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... guns are in readiness , all cleaned and fit for service . Let my old military suit be brushed up , and such articles as are wanting in any part of my armor , let them be supplied ; don't send me off in quest of adventures like Don ...
... guns are in readiness , all cleaned and fit for service . Let my old military suit be brushed up , and such articles as are wanting in any part of my armor , let them be supplied ; don't send me off in quest of adventures like Don ...
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... gun , only give him the same weight of metal that Bull carries and he'll send all his ships to the Devil . - I say have peace in the family . Tom is a little waspish just now he has been deprived for some time past of his accustomed ...
... gun , only give him the same weight of metal that Bull carries and he'll send all his ships to the Devil . - I say have peace in the family . Tom is a little waspish just now he has been deprived for some time past of his accustomed ...
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... gun Boats , for har- bor defence , the breath of a Seventy - four will blow them all to the devil . Ah , we've philosophized too much , and what does it all amount to ? Philosophy never warmed a cold limb , or filled a gaunt belly . I ...
... gun Boats , for har- bor defence , the breath of a Seventy - four will blow them all to the devil . Ah , we've philosophized too much , and what does it all amount to ? Philosophy never warmed a cold limb , or filled a gaunt belly . I ...
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... guns , after an action of one hour and thirty minutes . The Macedo- nian was one of the best Frigates of her size , in the British navy . She had 36 men killed , and 68 wounded , and as respected her masts and rigging , became a wreck ...
... guns , after an action of one hour and thirty minutes . The Macedo- nian was one of the best Frigates of her size , in the British navy . She had 36 men killed , and 68 wounded , and as respected her masts and rigging , became a wreck ...
Page 61
... guns , to strike to the Constitution under his command . The skill and science displayed by the brave Commodore , and his gallant crew , in lead- ing the Constitution to her second triumph , extorted the praises of their enemies , and ...
... guns , to strike to the Constitution under his command . The skill and science displayed by the brave Commodore , and his gallant crew , in lead- ing the Constitution to her second triumph , extorted the praises of their enemies , and ...
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The Adventures of Uncle Sam: In Search After His Lost Honor Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy No preview available - 2016 |
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