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Page 132
... hours ' fight , and with so great a Navy they were not able to take her , having had fifteen hours ' time , fifteen thousand men , and fifty and three sail of men - of - war to perform it withal and perswaded the company , or as many as ...
... hours ' fight , and with so great a Navy they were not able to take her , having had fifteen hours ' time , fifteen thousand men , and fifty and three sail of men - of - war to perform it withal and perswaded the company , or as many as ...
Page 341
... hour before high Water . I waded with what Haste I could , and swam in the middle about thirty Yards till I felt ground ; I arrived at the Fleet in less than half an hour . The Enemy was so frighted when they saw me , that they leaped ...
... hour before high Water . I waded with what Haste I could , and swam in the middle about thirty Yards till I felt ground ; I arrived at the Fleet in less than half an hour . The Enemy was so frighted when they saw me , that they leaped ...
Page 500
... hour , from half - past two in spring , to between four and five in the depth of winter . The horses hear them when they awaken each other , and neigh , to denote their eagerness to be fed . Being dressed , the boy begins with carefully ...
... hour , from half - past two in spring , to between four and five in the depth of winter . The horses hear them when they awaken each other , and neigh , to denote their eagerness to be fed . Being dressed , the boy begins with carefully ...
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