Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 256William Blackwood, 1944 - England |
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... round to get my other ear towards him , and this made me take him nearly round the neck , thus [ showing us with Ld . Roden who sat next at table ] . I said at the time to the Duke of Cumberland , for I per- ceived the oddity of the ...
... round to get my other ear towards him , and this made me take him nearly round the neck , thus [ showing us with Ld . Roden who sat next at table ] . I said at the time to the Duke of Cumberland , for I per- ceived the oddity of the ...
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... round . " As the ship swung to starboard Guns asked the Captain , " Open fire , sir ? " Captain Cherry nodded decisively , then looked up quickly at each mast- head to assure himself that a white ensign flew from each truck . The cocked ...
... round . " As the ship swung to starboard Guns asked the Captain , " Open fire , sir ? " Captain Cherry nodded decisively , then looked up quickly at each mast- head to assure himself that a white ensign flew from each truck . The cocked ...
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... round for round . Although the Scharnhorst was not firing at us directly , the shells were falling sometimes to miss the flagship and to come uncomfortably close to us . At one moment I thought the Duke of York was hit . Simultane ...
... round for round . Although the Scharnhorst was not firing at us directly , the shells were falling sometimes to miss the flagship and to come uncomfortably close to us . At one moment I thought the Duke of York was hit . Simultane ...
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