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... never seen a greener or more lovely spot floating on a surface of brighter blue ; truly I felt proud of the region which my poor father claimed as the place of his birth . I knew very little of his early history . Like the larger ...
... never seen a greener or more lovely spot floating on a surface of brighter blue ; truly I felt proud of the region which my poor father claimed as the place of his birth . I knew very little of his early history . Like the larger ...
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... never to return to their native islands . When , therefore , he found that Shetland would not suit my mother's health , he tried to persuade my grandmother and Aunt Bretta to accompany him to Devonshire . After many doubts and ...
... never to return to their native islands . When , therefore , he found that Shetland would not suit my mother's health , he tried to persuade my grandmother and Aunt Bretta to accompany him to Devonshire . After many doubts and ...
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... never existed . Two years more passed away , and I throve and grew strong and fat , and what between grandmother , and mother , and aunt , ran a great chance of being spoilt . My father had been so frightened about my mother before ...
... never existed . Two years more passed away , and I throve and grew strong and fat , and what between grandmother , and mother , and aunt , ran a great chance of being spoilt . My father had been so frightened about my mother before ...
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... never found fault with the decrees of the Almighty , but the colour fled from her cheeks , her figure grew thinner and thinner . Scarce a smile lighted up her countenance , even when she fondly played with me . Her complaint was ...
... never found fault with the decrees of the Almighty , but the colour fled from her cheeks , her figure grew thinner and thinner . Scarce a smile lighted up her countenance , even when she fondly played with me . Her complaint was ...
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... never come to much harm , and that satisfied me ; so I did pretty well what I liked without any qualms of conscience or fears for the consequences . I am not going to describe any of my youthful pranks , because I suspect that no good ...
... never come to much harm , and that satisfied me ; so I did pretty well what I liked without any qualms of conscience or fears for the consequences . I am not going to describe any of my youthful pranks , because I suspect that no good ...
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afterwards answered asked Aunt Bretta began boat boatswain bowsprit brig captain carronades Charles Iffley Charley command crew cried dark deck Dick enemy escape exclaimed eyes fancied fear fellow felt fire fleet French Frenchmen friends frigate gale gilt edges gone guns Hagger hands harbour Harvey hauled head hear heard heart hope hove Jerry keep knew knocked La Motte lads lieutenant looked lugger man-of-war mast mate Merton midshipman Miss Rundle Motte Nautile never night officers once overboard passed Plymouth port pressgang prisoners prize pulled raft Randolph Reginald Berkeley rigging round round shot saucy Arethusa scarcely schooner seamen seemed sent Shetland ship shipmates shore shot shouted shrieks side sight soon Southsea Spithead stood strange tell thought told took Uncle Kelson vessel voice watch weather Weatherhelm wife Willand wind wounded
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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.
Page 79 - There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, To take care of the life of poor Jack.
Page 271 - There is many a slip between the cup and the lip, and before the spring much may be changed.
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!