The First Lieutenant's Story, Volume 140Routledge, 1856 - 455 pages |
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... heard , it was invariably treated with respect ; and the " Ay , ay , sir , " was never more cheerfully returned than to him ; while quiet would be for a moment restored . The light - hearted beings over whom he exercised this " mild ...
... heard , it was invariably treated with respect ; and the " Ay , ay , sir , " was never more cheerfully returned than to him ; while quiet would be for a moment restored . The light - hearted beings over whom he exercised this " mild ...
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... heard the youngsters on board here , " said Mr. St. Clair , as he began his narrative , " call me by the name of John ; to which they have added the blessed epithet of Saint , ' but ill borne out , I fear , by any great holiness in me ...
... heard the youngsters on board here , " said Mr. St. Clair , as he began his narrative , " call me by the name of John ; to which they have added the blessed epithet of Saint , ' but ill borne out , I fear , by any great holiness in me ...
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lady Catharine Long. of her father , such acclamations as I had never before heard , rent the sky . Ungracious as the old man had been before , the moment that his child was in safety , his gratitude seemed to know no bounds . He seized ...
lady Catharine Long. of her father , such acclamations as I had never before heard , rent the sky . Ungracious as the old man had been before , the moment that his child was in safety , his gratitude seemed to know no bounds . He seized ...
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... heard the Captain order out his boat to take him on shore , and saw him go down the ship's side , the measured strokes of the oars , all cleaving the waters as if worked by but one pair of hands , falling painfully on my ear . As the ...
... heard the Captain order out his boat to take him on shore , and saw him go down the ship's side , the measured strokes of the oars , all cleaving the waters as if worked by but one pair of hands , falling painfully on my ear . As the ...
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... heard come from his lips , " you were rather over your leave the last time you went on shore . ' " I was , sir , " I answered , all my irritation vanishing in an instant under his kindness of manner ; " I was very sorry for it , and ...
... heard come from his lips , " you were rather over your leave the last time you went on shore . ' " I was , sir , " I answered , all my irritation vanishing in an instant under his kindness of manner ; " I was very sorry for it , and ...
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