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... coming into the great drawing room to see if they were there . When he saw them he appeared much pleased , and advanced toward them . Grimkie pointed out to him the situation of Sark , on the map , and said that he was just going to ...
... coming into the great drawing room to see if they were there . When he saw them he appeared much pleased , and advanced toward them . Grimkie pointed out to him the situation of Sark , on the map , and said that he was just going to ...
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... coming on shore . this way the island was captured . " In “ That is a curious story , " said John . " Yes , " replied Grimkie . " There are a great many curious stories about these islands , and about the countries we shall pass through ...
... coming on shore . this way the island was captured . " In “ That is a curious story , " said John . " Yes , " replied Grimkie . " There are a great many curious stories about these islands , and about the countries we shall pass through ...
Page 79
... coming home from sea and anchoring at Spithead , and of the officers or passengers going on shore at Portsmouth to proceed to London . It is supposed that the growth of the English naval power , which , until within a short period , has ...
... coming home from sea and anchoring at Spithead , and of the officers or passengers going on shore at Portsmouth to proceed to London . It is supposed that the growth of the English naval power , which , until within a short period , has ...
Page 80
... coming home . The tidal harbors constructed by means of ar- tificial piers on the French side of the channel are wholly insufficient , as has already been said , for the purposes of men of war . For these an extensive anchorage ground ...
... coming home . The tidal harbors constructed by means of ar- tificial piers on the French side of the channel are wholly insufficient , as has already been said , for the purposes of men of war . For these an extensive anchorage ground ...
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... coming into collision . It is true that ships when they are to remain for a long time in the same position may be moored head and stern , in which case they are held fixed in one position , and are prevented from swinging round with the ...
... coming into collision . It is true that ships when they are to remain for a long time in the same position may be moored head and stern , in which case they are held fixed in one position , and are prevented from swinging round with the ...
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Page 43 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 33 - Lord ivas with me and made all things easy, though my dear friend and I were separated one at one end of the town and the other at the other, and both under locks and bolts ; the said Davis swearing desperately that we should never come out nor see one another again all his time. And yet in two weeks' time he let me out again and her also.
Page 183 - Grimkie said that the best thing they could do would be to go and see the Castle of Mont Orgueil.
Page 193 - Florence established herself upon the sofa, and the two boys in arm-chairs near the fire, each with a large slice of bread and butter in one hand and a piece of cheese in the other, and their tumblers of milk on corners of the table within reach.
Page 69 - There was a large table in the middle of the room, with broad boxes filled with laces upon it, and other boxes in cases about the room.
Page 80 - ... strongly support Senator Mitchell's bill, S. 1639. The establishment of a Board such as is proposed in your bill is vitally necessary in the interest of military and commercial expansion of our national air power. If is an open secret that in the 1930's technological improvements placed German air power far in advance of that of any other nation in the world, and the stern necessity of mastering that power, rather than our own foresight, was the determining factor in World War II. Certainly,...