Peace Campaigns of a Cornet. ...J. & J. Harper, 1829 |
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... soon came , to confirm the intelligence that a change of wind had taken place , and the enthusiastic cornet , without stopping either to shave or breakfast , hurried on his uniform , and proceeded to the barracks ; here an inward ...
... soon came , to confirm the intelligence that a change of wind had taken place , and the enthusiastic cornet , without stopping either to shave or breakfast , hurried on his uniform , and proceeded to the barracks ; here an inward ...
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... soon attracted the early risers ; shop - win- dows and doors flew open along the line , and a suc cession of heads , at various intervals and elevations , denoted the interest taken in the regiment by the in- habitants on the quay ...
... soon attracted the early risers ; shop - win- dows and doors flew open along the line , and a suc cession of heads , at various intervals and elevations , denoted the interest taken in the regiment by the in- habitants on the quay ...
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... soon underweigh ; their number also was insufficient , and he found a sad want of both moral and physical force in his division : a crowd of ragged idlers which surrounded him addéd to his embarrassment , and he every moment expected ...
... soon underweigh ; their number also was insufficient , and he found a sad want of both moral and physical force in his division : a crowd of ragged idlers which surrounded him addéd to his embarrassment , and he every moment expected ...
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... soon , to the inexpressible delight of Pierce , the envy of his rivals in zeal , and the disap pointment of the quarter - master general , the Emerald got first under way , and , leaving the other transports to complete their loading ...
... soon , to the inexpressible delight of Pierce , the envy of his rivals in zeal , and the disap pointment of the quarter - master general , the Emerald got first under way , and , leaving the other transports to complete their loading ...
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... soon re- ported ready , both cheerfully joined in a well - sup- ported attack upon toast , eggs , fried bacon , and de- viled mutton . Pierce did not even feel his appetite interfered with by the absence of milk ; but played his part in ...
... soon re- ported ready , both cheerfully joined in a well - sup- ported attack upon toast , eggs , fried bacon , and de- viled mutton . Pierce did not even feel his appetite interfered with by the absence of milk ; but played his part in ...
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