Poor JackG. Bell and Sons, 1881 - 530 páginas |
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... kind answer , informing my father what a promising child he was blessed with , and giving him a direction to meet her at Greenwich , as she 14 POOR JACK . CHAPTER III In which my Mother proves herself a tender Wife, and the same Time ...
... kind answer , informing my father what a promising child he was blessed with , and giving him a direction to meet her at Greenwich , as she 14 POOR JACK . CHAPTER III In which my Mother proves herself a tender Wife, and the same Time ...
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... kind of a craft is the mother ? " replied my father . " Oh ! why , she's a little queer at times - she's always so mighty particular about gentility . " Ben " Do you know why ? " replied my father . shook his head . " Then I'll tell you ...
... kind of a craft is the mother ? " replied my father . " Oh ! why , she's a little queer at times - she's always so mighty particular about gentility . " Ben " Do you know why ? " replied my father . shook his head . " Then I'll tell you ...
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... " When I was quartermaster on board of the Mêl- pomene , ' we had an old chap for first lieutenant whoso name was Fletcher . He was a kind - hearted man enough , as he never worried the ship's company wher 38 POOR JACK .
... " When I was quartermaster on board of the Mêl- pomene , ' we had an old chap for first lieutenant whoso name was Fletcher . He was a kind - hearted man enough , as he never worried the ship's company wher 38 POOR JACK .
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... kind to me than ever ; and there were several other pensioners who were great friends of mine ; and I used to listen to their long yarns , which were now becoming a source of great delight to me ; at other times , I would 58 POOR JACK ...
... kind to me than ever ; and there were several other pensioners who were great friends of mine ; and I used to listen to their long yarns , which were now becoming a source of great delight to me ; at other times , I would 58 POOR JACK ...
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... kind of offer was made to them which we thought suited to their tastes , or likely to extract money from their pockets . " Dip my head in the mud for sixpence , sir ? " would one of us cry out ; and then he would be outbid by another ...
... kind of offer was made to them which we thought suited to their tastes , or likely to extract money from their pockets . " Dip my head in the mud for sixpence , sir ? " would one of us cry out ; and then he would be outbid by another ...
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afterwards appeared asked beach Bessy better boat boatswain Bramble called captain CHAPTER coxswain cried dear deck Dick doctor door eyes feel Felix fellow Fisher's Alley French frigate gave give Greenwich guns hand handspike head hear heard Hoist the colours Hospital hour knew Lady Hercules ladyship laugh leave lieutenant liquorice look lugger man-of-war mate messmate midshipman mind Morlaix morning mother mudlarker never night Oh-e-oh old Nanny old woman passed perceived Peter Anderson pilot Poor Jack pretty pulled recollect replied my father river round sail Saunders seamen shillings ship shore Sir Hercules sister soon Spicer stairs suppose Tadpole taffrail talk tell there's things thought told Tom Saunders took turned vessel Virginia walked wherry widow wind wish young
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