Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... passed away before he commenc- ed the task ; nor then , until the thought oc- curred that he might realize some emolu- ments by its publication , the prominent object , doubtless , of most authors . He was at the same time aware of the ...
... passed away before he commenc- ed the task ; nor then , until the thought oc- curred that he might realize some emolu- ments by its publication , the prominent object , doubtless , of most authors . He was at the same time aware of the ...
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... passed away since that event , I have reflected on it perhaps a thousand times , but have never been able satisfactorily to assign a cause for my feelings on that Sabbath . I am not aware that I founded any hopes of salvation on those ...
... passed away since that event , I have reflected on it perhaps a thousand times , but have never been able satisfactorily to assign a cause for my feelings on that Sabbath . I am not aware that I founded any hopes of salvation on those ...
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... passed the British Parliament in 1765 , the year of my birth . That act excited a general alarm among the American Colonists . Resolutions were passed against the act by most of the colonial assemblies . I had breathed but a few days ...
... passed the British Parliament in 1765 , the year of my birth . That act excited a general alarm among the American Colonists . Resolutions were passed against the act by most of the colonial assemblies . I had breathed but a few days ...
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... passing news . I wished myself old enough to take an active part in this contest . Little did I realize at that time the horrors of war . I had not yet heard the clash of arms , the groans of the dying , and the shouts of the victors ...
... passing news . I wished myself old enough to take an active part in this contest . Little did I realize at that time the horrors of war . I had not yet heard the clash of arms , the groans of the dying , and the shouts of the victors ...
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... passed be- tween me and another person who was within two yards of me ; the bricks and plaster flew on every side , yet we escaped uninjured . The siege being closely pressed , balls and shells were continually falling within the city ...
... passed be- tween me and another person who was within two yards of me ; the bricks and plaster flew on every side , yet we escaped uninjured . The siege being closely pressed , balls and shells were continually falling within the city ...
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