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... shore - The plague - Charley's fears - Sent on board the Fate - Once more afloat - Homeward bound , . 51-60 CHAPTER IV . Come in sight of Old England - Many a slip between the cup and the lip - The thoughts of home - Effects of ...
... shore - The plague - Charley's fears - Sent on board the Fate - Once more afloat - Homeward bound , . 51-60 CHAPTER IV . Come in sight of Old England - Many a slip between the cup and the lip - The thoughts of home - Effects of ...
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... shore . John had a daughter , Jannet Trevelyn , and a sweet , good girl I am very certain she must have been . Before the brig sailed my father obtained her promise to marry him . He shortly returned , when she became his wife , and ...
... shore . John had a daughter , Jannet Trevelyn , and a sweet , good girl I am very certain she must have been . Before the brig sailed my father obtained her promise to marry him . He shortly returned , when she became his wife , and ...
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... shore . On one memorable occasion , a new brig he commanded , called the Jannet Trevelyn , in compliment to my mother , was bound round from Hull to Cork harbour in Ireland , and was to have put into Plymouth to land her , seeing that ...
... shore . On one memorable occasion , a new brig he commanded , called the Jannet Trevelyn , in compliment to my mother , was bound round from Hull to Cork harbour in Ireland , and was to have put into Plymouth to land her , seeing that ...
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... shore . It is a dream of happiness in which many a poor sailor indulges , 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 ...
... shore . It is a dream of happiness in which many a poor sailor indulges , 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 ...
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... shore , but Mr. Iffley , the mate , did the honours of the vessel , and talked largely of all her good qualities , and finally told me that for the sake of his son , who was my best friend , if I had a mind to go to sea , he would make ...
... shore , but Mr. Iffley , the mate , did the honours of the vessel , and talked largely of all her good qualities , and finally told me that for the sake of his son , who was my best friend , if I had a mind to go to sea , he would make ...
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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!