The Life of NelsonRivingtons, 1883 - 280 страници |
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... hands as regards a hostile nation ; called also letter of reprisal . Now , the commission every captain of an armed ship must be prepared to produce , under penalty of being treated as a pirate ; or , as in the text , the ship so ...
... hands as regards a hostile nation ; called also letter of reprisal . Now , the commission every captain of an armed ship must be prepared to produce , under penalty of being treated as a pirate ; or , as in the text , the ship so ...
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... hand of an enemy , but by the deadly influence of the climate . Nelson himself was saved by a timely removal . In a few days after the commencement of the siege he was seized with the prevailing dysentery ; meantime Captain Glover ( son ...
... hand of an enemy , but by the deadly influence of the climate . Nelson himself was saved by a timely removal . In a few days after the commencement of the siege he was seized with the prevailing dysentery ; meantime Captain Glover ( son ...
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... hand . " If you do , " said his friend , " your utter ruin must inevitably follow . " " Then let it follow , " cried Nelson , " for I am resolved to do it . " " And I , " replied Davison , am resolved you shall not . " Nelson , however ...
... hand . " If you do , " said his friend , " your utter ruin must inevitably follow . " " Then let it follow , " cried Nelson , " for I am resolved to do it . " " And I , " replied Davison , am resolved you shall not . " Nelson , however ...
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... hand , and presented him , saying , " Your Excellency must excuse me for bringing one of my Midshipmen . I make it a rule to introduce them to all the good company I can , as they have few to look up to , besides myself , during the ...
... hand , and presented him , saying , " Your Excellency must excuse me for bringing one of my Midshipmen . I make it a rule to introduce them to all the good company I can , as they have few to look up to , besides myself , during the ...
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... hand had stood over them the whole time . A rascally lawyer , whom the party employed , suggested this story ; and as the sentry at the cabin - door was a man with a drawn sword , the Americans made no scruple of swearing to this ...
... hand had stood over them the whole time . A rascally lawyer , whom the party employed , suggested this story ; and as the sentry at the cabin - door was a man with a drawn sword , the Americans made no scruple of swearing to this ...
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