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... able to fulfil the wishes of his wife , as well as to please his own inclination , though for her sake he would rather have left her in safety on shore , for he too well knew all the dangers and hardships of the sea to desire to expose ...
... able to fulfil the wishes of his wife , as well as to please his own inclination , though for her sake he would rather have left her in safety on shore , for he too well knew all the dangers and hardships of the sea to desire to expose ...
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... able he fetched them from Shetland to Hull , whence he conveyed . them to Plymouth in his own vessel , and left them very comfortably settled in a little house of their own in the outskirts of the town . Though small , it was neat and ...
... able he fetched them from Shetland to Hull , whence he conveyed . them to Plymouth in his own vessel , and left them very comfortably settled in a little house of their own in the outskirts of the town . Though small , it was neat and ...
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... , but how few are able to realize ! He was expected round at Plymouth , on his way to the Mediterranean , but day after day passed and he did not arrive . MY FATHER EXPECTED HOME . 17 My mother began to 16 WILL WEATHERHELM .
... , but how few are able to realize ! He was expected round at Plymouth , on his way to the Mediterranean , but day after day passed and he did not arrive . MY FATHER EXPECTED HOME . 17 My mother began to 16 WILL WEATHERHELM .
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... able to start at once to see the world . When he was gone , I could talk of nothing else but of what Charley was going to see , and of what he was going to do ; and I never ceased trying to persuade my grandmother and aunt to let me go ...
... able to start at once to see the world . When he was gone , I could talk of nothing else but of what Charley was going to see , and of what he was going to do ; and I never ceased trying to persuade my grandmother and aunt to let me go ...
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... able to judge what you like than she is , and she can't expect to tie you to her apron - strings all your life , can she ? ' ' No , but she is very kind and good to me , and I'm young yet to leave her and Aunt Bretta . Perhaps , when I ...
... able to judge what you like than she is , and she can't expect to tie you to her apron - strings all your life , can she ? ' ' No , but she is very kind and good to me , and I'm young yet to leave her and Aunt Bretta . Perhaps , when I ...
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Page 199 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Page 346 - Bear down, d'ye see, To our Admiral's lee ! ' 'No, no,' says the Frenchman, 'that can't be !' ' Then I must lug you along with me !
Page 346 - Frenchman laughed and thought it stuff, But they knew not the handful of men, how tough, On board of the Arethusa. On deck five hundred men did dance, The stoutest they could find in France; We with two hundred did advance On board of the Arethusa. Our captain hailed the Frenchman, 'Ho!