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... of the fleet also suffered considerably ; but the defenders escaped with very little loss . In this engagement 8,300 rounds were fired by the garrison , more than half of which consisted of 6 TEN THOUSAND WONDERFUL THINGS ;
... of the fleet also suffered considerably ; but the defenders escaped with very little loss . In this engagement 8,300 rounds were fired by the garrison , more than half of which consisted of 6 TEN THOUSAND WONDERFUL THINGS ;
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... rounds , -8,000 barrels of powder being used . The expenditure of the enemy , enormous as this quantity is , must have been much greater ; for they frequently fired , from their land - batteries , 4,000 rounds in the short space of ...
... rounds , -8,000 barrels of powder being used . The expenditure of the enemy , enormous as this quantity is , must have been much greater ; for they frequently fired , from their land - batteries , 4,000 rounds in the short space of ...
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... round his neck ; he breaks a rope that will bear two thousand weight , and with his fingers rolls up a pewter dish of seven pounds hard metal ; he lays the back part of his head on one chair , and his heels on another , and suffering ...
... round his neck ; he breaks a rope that will bear two thousand weight , and with his fingers rolls up a pewter dish of seven pounds hard metal ; he lays the back part of his head on one chair , and his heels on another , and suffering ...
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... round the ship : when he was at the stern , he took hold of the helm with both hands , and we were obliged to make it fast lest he should damage it . From thence he proceeded to the starboard , swimming still as men do . When he came to ...
... round the ship : when he was at the stern , he took hold of the helm with both hands , and we were obliged to make it fast lest he should damage it . From thence he proceeded to the starboard , swimming still as men do . When he came to ...
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... round the ship , and then went away , and we have never seen him since . I believe that from ten o'clock till twelve that this monster was along our board ; if the crew had not been frighted , he might have been taken many times with ...
... round the ship , and then went away , and we have never seen him since . I believe that from ten o'clock till twelve that this monster was along our board ; if the crew had not been frighted , he might have been taken many times with ...
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Page 227 - At the old theatre in East Grinstead, on Saturday, May, 1758, will be represented (by particular desire, and for the benefit of Mrs. P.) the deep and affecting Tragedy of Theodosius, or the Force of Love, with magnificent scenes, dresses, &c.