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... but make another attempt , and I will leave it to your honour . If the road is
dangerous , you may return : but remember , boys , I leave it to your honour ! ”
The snow was deep enough to have afforded them a reasonable excuse ; but
Horatio ...
... but make another attempt , and I will leave it to your honour . If the road is
dangerous , you may return : but remember , boys , I leave it to your honour ! ”
The snow was deep enough to have afforded them a reasonable excuse ; but
Horatio ...
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He returned a practical seaman , but with a hatred of the king's service , and a
saying then common among the sailors— “ aft the most honour ; forward the
better man . ” Rathbone had probably been disappointed and disgusted in the
navy ...
He returned a practical seaman , but with a hatred of the king's service , and a
saying then common among the sailors— “ aft the most honour ; forward the
better man . ” Rathbone had probably been disappointed and disgusted in the
navy ...
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island of which the westernmost point is called Hakluyt's Headland , in honour of
the great promoter and compiler of our English voyages of discovery . Here they
remained a few days , that the men might rest after their fatigue . No insect was to
...
island of which the westernmost point is called Hakluyt's Headland , in honour of
the great promoter and compiler of our English voyages of discovery . Here they
remained a few days , that the men might rest after their fatigue . No insect was to
...
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Yes , sir , ” Nelson made answer ; “ but the West Indies is the station for honour . ”
Lord Hood , with a detachment of Rodney's victorious feet , was at that time at
Sandy Hook : he had been intimate with Capt . Suckling ; and Nelson , who was ...
Yes , sir , ” Nelson made answer ; “ but the West Indies is the station for honour . ”
Lord Hood , with a detachment of Rodney's victorious feet , was at that time at
Sandy Hook : he had been intimate with Capt . Suckling ; and Nelson , who was ...
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... but there is not a speck in my character . True honour , I hope , predominates in
my mind far above riches . ” He did not apply for a ship , because he was not
wealthy enough to live on board in the manner which was then become
customary .
... but there is not a speck in my character . True honour , I hope , predominates in
my mind far above riches . ” He did not apply for a ship , because he was not
wealthy enough to live on board in the manner which was then become
customary .
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