Poor JackG. Routledge and Sons, 1889 - 371 páginas |
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... Hospital , and a strange Discovery XLIV Spicer discloses strange Matters XLV . - Spicer's Death ... ... ... 283 ... 289 293 ... 306 309 XLVI .-- In which Mrs. St. Felix refuses a splendid Offer , which I am duly empowered to make to her ...
... Hospital , and a strange Discovery XLIV Spicer discloses strange Matters XLV . - Spicer's Death ... ... ... 283 ... 289 293 ... 306 309 XLVI .-- In which Mrs. St. Felix refuses a splendid Offer , which I am duly empowered to make to her ...
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... eventually proved the most Fortunate in my Life ... ... 345 LI . - Being the last Chapter , the Reader may pretty well guess the Contents of it Finale 358 365 HOUR ! GREENWICH HOSPITAL . POOR JACK . I CHAPTER viii CONTENTS .
... eventually proved the most Fortunate in my Life ... ... 345 LI . - Being the last Chapter , the Reader may pretty well guess the Contents of it Finale 358 365 HOUR ! GREENWICH HOSPITAL . POOR JACK . I CHAPTER viii CONTENTS .
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Frederick Marryat. HOUR ! GREENWICH HOSPITAL . POOR JACK . I CHAPTER I. HAVE every reason to believe that I was born in the year of our Lord 1786 , for more than once I put the question to my father , and he invariably made the same ...
Frederick Marryat. HOUR ! GREENWICH HOSPITAL . POOR JACK . I CHAPTER I. HAVE every reason to believe that I was born in the year of our Lord 1786 , for more than once I put the question to my father , and he invariably made the same ...
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... hospital , we shoved the wherry off , and landed at the steps ; and when we jumped out we were greeted by all who were standing there . We had very naturally been given up for lost . They sup posed that we had perished in the snow ...
... hospital , we shoved the wherry off , and landed at the steps ; and when we jumped out we were greeted by all who were standing there . We had very naturally been given up for lost . They sup posed that we had perished in the snow ...
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... Hospital ; that is , he had charge of a ward of twenty - five men , and Ben the Whaler had lately been appointed one of the boatswain's mates under him . He was a very good scholar , and had read a great deal . You could hardly put any ...
... Hospital ; that is , he had charge of a ward of twenty - five men , and Ben the Whaler had lately been appointed one of the boatswain's mates under him . He was a very good scholar , and had read a great deal . You could hardly put any ...
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afterwards appeared asked beach Bessy better boat boatswain Bramble cabin called captain CHAPTER coxswain cried deck Dick doctor door eyes feel Felix fellow Fisher's Alley French frigate gave give Greenwich Greenwich Hospital guns hand handspike hauled head hear heard hospital knew Lady Hercules lady's ladyship laugh lieutenant liquorice little Virginia looked lugger maid man-of-war married mate messmate midshipman mind Morlaix morning mother mudlarker never night Oh-e-oh old Nanny old woman passed perceived Peter Anderson pigtail pilot pipe Poor Jack pretty pulled recollect replied my father river round sail Saunders seamen shillings ship shore sing Sir Hercules sister soon Spicer suppose Tadpole talk tell there's things thought told Tom Saunders took turned vessel walked Whaler wherry widow wind wish young
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Página 50 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Página 41 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread, She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
Página 8 - Hey, Diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Página 41 - Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Eating his Christmas pie. He put in his thumb And pulled out a plum And said:
Página 112 - FAREWELL, and adieu to you Spanish ladies, Farewell, and adieu to you ladies of Spain ! For we've received orders for to sail for old England, But we hope in a short time to see you again.
Página 88 - If you think, sir, that you can manage the ship better than I can, you had better take the command.' I was in the waist at the time, with a good many more men, and we heard what the carpenter said, and what answer the lieutenant gave.
Página 113 - Then a signal was made for the grand fleet to anchor All in the Downs, that night for to sleep; Then stand by your stoppers, let go your shank-painters, Haul all your clew-garnets, stick out tacks and sheets.
Página 2 - Mediterranean; that he was made captain of the foretop, and sailed six years in the East Indies; and, at last, was rated captain's coxswain in the "Druid" frigate, attached to the Channel fleet cruising during the peace. Having thus condensed the genealogical and chronological part of this history, I now come to a portion of it in which it will be necessary that I should enter more into detail. The frigate in which my father eventually served as captain's coxswain was commanded by a Sir Hercules...
Página 110 - Perceiving that he was dressed so differently from the other pensioners, one of the ladies' curiosity was excited ; and at last she called him to her, and said : — " ' Pray, my good man, why do you wear a yellow coat, when the other pensioners have blue ones ? ' " ' Bless your handsome face, ma'am !' replied Dick, ' don't you really know ?' ** ' No, indeed ! ' replied she. "'Well, then, ma'am, perhaps you may have heard of the glorious battle of the Nile, in which Nelson gave the French such a...