Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 186W. Blackwood, 1909 - England |
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... French used to say - one whose lot it was to sail down the wind and peck at fortune . In 1694 he was mate of the Charles II . , a large ship , as ships then went , which was ly- ing at Corunna ( our ancestors called it the Groyne 1909 ...
... French used to say - one whose lot it was to sail down the wind and peck at fortune . In 1694 he was mate of the Charles II . , a large ship , as ships then went , which was ly- ing at Corunna ( our ancestors called it the Groyne 1909 ...
Page 60
... French pirate , and how they freed themselves from this degrad- ing subjection . They were at anchor in the West Indies , and the Frenchmen made them- selves a bowl of punch in the main hatch , while the English- men brewed their bowl ...
... French pirate , and how they freed themselves from this degrad- ing subjection . They were at anchor in the West Indies , and the Frenchmen made them- selves a bowl of punch in the main hatch , while the English- men brewed their bowl ...
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... French colonels , in six , and the Board of Works congratulating the Emperor and Artificers of Somerset on his escape , employed the House with four more . " 1 The language of threats against counties lagged not behind the Great Britain ...
... French colonels , in six , and the Board of Works congratulating the Emperor and Artificers of Somerset on his escape , employed the House with four more . " 1 The language of threats against counties lagged not behind the Great Britain ...
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... code . In either case ignorance , pro- found and dangerous , is the result . Nor is there any coun- try in the world which it is easier to misunderstand than 1909. ] · 125 -- or from what the French 124 [ July Musings without Method .
... code . In either case ignorance , pro- found and dangerous , is the result . Nor is there any coun- try in the world which it is easier to misunderstand than 1909. ] · 125 -- or from what the French 124 [ July Musings without Method .
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... French call morgue , it is our habit to under- rate our energies and achieve- ments . We are never so happy as when we are assuring friends and foes alike that we are fast asleep . So often have we de- clared , with a sort of false ...
... French call morgue , it is our habit to under- rate our energies and achieve- ments . We are never so happy as when we are assuring friends and foes alike that we are fast asleep . So often have we de- clared , with a sort of false ...
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