Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... felt apprehensive that it would be unsaleable , and occasion to him , rather a bur- then than a benefit ; and consequently dissuaded him from the undertaking . He urged me to look into the manuscript . Reluctantly I complied ; and had ...
... felt apprehensive that it would be unsaleable , and occasion to him , rather a bur- then than a benefit ; and consequently dissuaded him from the undertaking . He urged me to look into the manuscript . Reluctantly I complied ; and had ...
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... felt myself friend- less , and sometimes thought that I was chastised when I did not deserve it , and that if my parents were acquain- ted with my sufferings , they would surely take me home with them . Children certainly enjoy a very ...
... felt myself friend- less , and sometimes thought that I was chastised when I did not deserve it , and that if my parents were acquain- ted with my sufferings , they would surely take me home with them . Children certainly enjoy a very ...
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... felt an unusuul degree of solemnity . I have no recollection that Mrs. Bell ever made any inqui- ries respecting the state of my mind , yet she was inde- fatigable in giving me good counsel . During fifty - six years which passed away ...
... felt an unusuul degree of solemnity . I have no recollection that Mrs. Bell ever made any inqui- ries respecting the state of my mind , yet she was inde- fatigable in giving me good counsel . During fifty - six years which passed away ...
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... felt my affections considerably excited , especially when thinking of home . I am now persuaded that I had no small degree of Pharisaic pride about me . I was however but a child , and much , very much needed an instructer . I must now ...
... felt my affections considerably excited , especially when thinking of home . I am now persuaded that I had no small degree of Pharisaic pride about me . I was however but a child , and much , very much needed an instructer . I must now ...
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... felt in every part Of North America . " He These lines indicate the spirit of the times , rather than the poetic talent of their author . A martial spirit was diffused through the little circle of my acquaintances.- As the men were ...
... felt in every part Of North America . " He These lines indicate the spirit of the times , rather than the poetic talent of their author . A martial spirit was diffused through the little circle of my acquaintances.- As the men were ...
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