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... command , almost as instantly disappeared up the rigging , and , as if by enchantment , the ship was covered with canvas , every sail being set , with studding - sails on both sides , and the whole manœuvre occupying only three minutes ...
... command , almost as instantly disappeared up the rigging , and , as if by enchantment , the ship was covered with canvas , every sail being set , with studding - sails on both sides , and the whole manœuvre occupying only three minutes ...
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... command of the English fleet , was playing at bowls with some of his captains on the Hoe at Plymouth ; and when a messenger in haste brought in the news that the Armada had been seen by a fishing- boat outside , he insisted upon ...
... command of the English fleet , was playing at bowls with some of his captains on the Hoe at Plymouth ; and when a messenger in haste brought in the news that the Armada had been seen by a fishing- boat outside , he insisted upon ...
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... command that he touched at Cadiz , and going to the Consulate , the Consul remarked that in a list of persons on board a ship just come in , there was one of the same name as himself . After Mr. Gladstone's visit to the Neapolitan ...
... command that he touched at Cadiz , and going to the Consulate , the Consul remarked that in a list of persons on board a ship just come in , there was one of the same name as himself . After Mr. Gladstone's visit to the Neapolitan ...
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... command himself , and that the scheme would be discovered . For a week he waited upon them , and then , when the man - of- war had parted company , he disclosed himself and his plans . He found that their wits were so broken by their ...
... command himself , and that the scheme would be discovered . For a week he waited upon them , and then , when the man - of- war had parted company , he disclosed himself and his plans . He found that their wits were so broken by their ...
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... command the latter part of the time- one of the kindest and best of men , and who was afterwards killed before the walls of Canton while taking their altitude with a sextant pre- paratory to the assault . At night in the fort the ...
... command the latter part of the time- one of the kindest and best of men , and who was afterwards killed before the walls of Canton while taking their altitude with a sextant pre- paratory to the assault . At night in the fort the ...
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Página 246 - When all the world is young, lad, And all the trees are green ; And every goose a swan, lad, And every lass a queen ; Then hey for boot and horse, lad, And round the world away ; Young blood must have its course, lad. And every dog his day.
Página 16 - The Silent Hour: Essays, Original and Selected, By the Author of "The Gentle Life.
Página 15 - About in the World. Essays by the Author of "The Gentle Life." " It is not easy to open it at any page without finding some handy idea.
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Página 117 - When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
Página 5 - The book for all boys in whom the love of travel and adventure is strong. They will find here plenty to amuse them and much to instruct them besides.
Página 202 - Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.
Página 16 - The chapters are so lively in themselves, so mingled with shrewd views of human nature, so full of illustrative anecdotes, that the reader cannot fail to be amused.
Página 6 - Comprising Pleasure Books of Literature produced in the Choicest Style as Companionable Volumes at Home and Abroad. "We can hardly imagine better books for boys to read or for men to ponder over.
Página 7 - ... attire, are brought nearer to us, become intelligible to us, and teach us lessons of humanity which we can learn from men only, and not from saints and heroes. Here lies the real value of real history. It widens our minds and our hearts, and gives us that true knowledge of the world and of human nature In all its phases which but few can gain in the short span of their own life, and in the narrow sphere of their friends and enemies. We can hardly imagine a better book for boys to read or for...