Great Sea Stories of All Nations, by Giovanni Boccaccio, David Bone, Joseph Conrad ..: And Many Others from Ancient Greece to Modern JapanHenry Major Tomlinson |
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... gun stood ready with a bucket of water , which , as soon as the gun was discharged , he dashed into the hole made by the shot . An incessant fire was kept up from the Victory from both sides , her larboard guns playing upon the ...
... gun stood ready with a bucket of water , which , as soon as the gun was discharged , he dashed into the hole made by the shot . An incessant fire was kept up from the Victory from both sides , her larboard guns playing upon the ...
Page 544
... guns , and there were the heavy shore batteries , and below her the Minnesota . This ship , also aground in the Middle Channel , now came into action with a roar . A hundred guns were trained upon the Merrimac . The iron hail beat down ...
... guns , and there were the heavy shore batteries , and below her the Minnesota . This ship , also aground in the Middle Channel , now came into action with a roar . A hundred guns were trained upon the Merrimac . The iron hail beat down ...
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... Guns . Some moments be- fore , the Hollanders , had cut their Anchor - cables to make the more haste , and to Accomodate themselves to the Season , and the violence of the Waves which would not permit them to weigh . The two Fleets ...
... Guns . Some moments be- fore , the Hollanders , had cut their Anchor - cables to make the more haste , and to Accomodate themselves to the Season , and the violence of the Waves which would not permit them to weigh . The two Fleets ...
Contents
LUCIAN OF SAMOTHRACEHow Lucian of Samothrace Voyaged to | 15 |
BIBLICAL LITERATURE | 46 |
ANON The Story of AbdAllah of the Land and AbdAllah of the | 53 |
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