The Life of a Sailor, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1832 |
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... heard the tramp of horses : the word 66 cavalry " gave a sudden panic , and immediately those in the rear turned round and betook them- selves to flight . The second - lieutenant of marines , a gentleman who tied a wet towel round his ...
... heard the tramp of horses : the word 66 cavalry " gave a sudden panic , and immediately those in the rear turned round and betook them- selves to flight . The second - lieutenant of marines , a gentleman who tied a wet towel round his ...
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... heard the whiz of a shot , or the whistle of a musket - ball in their lives ; but who have been placed at the College by the first lord , promoted on the expi- ration of their time , and who know about as much of naval tactics as a dog ...
... heard the whiz of a shot , or the whistle of a musket - ball in their lives ; but who have been placed at the College by the first lord , promoted on the expi- ration of their time , and who know about as much of naval tactics as a dog ...
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... heard on board the Menelaus as the broadside of this eighty - gun ship whistled over our heads . The master himself was steering the ship with the steadiness of a fearless sailor , determined not to lose an inch of ground , and we had ...
... heard on board the Menelaus as the broadside of this eighty - gun ship whistled over our heads . The master himself was steering the ship with the steadiness of a fearless sailor , determined not to lose an inch of ground , and we had ...
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... heard a whole sentence in our " hoarse , grunting , guttural tongue , " which placed it beyond a doubt that the prisoner was an Englishman . This was duly reported to the cor- poral , who told the serjeant , who mentioned it to his ...
... heard a whole sentence in our " hoarse , grunting , guttural tongue , " which placed it beyond a doubt that the prisoner was an Englishman . This was duly reported to the cor- poral , who told the serjeant , who mentioned it to his ...
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... heard about the danger of walking in an easterly wind , or going out before breakfast with an empty stomach , until we became fashionable gentlemen on shore , and had nothing to mind but our health . I remember a fat first - lieutenant ...
... heard about the danger of walking in an easterly wind , or going out before breakfast with an empty stomach , until we became fashionable gentlemen on shore , and had nothing to mind but our health . I remember a fat first - lieutenant ...
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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