Life of Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, K.B.Pitman, 1914 - 242 páginas |
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... thought it worth while even to record the fact that beneath these common paving flags is buried one certainly worthy of this corner in the National Valhalla ? We only know where he lies from the plans published in the Guide to the Abbey ...
... thought it worth while even to record the fact that beneath these common paving flags is buried one certainly worthy of this corner in the National Valhalla ? We only know where he lies from the plans published in the Guide to the Abbey ...
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... thought the sea voyage might turn the invalid pensioner into a hardy marine . Experience was to prove , what the authorities should have anticipated , that the stoutest sailor stood a poor chance of survival on such a mission . Some raw ...
... thought the sea voyage might turn the invalid pensioner into a hardy marine . Experience was to prove , what the authorities should have anticipated , that the stoutest sailor stood a poor chance of survival on such a mission . Some raw ...
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... previous navigators were not exaggerated as they thought but fell short of the fact . The Tryal and the Pearl led the way , and Captain Saunders ' mettle was put to the 3- ( 2218 ) severest test . The pumps went wrong , and the 21.
... previous navigators were not exaggerated as they thought but fell short of the fact . The Tryal and the Pearl led the way , and Captain Saunders ' mettle was put to the 3- ( 2218 ) severest test . The pumps went wrong , and the 21.
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... thought other ships might have gone there too , mistaking it for Juan Fernandez . He therefore decided to send Captain Saunders to Mas a Fuero in the Tryal , fitting her out from the Centurion and the Gloucester . On the 9th August the ...
... thought other ships might have gone there too , mistaking it for Juan Fernandez . He therefore decided to send Captain Saunders to Mas a Fuero in the Tryal , fitting her out from the Centurion and the Gloucester . On the 9th August the ...
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... thought the British dogs had all gone to the bottom , and when some of Anson's prisoners first saw the Tryal they are said to have marvelled that such a vessel could be built on the island in so short a time it never occurred to them ...
... thought the British dogs had all gone to the bottom , and when some of Anson's prisoners first saw the Tryal they are said to have marvelled that such a vessel could be built on the island in so short a time it never occurred to them ...
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