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... reached the boat in safety ; but the fate of their com- panion , and the narrowness of their own escape , had such an effect upon them that two of the number were confined to their ham- mocks for nearly ten days after . When the mate ...
... reached the boat in safety ; but the fate of their com- panion , and the narrowness of their own escape , had such an effect upon them that two of the number were confined to their ham- mocks for nearly ten days after . When the mate ...
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... reached the age of eighteen , and could have been well married in her own neighbourhood had not chance otherwise or- dained it . At the house of a respectable trades- man in the village , with whom her family kept up a friendly ...
... reached the age of eighteen , and could have been well married in her own neighbourhood had not chance otherwise or- dained it . At the house of a respectable trades- man in the village , with whom her family kept up a friendly ...
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... in an uproar , and men , women , and children were recklessly knocked down or overturned in their progress . Gaining the house of the magistrate , they forced the doors and soon reached the apart- ments where 90 LIFE IN THE RANKS .
... in an uproar , and men , women , and children were recklessly knocked down or overturned in their progress . Gaining the house of the magistrate , they forced the doors and soon reached the apart- ments where 90 LIFE IN THE RANKS .
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William Taylor. forced the doors and soon reached the apart- ments where their arms were kept . The old magistate had escaped at the first alarm . " Now lads , " said Roberts , " the worst is to come . I hear the natives assembling ...
William Taylor. forced the doors and soon reached the apart- ments where their arms were kept . The old magistate had escaped at the first alarm . " Now lads , " said Roberts , " the worst is to come . I hear the natives assembling ...
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... reached their barracks in safety ; but were immediately placed under arrest , and sentenced to three hundred lashes by a court - martial summoned to investigate the offence . CHAPTER VI . And every brother rake will smile to 92 LIFE IN ...
... reached their barracks in safety ; but were immediately placed under arrest , and sentenced to three hundred lashes by a court - martial summoned to investigate the offence . CHAPTER VI . And every brother rake will smile to 92 LIFE IN ...
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Life in the Ranks: The Experiences of a British Cavalryman in Early 19th ... William Taylor No preview available - 2012 |
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