The Staff Officer; Or, The Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life, Volume 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1833 |
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Page 66
... deck , almost the first figure that struck my eye was that of my Chatham friend , the bluff Jack Gun , who seemed to possess the undisputed command of the gangway . In the midst of his solicitude for the reception of a whole barge- load ...
... deck , almost the first figure that struck my eye was that of my Chatham friend , the bluff Jack Gun , who seemed to possess the undisputed command of the gangway . In the midst of his solicitude for the reception of a whole barge- load ...
Page 67
... deck of the Weymouth . He accordingly took pity on their inexperienced owners ; and after a careful scruti- ny of the labels and directions of every cask , case , coop , bag , and hamper of the aforesaid younkers , he proposed a select ...
... deck of the Weymouth . He accordingly took pity on their inexperienced owners ; and after a careful scruti- ny of the labels and directions of every cask , case , coop , bag , and hamper of the aforesaid younkers , he proposed a select ...
Page 68
... line on the quarter - deck was drawn , within which the soldier officers were expected , nay ordered , to confine their perambulations . This , with other littlenesses , but too common in those days , when 68 THE STAFF OFFICER ;
... line on the quarter - deck was drawn , within which the soldier officers were expected , nay ordered , to confine their perambulations . This , with other littlenesses , but too common in those days , when 68 THE STAFF OFFICER ;
Page 70
... deck , except for a few minutes : at eight bells , the surrounding gloom and darkness drove me again to seek the comforts of the elegant cabin . We had a leading wind round St. Helen's Point . I retired , after a very agreeably spent ...
... deck , except for a few minutes : at eight bells , the surrounding gloom and darkness drove me again to seek the comforts of the elegant cabin . We had a leading wind round St. Helen's Point . I retired , after a very agreeably spent ...
Page 71
... deck ; and felt delighted at the sight of a thousand twink- ling stars ; and not less so to hear the master give the word , " round in the weather braces ! " By ten o'clock we were run- ning nine knots by the log , with every prospect ...
... deck ; and felt delighted at the sight of a thousand twink- ling stars ; and not less so to hear the master give the word , " round in the weather braces ! " By ten o'clock we were run- ning nine knots by the log , with every prospect ...
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The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life Oliver Moore No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 205 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together: our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our virtues.
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