Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution, Written by HimselfH. H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... shore , and was or- dered to attack a small battery that the enemy had erected upon James ' Island . Our ship having taken her station , came to anchor before the battery , and with springs on her cables , commenced cannonading with ...
... shore , and was or- dered to attack a small battery that the enemy had erected upon James ' Island . Our ship having taken her station , came to anchor before the battery , and with springs on her cables , commenced cannonading with ...
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... shore , not a little alarmed . The lads who were swim- mers expressed their surprise at their inability to swim at this time . Indeed we were none of us aware of our weakness . I here had another hair - breadth escape . O how wonderful ...
... shore , not a little alarmed . The lads who were swim- mers expressed their surprise at their inability to swim at this time . Indeed we were none of us aware of our weakness . I here had another hair - breadth escape . O how wonderful ...
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... had arrived from the opposite shore . My mea- gre appearance immediately excited his attention , and ascertaining I was from prison , and that I wished to cross the ferry , he went directly over with me , ANDREW SHERBURNE . 31.
... had arrived from the opposite shore . My mea- gre appearance immediately excited his attention , and ascertaining I was from prison , and that I wished to cross the ferry , he went directly over with me , ANDREW SHERBURNE . 31.
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... Shores in a little vessel ; Capt . Stackpole and Capt . Jones had each of them sailed in company with Capt . Shores ... shore , unless I should go into the army . I preferred the sea and was very de- sirous of doing something for the ...
... Shores in a little vessel ; Capt . Stackpole and Capt . Jones had each of them sailed in company with Capt . Shores ... shore , unless I should go into the army . I preferred the sea and was very de- sirous of doing something for the ...
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... shore from the privateer , for the purpose , and the frolic went on . Having but one fiddler and the company being large , it became necessary to have dan- cing in more than one room ; I was selected by some of the officers , to sing ...
... shore from the privateer , for the purpose , and the frolic went on . Having but one fiddler and the company being large , it became necessary to have dan- cing in more than one room ; I was selected by some of the officers , to sing ...
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Page ii - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Page 312 - Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Page 243 - Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Page 171 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Page 312 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Page 312 - If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Page 147 - And Jesus said. For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
Page 163 - I waited patiently for the LORD ; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay ; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Page 312 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone...
Page 161 - ... Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes ! 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day ; Here we may sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day, amidst the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin.