Braddock: A Story of the French and Indian WarsFunk & Wagnall's Company, 1893 - 470 pages |
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... captain rushed upon deck , exclaiming : " Mast - head there ! " " Sir ? " " Where away is the sail ? " The precise answer to this question , the sailors , tum- bling up out of berths and from mess rooms , did not catch ; but the captain ...
... captain rushed upon deck , exclaiming : " Mast - head there ! " " Sir ? " " Where away is the sail ? " The precise answer to this question , the sailors , tum- bling up out of berths and from mess rooms , did not catch ; but the captain ...
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... captain might dictate , where church service was read by the cap- tain , after which the remainder of the day was devoted to idleness . This Christmas morn , how- ever , they were destined to spend in a very differ- ent manner . They ...
... captain might dictate , where church service was read by the cap- tain , after which the remainder of the day was devoted to idleness . This Christmas morn , how- ever , they were destined to spend in a very differ- ent manner . They ...
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... captain again shouted : 66 66 Mast - head there ! " Aye , aye , sir . " 66 I What does she look like ? " " A large ship , sir , standing toward us . وو By this time nearly all of the crew were on deck , eagerly straining their eyes to ...
... captain again shouted : 66 66 Mast - head there ! " Aye , aye , sir . " 66 I What does she look like ? " " A large ship , sir , standing toward us . وو By this time nearly all of the crew were on deck , eagerly straining their eyes to ...
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... Captain John Smith . George had heard so many stories of this worthy ancestor , that he determined to emulate him on the sea . " Elmer , is it a Frenchman ? Zounds ! I hope so ; for I do so want to make him strike his colors , " he ...
... Captain John Smith . George had heard so many stories of this worthy ancestor , that he determined to emulate him on the sea . " Elmer , is it a Frenchman ? Zounds ! I hope so ; for I do so want to make him strike his colors , " he ...
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... captain of the ship com- manding : 66 All hands clear the ship for action , ahoy ! " The shrill notes of the fife rose on the air ; the drum beat to quarters ; bulkheads were knocked away ; guns were released , and all the dread para ...
... captain of the ship com- manding : 66 All hands clear the ship for action , ahoy ! " The shrill notes of the fife rose on the air ; the drum beat to quarters ; bulkheads were knocked away ; guns were released , and all the dread para ...
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