| Coronal - 1858 - 308 pages
...be a sailor. From his infancy he had lived upon the water, and been in more than one fearful storm. He had taken it into his head that he should like to go one day to America ; but his old father had always disapproved of the idea. "No," he said, "all... | |
| William Wallingford Knollys - 1865 - 320 pages
...allowed himself to be blindly guided by Flannagan. Once, roused by the taunts of his brother officers, he had taken it into his head that he should like to be captain in reality, instead of only in name. Flannagan, who knew with whom he had to deal, offered... | |
| Charles New - Africa, British East - 1874 - 206 pages
...loneliness was broken in upon by the arrival of a madman (a native) from a distant part of the country. He had taken it into his head that he should like to see the white man. He made his appearance first by daylight. He was very wild and frantic. After performing... | |
| Military art and science - 1864 - 664 pages
...allowed himself to be blindly guided by Flannagan. Once, roused by the taunts of his brother officers, he had taken it into his head that he should like to be captain in reality, instead of only in name. Flannagan who knew whom he had to deal with, offered... | |
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