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... soon after the Restora tion the art of ship - building began to assume a scien- tific aspect . It was not , however , until the Revolution that the fleet of England was considered as the chief source of our greatness ; nor was it until ...
... soon after the Restora tion the art of ship - building began to assume a scien- tific aspect . It was not , however , until the Revolution that the fleet of England was considered as the chief source of our greatness ; nor was it until ...
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... soon after to expiate his presumption , during an engage ment in which the intrepidity of Rodney , and the ge- nius of England , obtained the ascendant . After a two years spell on the American coast , in which he , for the first time ...
... soon after to expiate his presumption , during an engage ment in which the intrepidity of Rodney , and the ge- nius of England , obtained the ascendant . After a two years spell on the American coast , in which he , for the first time ...
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... Soon after his return ( in the beginning of April 1794 ) , Sir John was again detached with a small squadron of five frigates , in which two only of the former division ( the Flora , the commodore's own ship , and La Nymphe , Captain G ...
... Soon after his return ( in the beginning of April 1794 ) , Sir John was again detached with a small squadron of five frigates , in which two only of the former division ( the Flora , the commodore's own ship , and La Nymphe , Captain G ...
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... soon after , Sir John was nominated a rear - admiral of the blue , and hoisted his flag for the first time on board the Teme- raire , in which ship he joined the channel fleet , and remained with it , until its return into port . In the ...
... soon after , Sir John was nominated a rear - admiral of the blue , and hoisted his flag for the first time on board the Teme- raire , in which ship he joined the channel fleet , and remained with it , until its return into port . In the ...
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... Soon after the peace of Amiens , he was selected for the embassy to Russia , and he accordingly repaired with his family to the court of St. Petersburgh , thus affording a rare and even singular instance of a naval officer appearing in ...
... Soon after the peace of Amiens , he was selected for the embassy to Russia , and he accordingly repaired with his family to the court of St. Petersburgh , thus affording a rare and even singular instance of a naval officer appearing in ...
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Page 256 - Prepare for happiness ; bespeak him one Content indeed to sojourn while he must Below the skies, but having there his home. The world o'erlooks him in her busy search Of objects more illustrious in her view ; And occupied as earnestly as she, Though more sublimely, he o'erlooks the world. She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them not ; He seeks not hers, for he has proved them vain.
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Page 405 - Here, bliss domestic beams on every cheek. Hope of my Life ! dear children of my heart! That anxious heart, to each fond feeling true, To you still pants each pleasure to impart, And more, oh transport ! reach its home and you» INSCRIPTION * WRITTEN ON AN HERMITAGE IN ONE OF THE ISLANDS OF THE WEST-INDIES.