The Old CommodoreRoutledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1863 - 311 pages |
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... course , the line and house of Sir Octavius Bacuissart . With a figure that poets assign to a sylph , with a countenance half Hebe , half angel , eyes now flashing like the coruscations of the northern lights , and now swimming in all ...
... course , the line and house of Sir Octavius Bacuissart . With a figure that poets assign to a sylph , with a countenance half Hebe , half angel , eyes now flashing like the coruscations of the northern lights , and now swimming in all ...
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... course , she was immoveable . If she had a fault , it was , perhaps , in the pride of that perfection of soul - discipline , to which she conceived that she had attained . 66 Once , when , perhaps a little too much inflated with the ...
... course , she was immoveable . If she had a fault , it was , perhaps , in the pride of that perfection of soul - discipline , to which she conceived that she had attained . 66 Once , when , perhaps a little too much inflated with the ...
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... course of three short years , she saw her family afflicted with what was called the degrading match of her second sister to Mr. Oliphant . She was too sensible to feel this as a trial in itself ; but it fell sorely upon the spirits of ...
... course of three short years , she saw her family afflicted with what was called the degrading match of her second sister to Mr. Oliphant . She was too sensible to feel this as a trial in itself ; but it fell sorely upon the spirits of ...
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... course , trifles not worth speaking of , he had been thanked by both Houses of Parliament for his intrepidity , had received the King and Queen on board after a victorious action , and , though a furious Whig , had been highly flattered ...
... course , trifles not worth speaking of , he had been thanked by both Houses of Parliament for his intrepidity , had received the King and Queen on board after a victorious action , and , though a furious Whig , had been highly flattered ...
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... courses . A capful - a mere capful , after all ; but let us hear , Gus , what you can do in the matter of education . ' دو " I have begun to read the Greek tragedians , " said the nephew , blushing with modesty . Whenever the Commodore ...
... courses . A capful - a mere capful , after all ; but let us hear , Gus , what you can do in the matter of education . ' دو " I have begun to read the Greek tragedians , " said the nephew , blushing with modesty . Whenever the Commodore ...
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admiral arms Augustus beautiful Becky began Belladonna better blessed boatswain bosom broad pennant brother cabin called Captain Oliphant chaplain child command Commodore's confess countenance coxswain crew dare daughter dear dreadful Dredgely exclaimed eyes face father feelings flog Florentin French frigate gallant gentleman give gout guardian hand happy head hear heard heart honour Jaspar Hall kiss knew Lady Astell length look Lord Majesty mamma master-at-arms midshipman mind Miss Belmont Miss Matilda Miss Rebecca modore mother nephew never night noble officers old Commodore person Peter Drivel poor post-captain quarter-deck Richard Stubbs Rosa round Rubasore Rubasore's sail sailor ship ship's Sir Octavius Bacuissart sister smile speak Spithead squadron stood suppose talk tell thing thought took Trestletree Hall turned uncle Underdown voice walk whilst wish word young lady younker Zounds