Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... received in time for that purpose , we think proper , even now , to lay it before the public . MR . WM . WILLIAMS , SIR - Understanding that you are about to publish the Life of Rev. Andrew Sherburne , written by himself , I think it my ...
... received in time for that purpose , we think proper , even now , to lay it before the public . MR . WM . WILLIAMS , SIR - Understanding that you are about to publish the Life of Rev. Andrew Sherburne , written by himself , I think it my ...
Page 14
... received correction , I frequently 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 ...
... received correction , I frequently 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 ...
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... received the name of " Whigs . ' My uncle with whom I resided was a decided Whig . Having form- ed acquaintances in Boston , where he had served his time at the cabinet - maker's business , he felt a deep inte- rest in the events which ...
... received the name of " Whigs . ' My uncle with whom I resided was a decided Whig . Having form- ed acquaintances in Boston , where he had served his time at the cabinet - maker's business , he felt a deep inte- rest in the events which ...
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... received some little moral and religious instruction , and was far from being accustomed to the habits of town boys , or the maxims or dialect of sailors . The town boys thought themselves vastly superior to country lads ; and indeed in ...
... received some little moral and religious instruction , and was far from being accustomed to the habits of town boys , or the maxims or dialect of sailors . The town boys thought themselves vastly superior to country lads ; and indeed in ...
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... , and continued the firing for an hour and a half , without cessation . We succeeded in dismount- ing their cannon and obliged their soldiers to quit the ground . Our ship received several shots , but no 26 MEMOIRS OF.
... , and continued the firing for an hour and a half , without cessation . We succeeded in dismount- ing their cannon and obliged their soldiers to quit the ground . Our ship received several shots , but no 26 MEMOIRS OF.
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