Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution, Written by HimselfH. H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... hour , and you are then enveloped in the fog again . The Jamaica fleet , which consisted of about one hundred and fifty sail , some of which were armed , was convoyed by one or two line of battle ships , and several frigates and sloops ...
... hour , and you are then enveloped in the fog again . The Jamaica fleet , which consisted of about one hundred and fifty sail , some of which were armed , was convoyed by one or two line of battle ships , and several frigates and sloops ...
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... hour lost sight of them all . The next day the sky was overcast , and at times we had a thick fog . In the afternoon the sun shone for a short time , and enabled us to see a numerous fleet a few miles to windward , in such compact order ...
... hour lost sight of them all . The next day the sky was overcast , and at times we had a thick fog . In the afternoon the sun shone for a short time , and enabled us to see a numerous fleet a few miles to windward , in such compact order ...
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... hour , with quite a rough sea ; so that if I had gone overboard , it would have been next to impos- sible to have saved me . Night came on , and the ship that we were chasing escaped us . Shortly after this , about the middle of Feb ...
... hour , with quite a rough sea ; so that if I had gone overboard , it would have been next to impos- sible to have saved me . Night came on , and the ship that we were chasing escaped us . Shortly after this , about the middle of Feb ...
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... hours , diligent and pensive , without uttering a word , while now and then the tears would roll down her cheeks , and when she broke silence she perhaps narrated some event which transpired in my father's day , or referred to some ...
... hours , diligent and pensive , without uttering a word , while now and then the tears would roll down her cheeks , and when she broke silence she perhaps narrated some event which transpired in my father's day , or referred to some ...
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... hours and continu- ed to gain on us ; the wind was light , and fortunately for us , it became foggy , and by manoeuvring , we eluded her . We had hoped to intercept some merchantman going in , but now feared to lurk about this harbor ...
... hours and continu- ed to gain on us ; the wind was light , and fortunately for us , it became foggy , and by manoeuvring , we eluded her . We had hoped to intercept some merchantman going in , but now feared to lurk about this harbor ...
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Page 312 - Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Page 312 - For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: but the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Page 312 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Page 312 - If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Page 243 - Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Page 171 - Canst thou by searching find out God ? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection ? It is as high as heaven ; What canst thou do ? deeper than hell ; What canst thou know ? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Page 167 - In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : my sore ran in the night, and ceased not : my soul refused to be comforted.
Page 163 - I waited patiently for the LORD ; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay ; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Page 310 - I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,* you cannot see the Kingdom of God.
Page 310 - And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.