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Page 174
... stop his throat , that he might not be able to swallow that bread and cheese . In fact , if guilty and not a hardened offender he was apt to fail , dry - mouthed and choking through terror , to get it down . The remembrance of this ...
... stop his throat , that he might not be able to swallow that bread and cheese . In fact , if guilty and not a hardened offender he was apt to fail , dry - mouthed and choking through terror , to get it down . The remembrance of this ...
Page 198
... stop for the projectile ; and , in consequence , the capacity of the gun chamber is practically constant . In addition , the use of a copper driving band ensures a uniform resistance while this is being engraved and the projectile ...
... stop for the projectile ; and , in consequence , the capacity of the gun chamber is practically constant . In addition , the use of a copper driving band ensures a uniform resistance while this is being engraved and the projectile ...
Page 201
... stop it . Most of these small guns are therefore in the English and in some other Services being converted into " sub - calibre guns for exercise purposes . These sub - calibre guns retain their ordinary breech mechanism , but the ...
... stop it . Most of these small guns are therefore in the English and in some other Services being converted into " sub - calibre guns for exercise purposes . These sub - calibre guns retain their ordinary breech mechanism , but the ...
Page 223
... stop- cock connected to the left trunnion when the howitzer is elevated . The running - up springs require to be strong in order to lift the weight of the howitzer at 45 ° elevation In most equipments twin columns of springs are used ...
... stop- cock connected to the left trunnion when the howitzer is elevated . The running - up springs require to be strong in order to lift the weight of the howitzer at 45 ° elevation In most equipments twin columns of springs are used ...
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... stop a hostile destroyer . For many years it was considered that these requirements would be met by the 12 - pounder , which was the anti - torpedo - boat gun for battleships from the " Majestics " to the " Dreadnought , " the 12 ...
... stop a hostile destroyer . For many years it was considered that these requirements would be met by the 12 - pounder , which was the anti - torpedo - boat gun for battleships from the " Majestics " to the " Dreadnought , " the 12 ...
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Page 71 - twould a saint provoke" (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke), " No, let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And, Betty, give this cheek a little red.
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