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... that after twenty - one years ' servitude a man should be entitled to a pension ;
but it was overlooked at the time that thousands had entered the service at so
early an age , that they had accomplished their servitude in the prime of life .
... that after twenty - one years ' servitude a man should be entitled to a pension ;
but it was overlooked at the time that thousands had entered the service at so
early an age , that they had accomplished their servitude in the prime of life .
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The case between the midshipmen and the country is simply this . They entered
the service at a time when their services were important , with the hopes of
promotion and provision for life . The service is one of activity , hardship , and
danger ...
The case between the midshipmen and the country is simply this . They entered
the service at a time when their services were important , with the hopes of
promotion and provision for life . The service is one of activity , hardship , and
danger ...
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But the above is of little consequence compared to the other view , which we are
now about to take , of this question , which is , as to what are the prospects of
those young men who are now in and continue to enter the service , and we
submit ...
But the above is of little consequence compared to the other view , which we are
now about to take , of this question , which is , as to what are the prospects of
those young men who are now in and continue to enter the service , and we
submit ...
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... room officers , and receive all the pay , and enter into all the rights , of a full
lieutenant , wearing for the time the uniform ... and that there are many points to
be considered which we have not entered upon ; but as no plan is at first perfect ,
it is ...
... room officers , and receive all the pay , and enter into all the rights , of a full
lieutenant , wearing for the time the uniform ... and that there are many points to
be considered which we have not entered upon ; but as no plan is at first perfect ,
it is ...
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Leaving all these Acis behind , we entered a wood , which is also called the “
Bosco d ' Aci : " it abounds in chesnut and mulberry trees of magnificent growth ,
the shade of which was highly refreshing to travellers , who had been exposed to
...
Leaving all these Acis behind , we entered a wood , which is also called the “
Bosco d ' Aci : " it abounds in chesnut and mulberry trees of magnificent growth ,
the shade of which was highly refreshing to travellers , who had been exposed to
...
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Página 64 - What objects are the fountains Of thy happy strain? What fields, or waves, or mountains? What shapes of sky or plain? What love of thine own kind? what ignorance of pain?
Página 60 - Grief made the young Spring wild, and she threw down Her kindling buds, as if she Autumn were, Or they dead leaves; since her delight is flown, For whom should she have waked the sullen year?
Página 63 - I dare not guess; but in this life Of error, ignorance, and strife. Where nothing is, but all things seem. And we the shadows of the dream, It is a modest creed, and yet Pleasant if one considers it, To own that death itself must be. Like all the rest, a mockery.
Página 321 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; "Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
Página 64 - I vowed that I would dedicate my powers To thee and thine : have I not kept the vow ? With beating heart and streaming eyes, even now I call the phantoms of a thousand hours Each from his voiceless grave : they have in...
Página 65 - Yet now despair itself is mild, Even as the winds and waters are; I could lie down like a tired child, And weep away the life of care Which I have borne and yet must bear, Till death like sleep might steal on me, And I might feel in the warm air My cheek grow cold, and hear the sea Breathe o'er my dying brain its last monotony.
Página 61 - Peace, peace! he is not dead, he doth not sleep — He hath awakened from the dream of life...
Página 64 - We look before and after, And pine for what is not: Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
Página 64 - Yet if we could scorn Hate, and pride, and fear; If we were things born Not to shed a tear, I know not how thy joy we ever should come near.