Naval discipline ... or, A view of the necessity for passing a law establishing an efficient naval discipline on board ships in the merchant-service |
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... danger : all appears tranquil ; but , to the skilful eye , these signs are the precursors of a storm . The tempest gathers , - " it comes , re- sistless , o'er the foaming deep : " the once clear spot upon my canvas must now be filled ...
... danger : all appears tranquil ; but , to the skilful eye , these signs are the precursors of a storm . The tempest gathers , - " it comes , re- sistless , o'er the foaming deep : " the once clear spot upon my canvas must now be filled ...
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... danger , are to be insulted and assailed with impunity , by men , who , if they have real grievances to complain of , are within the reach of the law and justice of their country ? When revenge , brutal outrage , and every other lawless ...
... danger , are to be insulted and assailed with impunity , by men , who , if they have real grievances to complain of , are within the reach of the law and justice of their country ? When revenge , brutal outrage , and every other lawless ...
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... dangers , wounds , and death ; he fights with the spirit of a lion , and , as if ( like a Salamander ) his element was fire , gets fresh courage as the fire grows hotter ; he knows no disgrace like striking to an enemy's flag ; no ...
... dangers , wounds , and death ; he fights with the spirit of a lion , and , as if ( like a Salamander ) his element was fire , gets fresh courage as the fire grows hotter ; he knows no disgrace like striking to an enemy's flag ; no ...
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... danger summons all to the post of honour , is ever upon their commander , —his every word and action are the index of his self - confi- dence and skill , on which all rely . How many situations are there when lives and property ...
... danger summons all to the post of honour , is ever upon their commander , —his every word and action are the index of his self - confi- dence and skill , on which all rely . How many situations are there when lives and property ...
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... danger and difficulties , which seamen only know , and they alone can tell , are the test of order and well ... dangers I have described , and then ask their opinion ; but , most of all , on board a ship in a state of mutiny : if they ...
... danger and difficulties , which seamen only know , and they alone can tell , are the test of order and well ... dangers I have described , and then ask their opinion ; but , most of all , on board a ship in a state of mutiny : if they ...
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Pasajes populares
Página 265 - It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and...
Página 382 - They that go down to the sea in ships : and occupy their business in great waters; These men see the works of the Lord : and his wonders in the deep.
Página 202 - O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea, Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free, Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire, and behold our home!
Página 220 - For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again.
Página 265 - But mercy is above this sceptred sway ; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute of God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's "When mercy seasons justice.
Página 382 - The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave ! — For the deck it was their field of fame, And Ocean was their grave...
Página 382 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak She quells the floods below, As they roar on the shore, When the stormy tempests blow ; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy tempests blow.
Página 202 - Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph o'er the waters wide, The exulting sense - the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of that trackless way?
Página 315 - She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the elements to strife.
Página 151 - And pant already to redress. Go on, the height of good attain, Nor let a nation hope in vain: For hence we justly may presage The virtues of a riper age.