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... privateer --a cruise on the Spanish Main - that's life . Many's the jolly day I've seen in those latitudes , where ... privateers always sent their prizes into port , to be condemned ? " " Yes , in the Channel and these seas they do ...
... privateer --a cruise on the Spanish Main - that's life . Many's the jolly day I've seen in those latitudes , where ... privateers always sent their prizes into port , to be condemned ? " " Yes , in the Channel and these seas they do ...
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... privateers ! God forgive me if I wrong him ; but I think had he said pirates he would have told the truth . But say nothing about that ob- servation of mine ; I wish from my heart that you had never known him . But here comes your ...
... privateers ! God forgive me if I wrong him ; but I think had he said pirates he would have told the truth . But say nothing about that ob- servation of mine ; I wish from my heart that you had never known him . But here comes your ...
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... privateer or merchantman , we have been thinking that perhaps you would have no ob- jection to be a channel and river pilot ; and if so , I have an old friend in that service who , I think , may help you . What do you say ? " " I should ...
... privateer or merchantman , we have been thinking that perhaps you would have no ob- jection to be a channel and river pilot ; and if so , I have an old friend in that service who , I think , may help you . What do you say ? " " I should ...
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... on a stool close to Bramble's feet . " Well , then , before I passed for pilot , just after the breaking out of the war , I took it into my head to try my chance at privateering - there was plenty to pick POOR JACK . 223.
... on a stool close to Bramble's feet . " Well , then , before I passed for pilot , just after the breaking out of the war , I took it into my head to try my chance at privateering - there was plenty to pick POOR JACK . 223.
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Frederick Marryat. my chance at privateering - there was plenty to pick up at that time , and some of the Deal men had been very fortunate- -so I went on board of a 12 - gun lugger , commanded by Captain Shank , fitted out in the river ...
Frederick Marryat. my chance at privateering - there was plenty to pick up at that time , and some of the Deal men had been very fortunate- -so I went on board of a 12 - gun lugger , commanded by Captain Shank , fitted out in the river ...
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