Poor JackG. Routledge and Sons, 1889 - 371 páginas |
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... soon became visible . Six months after they had been married , Lady Hercules pronounced my mother's appearance to be quite indecent , and declared her no longer fit for the office of lady's maid to a lady of her exquisite delicacy ; and ...
... soon became visible . Six months after they had been married , Lady Hercules pronounced my mother's appearance to be quite indecent , and declared her no longer fit for the office of lady's maid to a lady of her exquisite delicacy ; and ...
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... soon as my sister was born she turned all her affections over to Virginia , who was always very much petted , well dressed , and a very beautiful child . All this I recollect , but little more , except that my mother gave me several ...
... soon as my sister was born she turned all her affections over to Virginia , who was always very much petted , well dressed , and a very beautiful child . All this I recollect , but little more , except that my mother gave me several ...
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... soon very busy puffing away , alongside of my father . CHAPTER V. MY FATHER AND MOTHER MEET AFTER AN ABSENCE OF SIX YEARS . SHE DISCOVERS THAT HE IS NO LONGER A COXSWAIN BUT A BOAT- SWAIN'S MATE . WHILE my father and Ben are thus ...
... soon very busy puffing away , alongside of my father . CHAPTER V. MY FATHER AND MOTHER MEET AFTER AN ABSENCE OF SIX YEARS . SHE DISCOVERS THAT HE IS NO LONGER A COXSWAIN BUT A BOAT- SWAIN'S MATE . WHILE my father and Ben are thus ...
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... . " Ben the Whaler , who was outside with the others , espoused my father's cause , and as soon as the people dispersed , my father invited him to join him in his pipe and pot . AFTER THE SQUALL . 21 · Little Virginia , still 20 POOR JACK .
... . " Ben the Whaler , who was outside with the others , espoused my father's cause , and as soon as the people dispersed , my father invited him to join him in his pipe and pot . AFTER THE SQUALL . 21 · Little Virginia , still 20 POOR JACK .
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... soon within gun - shot , and they turned their heads towards us and blazed away : very pretty shot they fired , for they cut away three of our starboard oars before we were near enough to return the fire with our small gun . However ...
... soon within gun - shot , and they turned their heads towards us and blazed away : very pretty shot they fired , for they cut away three of our starboard oars before we were near enough to return the fire with our small gun . However ...
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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...