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... stand again on your ship's deck , watching the lines of Persian ships grow clearer in the grey dawn ; you hear again the paean that rose as the level sunlight touched the waves ; you feel again the shock as your ship's ram drives home ...
... stand again on your ship's deck , watching the lines of Persian ships grow clearer in the grey dawn ; you hear again the paean that rose as the level sunlight touched the waves ; you feel again the shock as your ship's ram drives home ...
Page 149
... stand . In the battle in the Great Harbour the Athenians were desperately attacking , trying to break out , not to repel ; and the last bloody butchery on the banks of the Assinarus of the remnants of the army , worn out by nine days of ...
... stand . In the battle in the Great Harbour the Athenians were desperately attacking , trying to break out , not to repel ; and the last bloody butchery on the banks of the Assinarus of the remnants of the army , worn out by nine days of ...
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... stand up no more ? ' Ay , the ball is flying , The lads play heart and soul ; The goal stands up , the keeper Stands up to keep the goal . ' Is my girl happy , That I thought hard to leave , And has she tired of weeping As she lies down ...
... stand up no more ? ' Ay , the ball is flying , The lads play heart and soul ; The goal stands up , the keeper Stands up to keep the goal . ' Is my girl happy , That I thought hard to leave , And has she tired of weeping As she lies down ...
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