Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 308William Blackwood, 1970 |
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Pagina 127
... served as a ' powder monkey ' in the same action . The expression ' son of a gun ' dates back to the old wooden navy . A ' son of a gun ' was boy born on board ship under the berthing of a broadside gun . One flag officer is said to ...
... served as a ' powder monkey ' in the same action . The expression ' son of a gun ' dates back to the old wooden navy . A ' son of a gun ' was boy born on board ship under the berthing of a broadside gun . One flag officer is said to ...
Pagina 128
... served in a number of vessels . The unusual woman declared that she enjoyed a seafaring life and would not have disclosed herself had she not been locked up . In 1771 , Charles Waddell , serving in H.M.S. Oxford , lying at Chat- ham ...
... served in a number of vessels . The unusual woman declared that she enjoyed a seafaring life and would not have disclosed herself had she not been locked up . In 1771 , Charles Waddell , serving in H.M.S. Oxford , lying at Chat- ham ...
Pagina 347
... served until his death in 1743 - at seventy - seven a mere strip- ling , compared , that is , to the fabulous Algerian ' freedom fighter ' Adda Ould Benhalima , recently re- ported to have died in his native village of El Ancor at the ...
... served until his death in 1743 - at seventy - seven a mere strip- ling , compared , that is , to the fabulous Algerian ' freedom fighter ' Adda Ould Benhalima , recently re- ported to have died in his native village of El Ancor at the ...
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