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... felt so thoroughly sure of Divine protection when I gave the life- preserver away , that it was evidently useless to me . I never had the courage while on board to tell my dream , through fear of the pitying smiles it would raise ; so I ...
... felt so thoroughly sure of Divine protection when I gave the life- preserver away , that it was evidently useless to me . I never had the courage while on board to tell my dream , through fear of the pitying smiles it would raise ; so I ...
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... felt sorely his abject degradation in the eyes of his associates , male and female , and kept ever afterwards well in the background . The day now approached for our starting to the front . Captain Hall , who commanded the man - of ...
... felt sorely his abject degradation in the eyes of his associates , male and female , and kept ever afterwards well in the background . The day now approached for our starting to the front . Captain Hall , who commanded the man - of ...
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... that the next day something eventful was to take place in which my fate was con- cerned . I felt perfectly tranquil , however , trusting that I should be equal to the task of holding my own against such an abandoned , disunited lot.
... that the next day something eventful was to take place in which my fate was con- cerned . I felt perfectly tranquil , however , trusting that I should be equal to the task of holding my own against such an abandoned , disunited lot.
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... felt that the crisis had come , so loosening my pistol in the holster - pipe ( an Adams ' revolver , one of the first made ) , I rode back and asked who fired . Waine replied he did . " Who gave the order ? " said I. " A magpie , " he ...
... felt that the crisis had come , so loosening my pistol in the holster - pipe ( an Adams ' revolver , one of the first made ) , I rode back and asked who fired . Waine replied he did . " Who gave the order ? " said I. " A magpie , " he ...
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... felt sure , send them to the right- about ; so I ran to the front and shouted out , " We shall all be shot if we remain here in the open ! To the bush , my lads ! to the bush ! " The sense of this order was obvious . We shouted " Hurrah ...
... felt sure , send them to the right- about ; so I ran to the front and shouted out , " We shall all be shot if we remain here in the open ! To the bush , my lads ! to the bush ! " The sense of this order was obvious . We shouted " Hurrah ...
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