The National Review, Volume 92W.H. Allen, 1928 - English literature |
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... fleet . He was an irritable and violent man , and had been much annoyed at the schooner having disobeyed his signal until compelled to ' heave to . ' After a few minutes he sent an order for Keates , who perhaps did not hear it , for he ...
... fleet . He was an irritable and violent man , and had been much annoyed at the schooner having disobeyed his signal until compelled to ' heave to . ' After a few minutes he sent an order for Keates , who perhaps did not hear it , for he ...
Page 472
... fleet afforded no prospect of relieving Minorca , this egregious body actually affirmed that even were there no French fleet cruising off Minorca , " the English fleet could not raise the siege ! After this it was less surprising that ...
... fleet afforded no prospect of relieving Minorca , this egregious body actually affirmed that even were there no French fleet cruising off Minorca , " the English fleet could not raise the siege ! After this it was less surprising that ...
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... Fleet . He was no amateur . He had commanded a fleet in action . He understood the absolute necessity of an efficient Navy to the existence of England . And it was he who , at this fateful moment , decided that Pepys's scheme should go ...
... Fleet . He was no amateur . He had commanded a fleet in action . He understood the absolute necessity of an efficient Navy to the existence of England . And it was he who , at this fateful moment , decided that Pepys's scheme should go ...
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