Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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Page iii
... look round in vain to find an individual who personally acted in the Revolution . The au- thor of this narrative is in the junior class of the survivors of the Revolution , as he was . only ten years of age when the conflict be- gan ...
... look round in vain to find an individual who personally acted in the Revolution . The au- thor of this narrative is in the junior class of the survivors of the Revolution , as he was . only ten years of age when the conflict be- gan ...
Page xi
... look into the manuscript . Reluctantly I complied ; and had read but a few pages , when my attention became fixed , and I re- gretted that I had not time to read it through before he called for it . I read , however , the account of his ...
... look into the manuscript . Reluctantly I complied ; and had read but a few pages , when my attention became fixed , and I re- gretted that I had not time to read it through before he called for it . I read , however , the account of his ...
Page 21
... look out . The moment a sail was discovered , a signal was given to our consorts , and all possible exertion was made to come up with the stranger , or discover what she was . About seven o'clock one morning , the man at the fore ...
... look out . The moment a sail was discovered , a signal was given to our consorts , and all possible exertion was made to come up with the stranger , or discover what she was . About seven o'clock one morning , the man at the fore ...
Page 25
... look and the trickling tear upon the cheek of a fond mother and affectionate sisters , would draw at least a deep sigh from the bosom of an adventurous boy . God had graciously concealed from our view the days of adversity , which in ...
... look and the trickling tear upon the cheek of a fond mother and affectionate sisters , would draw at least a deep sigh from the bosom of an adventurous boy . God had graciously concealed from our view the days of adversity , which in ...
Page 39
... look in no direction without seeing a sail , and we soon found that we should be under the necessity of speaking some of them . By their manoeuvring we suspected that they were in league with each other , and were at a loss to determine ...
... look in no direction without seeing a sail , and we soon found that we should be under the necessity of speaking some of them . By their manoeuvring we suspected that they were in league with each other , and were at a loss to determine ...
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