Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... hope of eternal life and immortal glory through the merits of Jesus Christ . It is aptly expressed that " Procrastina- tion is the thief of time . " More than three score years passed away before he commenc- ed the task ; nor then ...
... hope of eternal life and immortal glory through the merits of Jesus Christ . It is aptly expressed that " Procrastina- tion is the thief of time . " More than three score years passed away before he commenc- ed the task ; nor then ...
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... the Baptist church . He is a pensioner , and of course in circumstances far from affluent , and we hope his book will be patronized , not only as an entertaining auto - biography , abounding with uncommon incidents , but CERTIFICATES .
... the Baptist church . He is a pensioner , and of course in circumstances far from affluent , and we hope his book will be patronized , not only as an entertaining auto - biography , abounding with uncommon incidents , but CERTIFICATES .
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... hope you won't leave me . I suppose you are desirous to get home , but I am unwilling to part with you . I have no child , and if I should live , and you will live with me , I will make you my son , and will endeav- our to make a man of ...
... hope you won't leave me . I suppose you are desirous to get home , but I am unwilling to part with you . I have no child , and if I should live , and you will live with me , I will make you my son , and will endeav- our to make a man of ...
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... we drew near the harbor , we discovered a ship , ap- parently in distress , aiming to get in . We began to hope she might be a prize for us ; we were not however without , suspicion , and the nearer we approached her 38 MEMOIRS OF.
... we drew near the harbor , we discovered a ship , ap- parently in distress , aiming to get in . We began to hope she might be a prize for us ; we were not however without , suspicion , and the nearer we approached her 38 MEMOIRS OF.
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... hope , though when the waves ran , they would bury it ten feet or more under water , for it was drawn so straight that it could not rise with the sea . A man attempted to go on shore by this rope , rope , and ap- peared to succeed very ...
... hope , though when the waves ran , they would bury it ten feet or more under water , for it was drawn so straight that it could not rise with the sea . A man attempted to go on shore by this rope , rope , and ap- peared to succeed very ...
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