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... mind ; qualities of char- acter , in which , as will appear in his after life , and on a broader theatre , few men have ever excelled him . * Exaggerated accounts of this affair are extant ; and the brig is represented as " of more than ...
... mind ; qualities of char- acter , in which , as will appear in his after life , and on a broader theatre , few men have ever excelled him . * Exaggerated accounts of this affair are extant ; and the brig is represented as " of more than ...
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... minds a fine - looking , frank , and generous sea- man , of a decided tone and hasty temper . The troubles with France , towards the close of the last century , brought Preble into public life a second time . Prior to that period ...
... minds a fine - looking , frank , and generous sea- man , of a decided tone and hasty temper . The troubles with France , towards the close of the last century , brought Preble into public life a second time . Prior to that period ...
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... mind , was before misfortune had deprived him of any part of his original command . " Give me these additional vessels , " said he , " and I can effectually blockade Morocco and Tripoli , and , by hiring a few gunboats , bring them both ...
... mind , was before misfortune had deprived him of any part of his original command . " Give me these additional vessels , " said he , " and I can effectually blockade Morocco and Tripoli , and , by hiring a few gunboats , bring them both ...
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... mind , by which you may destroy your health . Recol- lect that destiny , and not want of courage , has deprived you of liberty , but not of honor . You will , I hope , erelong revisit your native country , and meet the approbation of ...
... mind , by which you may destroy your health . Recol- lect that destiny , and not want of courage , has deprived you of liberty , but not of honor . You will , I hope , erelong revisit your native country , and meet the approbation of ...
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... of lieu- tenants , of whom two of his own commanders , Stewart and Hull , were at the head of the list . As , in the public mind , a recall often implies censure , it is deemed proper to introduce some portion EDWARD PREBLE . 157.
... of lieu- tenants , of whom two of his own commanders , Stewart and Hull , were at the head of the list . As , in the public mind , a recall often implies censure , it is deemed proper to introduce some portion EDWARD PREBLE . 157.
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