...
... party after making such a famous hit as that . We had a regular jollification of it , though I don't think it was fair of old Symmons to run the score up to four guineas against me after lodging the money in his hands . ” " Great God ...
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... party most to blame . in this affair . I will not allude more speci- fically to the error you have committed , but a moment's reflection will suffice to convince you that , the less that is said or known about it the better . " " You ...
... party most to blame . in this affair . I will not allude more speci- fically to the error you have committed , but a moment's reflection will suffice to convince you that , the less that is said or known about it the better . " " You ...
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... party , and who was the only one of us whose strength was not completely prostrated , lost temper , and arming himself with a stout cudgel , commenced beating the jungle , in order to scare the jackals away . He had hardly quitted the ...
... party , and who was the only one of us whose strength was not completely prostrated , lost temper , and arming himself with a stout cudgel , commenced beating the jungle , in order to scare the jackals away . He had hardly quitted the ...
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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...