The United Service JournalH. Colburn, 1833 |
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... called many , might , on such a field , appear a few . I did not see the head of the imperial column , but officers and men who were on the left of the 52d have been decided in the assertion , that it really crowned the summit of the ...
... called many , might , on such a field , appear a few . I did not see the head of the imperial column , but officers and men who were on the left of the 52d have been decided in the assertion , that it really crowned the summit of the ...
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... called them aft , and upbraided them with their wavering : " Did I ask you to come with me ? " demanded he ; " was it not your own voluntary choice ? Did not ye beg of me to take ye ? If ye are tired of the thing already , and want to ...
... called them aft , and upbraided them with their wavering : " Did I ask you to come with me ? " demanded he ; " was it not your own voluntary choice ? Did not ye beg of me to take ye ? If ye are tired of the thing already , and want to ...
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... called the Emperor Alexander * , carrying 21 In addition to our former remarks , it is seen , that both the vessels commanded by Kanaris had Russian names . And there were many houses which we visited in the islands ornamented with ...
... called the Emperor Alexander * , carrying 21 In addition to our former remarks , it is seen , that both the vessels commanded by Kanaris had Russian names . And there were many houses which we visited in the islands ornamented with ...
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... called out for the preservation of order , and to overawe the numerous and unbridled assemblage of the blacks . The had fortunately been employed on the service during the latter part of the month of November , and the early part of ...
... called out for the preservation of order , and to overawe the numerous and unbridled assemblage of the blacks . The had fortunately been employed on the service during the latter part of the month of November , and the early part of ...
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... called the native militia of the island , and had their origin amongst the first runaway slaves , who , preferring the soli- tude and dreariness of the mountain fastnesses , with the enjoyment of unrestrained liberty , to the duties of ...
... called the native militia of the island , and had their origin amongst the first runaway slaves , who , preferring the soli- tude and dreariness of the mountain fastnesses , with the enjoyment of unrestrained liberty , to the duties of ...
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Página 315 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Página 444 - Come as the winds come, when Forests are rended ; Come as the waves come, when Navies are stranded : Faster come, faster come, Faster and faster, Chief, vassal, page and groom, Tenant and master.
Página 201 - I've met with many a breeze before. But never such a blow!" Then reading on his 'bacco box. He heaved a heavy sigh. And then began to eye his pipe, And then to pipe his eye. And then he tried to sing ' All's Well,' But could not, though he tried; His head was turned — and so he chewed His pigtail till he died.
Página 177 - On a bed of green sea-flowers thy limbs shall be laid, — Around thy white bones the red coral shall grow; Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber be made, And every part suit to thy mansion below.
Página 413 - ... and it was not until the 1st of July that we reached the beach, completely exhausted by hunger and fatigue. " A hut was speedily constructed, and the boats, three of which had been washed off the beach, but providentially driven on shore again, were repaired during...
Página 154 - And down she suck'd with her the whirling wave, Like one who grapples with his enemy, And strives to strangle him before he die.
Página 414 - Next day, when the gale abated, we crossed Admiralty Inlet, and were detained six days on the coast by a strong north-east wind. On the 25th we crossed Navy Board Inlet, and on the following morning, to our inexpressible joy, we descried a ship in the offing, becalmed, which proved to be the Isabella of Hull, the same ship which I commanded in 1818: at noon we reached her, when her enterprising commander, who had in vain searched for us in Prince Regent's Inlet, after giving us three cheers, received...
Página 414 - Isabella, betides his duty as third in command, took charge of the meteorological journal, the distribution and economy of provisions, and to his judicious plans and suggestions must be attributed the uncommon degree of health which our crew enjoyed ; and as two out of the three who died in the four years and a half were cut off early in the voyage, by diseases not peculiar to the climate, only one man can be said to have perished.
Página 414 - We have, however, the consolation, that the results of this expedition have been conclusive, and to science highly important, and may be briefly comprehended in the following words : — The discovery of the Gulf of Boothia, the continent and isthmus of Boothia Felix, and a vast number of islands, rivers, and lakes ; the undeniable establishment that the north-east point of America extends to the 74th degree of north latitude ; valuable observations of every kind, but particularly on the magnet ;...
Página 28 - The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.