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... turned - Return to Old England - Off again to sea - England expects that every man will do his duty - Battle of Trafalgar— Wreck of our prize - My enemy found - Home - Conclusion . 364-384 WILL WEATHERHELM . CHAPTER I. My father's land ...
... turned - Return to Old England - Off again to sea - England expects that every man will do his duty - Battle of Trafalgar— Wreck of our prize - My enemy found - Home - Conclusion . 364-384 WILL WEATHERHELM . CHAPTER I. My father's land ...
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... turned towards the shore . The sun was already sink- ing towards the west , when I heard the captain exclaim , " Here they come ! Now , my lads , let's see what you are made of . " We all , on this , gave a loud cheer , and I could see ...
... turned towards the shore . The sun was already sink- ing towards the west , when I heard the captain exclaim , " Here they come ! Now , my lads , let's see what you are made of . " We all , on this , gave a loud cheer , and I could see ...
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... turned round my head , and ventured to look if the vessel could be seen from where I lay . She was not visible , so I crawled to a port through which I could see her about a mile off , stand- ing away to the eastward . I now felt that ...
... turned round my head , and ventured to look if the vessel could be seen from where I lay . She was not visible , so I crawled to a port through which I could see her about a mile off , stand- ing away to the eastward . I now felt that ...
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... turned away his head . Our lugs were hoisted , for the wind had come round to the southward , and away we stood for Cephalonia . It was a beautiful night , the sea was smooth and the wind was light - indeed we would rather have had more ...
... turned away his head . Our lugs were hoisted , for the wind had come round to the southward , and away we stood for Cephalonia . It was a beautiful night , the sea was smooth and the wind was light - indeed we would rather have had more ...
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... turned to run , they came on still faster , and as we bolted out of the mosque , for so we found the building was called , — they almost caught us . We ran to our horse ; while Charley leaped on his back , I cast off the tow - rope ...
... turned to run , they came on still faster , and as we bolted out of the mosque , for so we found the building was called , — they almost caught us . We ran to our horse ; while Charley leaped on his back , I cast off the tow - rope ...
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