The North American Review, Volume 81O. Everett, 1855 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 314
... hundred sail and upwards of fishing vessels , and on board of them upwards of eight thousand seamen , " were em- ployed in this profitable branch of industry . It was found to serve , as at a later day , and with our own countrymen , as ...
... hundred sail and upwards of fishing vessels , and on board of them upwards of eight thousand seamen , " were em- ployed in this profitable branch of industry . It was found to serve , as at a later day , and with our own countrymen , as ...
Page 501
... hundred yards , were silenced in a few hours ; the English , firing from nearly double that distance , received little serious injury , and inflicted less , if any . The advantage at the end of the first day's firing was everywhere with ...
... hundred yards , were silenced in a few hours ; the English , firing from nearly double that distance , received little serious injury , and inflicted less , if any . The advantage at the end of the first day's firing was everywhere with ...
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... hundred mouths opened their fire , at the rate of one hundred and twenty rounds a day each ; the heaviest weight of metal ever thrown in a siege . The Russians , surprised , did not reply for nearly an hour , which enabled the besiegers ...
... hundred mouths opened their fire , at the rate of one hundred and twenty rounds a day each ; the heaviest weight of metal ever thrown in a siege . The Russians , surprised , did not reply for nearly an hour , which enabled the besiegers ...
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