The Life of a Sailor, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1832 |
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... better than republican messes - where the strongest are fed , and the weakest starve - I should prefer a despo- tism in the shape of a king or a caterer . Midship- men's berths are often the faithful representations of larger societies ...
... better than republican messes - where the strongest are fed , and the weakest starve - I should prefer a despo- tism in the shape of a king or a caterer . Midship- men's berths are often the faithful representations of larger societies ...
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... better . I have known the prize - money shared in imagination , previous to the capture , and honor and glory never mentioned in the calculation . In Porto Ercole ( the name may indicate its strength ) we saw a brig and a few merchant ...
... better . I have known the prize - money shared in imagination , previous to the capture , and honor and glory never mentioned in the calculation . In Porto Ercole ( the name may indicate its strength ) we saw a brig and a few merchant ...
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... better for us . We passed ship after ship , each firing as we came abreast , and each ceasing when her second ahead commenced . Had they made more sail , and luffed to the wind , nothing in the world could have saved us - the capture ...
... better for us . We passed ship after ship , each firing as we came abreast , and each ceasing when her second ahead commenced . Had they made more sail , and luffed to the wind , nothing in the world could have saved us - the capture ...
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... better sailors , we prepared to obey orders , and to refit the frigate . About a month after our arrival in Portsmouth , we sailed on a cruize off L'Orient ; and I shall beg my readers to be as gratified by • the perusal of the next ...
... better sailors , we prepared to obey orders , and to refit the frigate . About a month after our arrival in Portsmouth , we sailed on a cruize off L'Orient ; and I shall beg my readers to be as gratified by • the perusal of the next ...
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... better notion of the weight these twenty men managed to conceal about their persons , than to mention , that we took from them the amazing amount of twelve thousand pounds sterling . In their chests they had secreted the silver spoons ...
... better notion of the weight these twenty men managed to conceal about their persons , than to mention , that we took from them the amazing amount of twelve thousand pounds sterling . In their chests they had secreted the silver spoons ...
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afterwards Algiers anchor answer appeared arms arrived assistance battery began boat brig called captain chase close command commenced Corfu corpse countenance crew dead deck declared devil endeavoured enemy Euphrates eyes fear feeling Fernando de Noronha fire first-lieutenant fleet French frigate gave gentlemen guns hand harbour head heard honor hour HUDIBRAS instantly island Islay knew ladies land lieutenant looked looked to windward Lord Exmouth Lough Swilly mainsail Malta marines Menelaus midshipman mind morning musket navy never night o'clock oars officer Orford Ness party passed Pipes pistol placed poor port pretty prisoners prize quarter replied retreat round sail sailor scene Seagrove seemed seized ship ship's shore short shortly shot side Sir Peter Parker Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Maitland soon squadron stood thing thought tion took Toulon Turk turned vessel walked watch wind windward words wounded