 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...  Poor Jack - Página 110por Frederick Marryat - 1889 - 371 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 492 páginas
...know ?" " No, indeed !" replied she. " Well then, ma'am, perhaps you may have heard of the lorious battle of the Nile, in which Nelson gave the French..."Well, ladies and gentlemen, I had the good fortune lo je in that great victory; und nil we Nilérs, as we are called, nrc permitted to wear a yellow coat... | |
 | 1840 - 818 páginas
...the other pensioners have blue ones ?" " Bless your handsome face, Ma'am !" replied Dick, " do n't you really know ?" " No, indeed !" replied she. "...Nile, in which Nelson gave the French such a drubbing 7 " " Oh, yes !" cried all the ladies and gentleman, who had new crowded about him. " Well, ladies... | |
 | 1850 - 216 páginas
...made to wear a yellow, instead of a blue coat, which made a man look very conspicuous. One day Harness had the yellow coat on, when a party of ladies and...good fortune to be in that great victory ; and all we Niters, as we are called, are permitted to wear a yellow coat, as a mark of distinction, while the... | |
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