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...ng-breath Of England, blown across her ghostly wall: And that same morning officers and men Levied a kindly tax upon themselves, Pitying the lonely ma... ...ansack’d world Still so much gold was left; and then I fear’d Lest the gay navy there should splinter on it, And fearing waved my arm to warn them off... ...een her daughters in her fierce volubility. Till her people all around the royal chariot agitated, Madly dash’d the darts together, writhing barbarous...

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...r of continents, seafaring men were particularly excited. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several States on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter....

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... sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several States on the two... ...her off, the Helvetia, of the Compagnie-Nationale, and the Shannon, of the Royal Mail Steamship Company, sailing to windward in that portion of the At... ...happened about five o’clock in the morn- ing, as the day was breaking. The officers of the quarter- deck hurried to the after-part of the vessel. They... ...tain the animal re- quired. It will have the proportions determined by the officers of the Shannon, the instrument required by the perforation of the ... ...feet. It was humiliating for one of the swift- est sailers in the American navy. A stubborn anger seized the crew; the sailors abused the monster, who... ... of Canadian origin, harpooner on board the frigate Abraham Lincoln of the navy of the United States of America.” I bowed assent. It was not a questio... ...ncoln?” “Professor, I am sorry for one of the best vessels in the American navy; but they attacked me, and I was bound to defend myself. I contented m... ...and had a strong party against him abroad. Indeed, the preceding year, the royal houses of Holland, Austria, and England had concluded a treaty of all...

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... courage! don’t look so downhearted, man. Why, I pledge you in advance the royal approbation. Rest assured that His Majesty will be delighted to know ... ...ittle in the manner of the men and nothing obvious in the demeanour of the officers would have suggested to an ordinary ob- server that the Great Muti... ... was a recent event. In their general bearing and conduct the commissioned officers of a warship naturally take their tone from the Commander, that is... ... from his cabin to the open deck, and noting the si- lent deference of the officers retiring to leeward, might have taken him for the King’s guest, a ... ...how more or less irasci- bility; but instantly he would control it. In the navy he was popularly known by the appella- tion- Starry Vere. How such a d... ...nother Vere his senior, a distant relative, an officer of like rank in the navy, it remained permanently attached to the surname. Chapter 7 I n view o... ... of the pedantic running thro’ him? Yes, like the King’s yarn in a coil of navy-rope?” Some apparent ground there was for this sort of confi- dential ...

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...ities, re- ferred for some reason or other to the “well-known fact” of two officers in Napoleon’s Grand Army hav- ing fought a series of duels in the ... ...d therefore to invent it; and I think that, given the character of the two officers which I had to invent, too, I have made it sufficiently con- vinci... ...the banks of the river Bio-Bio. Amongst the prisoners made upon the routed Royalist troops there was a soldier called Gaspar Ruiz. His power- ful buil... ...ph Conrad great battle. And now, having been captured arms in hand amongst Royalists, he could expect no other fate but to be shot as a deserter. Gasp... ... gether with some other captured rebels, to march in the front rank of the Royal troops. A musket had been thrust into his hands. He had taken it. He ... ...g the little garrison. It fled without making a stand, leaving most of its officers in Gaspar Ruiz’ hands. “A great explosion of gunpowder ended the c... ...one American. “It was rumoured at the time that he dreamed of setting up a navy of his own. But that, of course, was impossible. Still, manning the br...

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...ing shafts set with iron climbing 45 H G Wells bars. In this place German officers and soldiers have lived con- tinually for nearly two years. This w... ... to develop with considerable freedom from old army tradition; many of its officers are ex-civil engineers and so forth; Headquarters is a little shy ... ...ay through crowds of resting men in khaki and horizon blue, in which staff officers in automo- biles whisk hither and thither, in which there are nurs... ...s arose as an irregular side development of the armoured-car branch of the Royal Naval Air Service work. The names most closely associ- ated with the ... ...s salary with an entire unconsciousness of any obligations to policemen or navy for these punctual payments. Probably he has never ventured even to re... ...nalised mines or the nationalised deep-sea fisheries if not in the army or navy, we should not have had any such men. If it had insisted that wealth a... ...ds like mites in an old cheese. The kings are still in their places, not a royal prince has been killed in this otherwise universal slaughter; when th...

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...es. The starboard forward gallery is the second cabin. Away abaft the engines and below the officers’ cabins, to complete our survey of the vessel, th... .... ‘Is it one of the crew?’ he asked. ‘I believe him to be a fireman,’ I replied. I dare say officers are much annoyed by complaints and alarmist infor... ...om America,’ he argued; ‘but who pays for it? All the money in the world’s in England.’ The Royal Navy was the best of possible services, according to... ...rica,’ he argued; ‘but who pays for it? All the money in the world’s in England.’ The Royal Navy was the best of possible services, according to him. ... ...n England.’ The Royal Navy was the best of possible services, according to him. ‘Anyway the officers are gentlemen,’ said he; ‘and you can’t get hazed... ...he army.’ Among nations, En- gland was the first; then came France. He respected the French navy and liked the French people; and if he were forced to... ...ad been an officer; of the East Indies, where in former years he had lived lavishly; of the Royal Engineers, where he had served for a period; and of ... ...and the next morning, as I was making the round of the ship, I was delighted to find the ex-Royal Engineer engaged in washing down the white paint of ... ... as he could. He would have enlisted, but he was too small for the army and too old for the navy; and thought himself fortunate at last to find a bert...

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...l mischief began when Brennan sprang his gyroscopic mono-rail car upon the Royal Society. It was the leading sen- sation of the 1907 soirees; that cel... ...nt, but it was an enormous pro- portion. Great Britain spent upon army and navy money and capacity, that directed into the channels of physical cul- t... ...Washington War Office had made any wholesale attempts to create air aerial navy. It was neces- sary to strike before they could do so. France had a fl... ...n repeating responses in church. No smoking was permitted, but some of the officers went down to the little open gallery to chew tobacco. No lights wh... ...r eferywhere— eferywhere. Zey have always relied on ze Atlantic. And their navy. We have selected a certain point—it is at present ze secret of our co... ...k on Bert’s ears. The Prince’s face remained stern and ominous and the two officers watched it cautiously or glanced at Bert. There was something a li... ...d you ever see this thing go op?” Bert jumped. “Saw it from Bun ‘Ill, your Royal Highness.” Von Winterfeld made some explanation. “How fast did it go?... ...interfeld made some explanation. “How fast did it go?” “Couldn’t say, your Royal Highness. The papers, leastways the Daily Courier, said eighty miles ... ...n went on in German for a time. Presently they came to an end, and the two officers looked at Bert. One rang a bell, and the portfolio was handed to a...

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...im from a window of the Observatory, where the Familiars of the Astronomer Royal nightly outwatch the winking stars. But, the minutes passing on and n... ..., but that was to be expected. There’ s 58 Our Mutual Friend – V ol. 4 no royal road to learning; and what is life but learning!’ ‘And what do you do... ... army?’ ‘Not exactly,’ said Fledgeby, rather flattered by the ques- tion. ‘Navy?’ asked Miss Wren. 89 Charles Dickens ‘N—no,’ said Fledgeby. He quali... ... buttoned-up frock coat and pantaloons, presented a serviceable, half-pay, Royal Arms kind of appearance, as he applied his pocket handkerchief to his... ...th by slow starvation and bitter weather, to the mercies of some Relieving Officers and some Union Houses; the other, admitting that there are such 1...

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...'s surface -- Commerce of Troy with India -- Expeditions sent out by Menelaus and Neco -- The circumnavigation of Africa by the ancients -- Solomon's navy -- Discovery of the West Indies by Carthaginians -- Hamilcar's voyage to the North seas -- Wonderful lands and fountains -- Astounding adventures of Hanuo -- Weird sights on the shores of ancient Africa -- Witches and Sn...

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...nelaus and Neco -- The circumnavigation of Africa by the ancients -- Solomon's navy -- Discovery of the West Indies by Carthaginians -- Hamilcar's voy... ...wealth of Ormus -- Crossing the great Gobi desert -- The Polos attached to the Royal Court -- Marco is educated for the Khan's service -- Appointed go... ...-- A herd of 10,000 white horses and as many mares -- Mare's milk used only by royalty -- Marvellous power of the astrologers -- Not withstanding thei... ...s country -- The city of Quinsai with its marvellously beautiful Palace -- The royal preserves and magnificent gardens -- The man-eaters of Fugiu -- G... ...two fleets, sailing in opposite directions, at nearly the same time. SOLOMON'S NAVY. Thirteen hundred years after, the flood, as the Bible tells us, S... ...red years after, the flood, as the Bible tells us, Solomon built a very large ,navy on the Red Sea at a haven called Ezion Geber, from which a voyage ... ...reight, the second for soldiers and a dining saloon, and the upper used by the officers for quarters, and as a promenade-deck. All the floors of the r... ...and sides, with captain and first officer on the bridge, with second and third officers pacing the deck, with double lookout at the bow, the sailor pl... ...stablished measures for their relief in times of great scarcity, and appointed officers to relieve also the necessities of those who were impoverished...

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...Excerpt: The third section of the ?Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,? approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: ?That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the authority to detail from the retired list of the navy for the command...

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...n V olume Six of Seven Abraham Lincoln 1862-1863 RECOMMENDATION OF NA V AL OFFICERS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. W ASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 1862. TO SENATE AN... ...ES: The third section of the “Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,” approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of th... ...he Senate, shall have the authority to detail from the retired list of the navy for the command of squad- rons and single ships such officers as he ma... ...ired list of the navy for the command of squad- rons and single ships such officers as he may believe that the good of the service requires to be thus... ...at the good of the service requires to be thus placed in command; and such officers may, if upon the recommendation of the Presi- dent of the United S... ...that whether it be competent for me, as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any State or States free, and whether, at an... ... line to get troops for other places that it was broken yesterday at Front Royal, with a probable loss to us of one regiment infan- try, two Companies... ...ession as to the number of the enemy’s forces north of Strasburg and Front Royal. Are the forces still moving north through the gap at Front Royal and... ...ohnson are pouring through the gap they made day before yesterday at Front Royal, making a dash northward. It will be a very valuable and very honorab...

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... young Nevil Beauchamp was throwing off his midshipman?s jacket for a holiday in the garb of peace, we had across Channel a host of dreadful military officers flashing swords at us for some critical observations of ours upon their sovereign, threatening Africa?s fires and savagery....

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...ay in the garb of peace, we had across Channel a host of dreadful military officers flash- ing swords at us for some critical observations of ours upo... ...of the national mettle? Where was the first line of England’s defence, her navy? These were questions, and Ministers were called upon to answer them. ... ...he Press answered them boldly, with the appalling statement that we had no navy and no army. At the most we could muster a few old ships, a couple of ... ...llenged the allegations of Government, pointed to the trimness of army and navy during its term of office, and proclaimed itself watch-dog of the coun... ...s in epi- thets and phrases of courtesy toward a formal people, and as the officers of the French Guard were gentlemen of birth, he 10 Beauchamp’s Ca... ...1 George Meredith ‘Does not that,’ she said, ‘include the non-commissioned officers, the privates, and the cooks, of all the regiments?’ He could scar... ...have given him anything— the last word in favour of the Country versus the royal Mar- tyr, for example, had he insisted on it. She gathered, bit by bi... ...h face con- cerning the declaration of war, and told with approval how the Royal hand had trembled in committing itself to the form of signature to wh... ...What writing! He was uplifted as ‘The heroical Commander Beauchamp, of the Royal Navy,’ and ‘Commander Beauchamp, R.N., a gentleman of the highest con...

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...- plete retirement seemed to imply a satisfactory amount of trust in their officers, and to be trusted displeases no seaman worthy of the name. On my ... ... “The captain asks for one more slice of meat and two po- tatoes.” We, his officers, could hear him moving about in his berth, or lightly snoring, or ... ...ity becomes at once worth hardly half his salt. Therefore, of all my chief officers, the one I trusted most was a man called B-. He had a red moustach... ... masters of the fine art. 28 The Mirror of the Sea Some of them were like Royal Academicians of a certain kind. They never startled you by a touch of... ...ur spars than any amount of running aloft could do. And yet in my time the royal yards of an average profitable ship were a good way up above her deck... ...nerally happened in this way: Night, clouds racing overhead, wind howling, royals set, and the ship rushing on in the dark, an immense white sheet of ... ...d of serene mind, scrupulously concerned for the welfare and honour of the navy, he missed a larger fame only by the chances of the service. We may we... ...here were ready and able to add to the trea- sure of victories the British navy has given to the nation. It was the lot of Lord Nelson to exalt all th... ... glory. Exalt! the word seems to be created for the man. XLVII THE BRITISH NAVY may well have ceased to count its victories. It is rich beyond the wil...

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...ter to Caesar and wife to Antony. CHARMIAN, IRAS: attendants on Cleopatra. Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Atten- dants. 3 ... ...holly depends on your abode. MARK ANTONY: No more light answers. Let our officers Have notice what we purpose. I shall break The cause of our exped... ...ny, And I am all forgotten. MARK ANTONY: But that your royalty Holds idleness your subject, I should take you For idleness itself.... ... his heart For what his eyes eat only. AGRIPPA: Royal wench! She made great Caesar lay his sword to bed: He plough d her, a... ...hat they would Have one man but a man? And that is it Hath made me rig my navy; at whose burthen The anger d ocean foams; with which I meant T o scou... ...ria. [Enter VENTIDIUS as it were in triumph, with SILIUS,and other Romans, Officers, and Soldiers; the dead body of PACORUS borne before him.] VENTIDI... ...t of that his officer That murder d Pompey. DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS: Our great navy s rigg d. EROS: For Italy and Caesar. More, Domitius; Act III, scen... ...hame no less Than was his loss, to course your flying flags, And leave his navy gazing. CLEOPATRA: Prithee, peace. [Enter MA... ...ther than he is Caesar. CLEOPATRA: Go on: right royal. THYREUS: He knows that you embrace not Antony As you did love, but ...

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...fficient way possible. It will involve the immediate full equipment of the navy in all respects, but particularly in supplying it with the best means ... ...tly accredited to this Gov- 31 Woodrow Wilson ernment by the Imperial and Royal Government of Austria- Hungary; but that Government has not actually ... ...d States and the Imperial German Government, and I do specially direct all officers, civil or military, of the United States that they exercise vigila... ...State fort, camp, arsenal, aircraft sta- tion, Government or naval vessel, navy-yard, factory or workshop for the manufacture of mu- nitions of war or... ...acture of mu- nitions of war or of any products for the use of the army or navy. Fifth. An alien enemy shall not write, print or publish any attack or... ...he United States, by the United States Marshal or his deputy or such other officers as the President shall designate, and to confinement in such penit...

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...SHADOW, WART, FEEBLE , and BULLCALF: recruits. FANG and SNARE: sheriff’s officers. LADY NORTHUMBERLAND: LADY PERCY : MISTRESS QUICKLY : hostess of ... ...s low as death. This have I rumor’d through the peasant towns Between that royal field of Shrewsbury And this worm eaten hold of ragged stone, Where H... ...get one on his cheek; and yet he will not stick to say his face is a face royal: God may finish it when he will, ’tis not a hair amiss yet: he may k... ...t when he will, ’tis not a hair amiss yet: he may keep it still at a face royal, for a barber shall never earn sixpence out of it; and yet he’ll be ... ...rogue! Murder, murder! Ah, thou honeysuckle villain! wilt thou kill God’s officers and the king’s? Ah, thou honey seed rogue! thou art a honey seed, ... ...case, and the truth is, poverty hath distracted her. But for these foolish officers, I beseech you I may have redress against them. Lord Chief Justice... ...h lead on to higher fields And draw no swords but what are sanctified. Our navy is address’d, our power collected, Our substitutes in absence well inv...

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...a—at least with crowns on their heads—but a generous-minded member of some royal family received my letter of introduction. Ere the day closed I was a... ...tion witnessed such superhu- man bravery as that displayed by the American navy in the Samoa cyclone. Till earth rotted in the phosphorescent star- an... ...nderstand—the fact is, what we want and what we ought to get at once, is a navy—more ships—lots of ‘em—” Then we howled the top of the roof off, and I... ...hed from the “steel head” and the “silver side.” That is to say, they were royal salmon, and California and I dropped a tear over them, as monarchs wh... ...er. Observe the beauty of this business. The third battalion will have its officers, but no men; the fourth will probably have a rendezvous and some e... ...ed passes away must be cut down fifty per cent, to the huge delight of the officers. The military needs of the States be three: (a) Frontier warfare, ... ...t China’s fleet to-day, if properly manned, could waft the entire American navy out of the water and into the blue. The big, fat Repub- lic that is af...

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... lovely girl of only seven teen or eighteen, to be stolen from one of the Royal Palaces, branded in the cheek with a red hot iron, and sold into sla... ...king ashes, where they had found rich towns. To crown this misery, English officers and men deserted, and even the favourites of Ethelred the Unready,... ...ntry, and aided by a storm occasioned the loss of nearly the whole English navy. There was but one man of note, at this miser able pass, who was true... ...to the English. He made a Norman Archbishop, and Norman Bishops; his great officers and favourites were all Normans; he introduced the Norman fashions... ... This was called ‘touching for the King’s Evil,’ which afterwards became a royal custom. You know, however, Who really touched the sick, and healed th... ...light, were the English on a hill; a wood behind them; in their midst, the Royal banner, representing a fighting war rior, woven in gold thread, ador... ...edient for making himself acceptable to his brother. He invited the French officers of the garrison in that town to dinner, murdered them all, and the... ...healthy. The King of France was now in alliance with the Dutch, though his navy was chiefly employed in looking on while the English and Dutch fought....

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...man air fleet of 1930 may yet be something as predomi- nant as the British Navy of 1915, and capable of delivering a much more intimate blow. Had he n... ... lift- ing up his voice, not exactly in the wilderness but at least in the Royal Institution, against the legal as compared with the creative or futur... ...le legal profession to be honest. The British judges and law 69 H G Wells officers are stupendously overpaid in order to make them incorruptible; it ... ...its habitual rewards. There has been no at- tempt to reduce the costly law officers of the Government, for example, or to call in the help of older me... ..., for example, or to call in the help of older men or women to release law officers who are of military experience or age. And I must admit that there... ...ntelligent adults if they are to hold against the political scoundrel, the royal adventurer, the fo- rensic exploiter, the enemies and scatterers of m... ...alliance with Great Britain, and having a com- mon interest in the British Navy. In many ways the interests of the Dominions are more divergent from t... ... have already hinted at the possi- bility that the now exclusively British navy may some day be a world-navy controlled by an Admiralty representing a... ...lised Germans and people of German origin in Britain—below the rank of the Royal Fam- ily, that is—and in making enduring bad blood between them and t...

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...ts drifting cloud wisps of broad stretches of populous country and narrow, navy-crowded seas. And we men, the creatures who inhabit this earth, must b... ... tall, fair-haired man that I afterwards learned was Stent, the Astronomer Royal, with several workmen wielding spades and pickaxes. Stent was giving ... ...marched through Chobham to deploy on the north side of the common. Several officers from the Inkerman barracks had been on the common ear- lier in the... ...e military authorities. The soldiers I addressed didn’t know anything; the officers were mysterious as well as busy. I found people in the town quite ... ...nyhow,” said the artilleryman. “They ‘aven’t seen that fire-beam yet.” The officers who were not actively engaged stood and stared over the treetops s... ...be any more blessed concerts for a million years or so; there won’t be any Royal Academy of Arts, and no nice little feeds at restaurants. If it’s amu...

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...uld not reassemble until eight o’clock in the evening. Some clerks only or officers of the court remained, who were too much harassed by applications ... ...and unconditional. To argue the point was manifestly idle; the subordinate officers had no discretion in the mat- ter; nor, in fact, had any other off... ...er situation exposes her.’ They went on to make some sugges- tions for the officers of the court in preparing the arrange- ments for the trial, and so... ... proofs and at- testations direct and collateral. From the archives of the Royal Marine at Seville, from the autobiography or the heroine, from contem... ...d been merely bringing stores to the station of Paita; and no corps of the royal armies was readily to be reached, whilst some- thing must be done at ... ...yours and mine. Bless you, Sir, she would scorn to look at us. I tell you, royalties are languishing to see her, or soon will be. But how can this com... ...rned. 232 Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers heroic leader in the English navy; and that in our own times, Admiral Coffin, though an American by birt...

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...States, in this respect, are not all alike, the modes of election of their officers, and periods of service, being different. Even the franchise is di... ... possible danger; whereupon those who accompanied the prince requested his Royal Highness to forbear. I fear that, in these careful days, crowned head... ...ortation of slaves, her breaches of treaty, and the bribery of her all but royal governor, are known to all men. But Canada is not dishonest; Canada i... ...perty is mov- able, and that an insolvent debtor will not always await the officers of justice. But with the poor Maid there was no need of such secre... ...as sent to the Crimea by his own government, in conjunction with two other officers of the 128 North America V ol. 1 United States army, that they mi... ... States it is enacted that the Governor is commander-in-chief of the army, navy, and militia, showing that some army over and beyond the militia may b... ... is enacted that the Governor shall be “commander-in-chief of the army and navy of this State, and of the militia, except when they shall be called in... ...illed less respectably. It is but an industrious idleness, an attempt at a royal road to information, that habit of attending lectures. Let any man or... ...vernment at Washington had justified that proceeding. The Secretary of the Navy had distinctly done so in his official report; and that report had bee...

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...he same. But he had turned right about, and appeared transfixed and like a royal beast angry, with his wound. If ever there was love at first sight, a... ...colours, that he was then and there offered Admiral’s rank in the Imperial navy; and the Old Buccaneer, like a courtier of our best days, bows to Coun... ...tness to the shutting of the carriage-door on Countess Fanny, were brother officers of his, General Abrane, Colonel Jack Potts, and Sir Upton Tomber. ... ...e weather-beaten rock, proved she was that, among those hand- some foreign officers poorly remarkable for their morals. Not once had the Old Buccaneer... ...ey had been collectors of beetles and butterflies, and the flying by of a ‘royal-mantle,’ the purple butterfly grandly fringed, could still remind Car... ...s resolving to have a residence here, to buy up half the valley—erecting a royal palace—and mark- ing out the site—raving about it in the wildest lang... ... are drilled in it young, as girls are, and so few Englishmen—even English officers. How it may be for campaigning, you can pronounce; but for dancing... ...and.’ ‘The Old Buccaneer, I think.’ ‘I do not know. He was a seaman of the navy, like Admiral Fakenham is. Weather at sea, weather on the mountains, h...

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...isted that he fly 'First Class'. He felt as though he were being treated like royalty. The Embassy had sent a black limousine to pick him up at the ... ..., Marian,” Alex said, trying to calm her fears. “I’ve got access to the Army, Navy, Air Force, hell, I’ve got a whole damn Marine Corp.” “You’re go... ...ooked out over the city of Rome, it's lights shimmered like jewels set into a royal crown of seven diadems against a black, velvet night. Others on ... ... handle this?" "I want fifty DEA agents on the scene. I want a contingent of Navy Seals to board the ship and secure it before it lands." "I'll n... ...rancis, sat three Generals and a lesser ranking line of full-dressed military officers, who barely acknowledged his presence. Pope Francis, the Fir...

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...re employed in preparations for sea, reeving studding sail gear, crossing royal yards, putting on chafing gear, and taking on board our powder. On ... ... officer, seeing my lazy posture, ordered me to slush the main mast from the royal mast head, down. The vessel was then rolling a little, and I had ta... ...hould be ruined at once. So I took my bucket of grease and climbed up to the royal mast head. Here the rocking of the vessel, which increases the high... ...hout a question, even from his chief officer. He has the power to turn his officers off duty, and even to break them and make them do duty as sailor... ... the snatches between the frequent squalls upon crossing the equator. Some officers have been so driven to find work for the crew in a ship ready fo... ...s ‘‘not of the stuff that they make ’lors of.’’ He was one of that class of officers who are disliked by their captain and despised by the crew. He u... ...arly two years; and the governor—an Englishman who had entered the Chilian navy—with a priest, half a dozen task masters, and a body of soldiers, we... ...try was to a new and rich farming region, the Napa Valley, the United States Navy Yard at Mare Island, the river gold workings, and the Geysers, and ... ...nvitation so far as to stop at Vallejo to breakfast. The United States Navy Yard, at Mare Island, near Vallejo, is large and well placed, with d...

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...he abolition of the detested Castle, something like the establishment of a Royal residence in Dublin, would have begun the work well. Materially and s... ... ancient city last evening I met General Cadogan and two superior Prussian officers, who by this time must have joined Victor Emmanuel’s headquarters ... ...d’armee seem destined to operate. The English general and the two Prussian officers above men- tioned are to follow the king’s staff, the first as Eng... ...or of infantry alighted and hastened to a wooden hut where the two Italian officers were waiting. Colonel Bariola, who was trained in the Austrian mil... ...villa of Cigognolo for his resi- dence. The concentrating movements of the royal army be- gan on the morning of the 27th, i.e., three days after the b... ...pping a few hours at the villa of Cicognolo, where Victor Emmanuel and the royal house- hold are staying, he drove to Torre Malamberti to confer with ... ...the diversion made in V enetia, and on the coast of Istria by the army and navy of Victor Emmanuel. He even attributed to his minister an expression n...

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...heir happy course. Could angry Pallas, with revengeful spleen, The Grecian navy burn, and drown the men? She, for the fault of one offending foe, The ... ...And then you shall be taught obedience to my reign. Hence! to your lord my royal mandate bear The realms of ocean and the fields of air Are mine, not... ...wine (Acestes’ gift, The Aeneid Virgil 9 When his Trinacrian shores the navy left) He set abroach, and for the feast prepar’d, In equal portions wi... ...n time, with kindly throes, Shall at a birth two goodly boys disclose. The royal babes a tawny wolf shall drain: Then Romulus his grandsire’s throne s... ...allow’d in the Libyan main, And if our young Iulus be no more, Dismiss our navy from your friendly shore, That we to good Acestes may return, And with... ...h wand’ring foliage and rich flow’rs entwine. But, far above the rest, the royal dame, (Already doom’d to love’s disastrous flame,) With eyes insatiat... ...he force Of Spartan dogs, and swift Massylian horse. The T yrian peers and officers of state For the slow queen in antechambers wait; Her lofty course...

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...s greatness is undeniable. It is undeniable. To a multitude of readers the navy of to-day is Marryat’s navy still. He has created a priceless legend. ... ...? I suppose that there are some very perfect people who allow the Army and Navy Stores to censor their diet. So much merit, however, I imagine, is not... ..., the idea was elevated; but it is the bitter fate of any idea to lose its royal form and power, to lose its “virtue” the moment it descends from its ... ...ess of moral and physical misery. Great numbers of soldiers and regimental officers go mad as if by way of protest against the peculiar sanity of a st... ...nt with my father the last eighteen months of his life. It was in that old royal and academical city that I ceased to be a child, became a boy, had kn... ...anted to go to sea as premium apprentices with a view of being trained for officers. But he gathered that this was not my object. I did not desire to ... ...e drifters flying the Naval flag dotted the narrow wa- ters, and two Naval officers coming on board off the South Foreland, piloted the ship through t... ...ate, master, engineer, and also all through the innumerable ratings of the Navy up to that of Admi- ral, has done well. I don’t say marvellously well ... ...n have always been what they are now, from their earliest days, before the Royal Navy had been fashioned out of the material they furnished for the ha...

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...ction of Affairs. — Death of the Elector Palatine. — Revolt of the Swedish Officers. — Duke Bernhard takes Ratisbon. — Wallenstein enters Silesia. — F... ...unity of gratifying it was not long wanting. 71 Friedrich Schiller In the Royal Letter which the Bohemians had extorted from Rodolph II., as well as ... ...towns, because they looked upon the ecclesiastical property as part of the royal demesnes. In the little town of Klostergrab, subject to the Arch- bis... ... of May, 1618, the deputies ap- peared armed, and in great numbers, at the royal palace, and forced their way into the hall where the Commissioners St... ...lf of these to fly by night from the capital, with his wife, and the chief officers of his army. This flight was so hurried, that the Prince of Anhalt... ...nto impor- tance. The personal qualifications of this prince, an excellent navy, a formidable army, well-or- dered finances, and prudent alliances, ha... ...uld be more welcome to the Emperor than the proposal with which one of his officers surprised him. This was Count Wallenstein, an experienced officer,...

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...the account— and a surety that he who debits is on the spot, to be a right royal king of credit. Only the account must never drivel. ‘Stare aut cresce... ... toward the dead man’s house. ‘First, the young chap’s to be sent into the Navy; then it’s the Army; then he’s to be a judge, and sit on criminals; th... ...ountry gentlemen of the neighbourhood, with light minds: and also by small officers: subalterns wishing to do tender execution upon man’s fair enemy, ... ...man of him. He courteously declined. They then attacked the married Marine—Navy or Army being quite indifferent to them as long as they could win for ... ...wn on that part of her life which preceded her entry into the ranks of the Royal Marines. Some might have thought that those fair large blue eyes of h... ...nd strut- ted in imitation of the stalwart marine. ‘Major—a—Strike! of the Royal Marines! returned from China! covered with glory!—a hero, Van! We can...

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...the operational personnel at NEADS or FAA facilities. NEADS commanders and officers actively sought out information, and made the best judgments they ... ... things, taking away his passport.With help from a dissident member of the royal family, he managed to get out of the country under the pretext of att... ...m Khartoum to Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast. Meanwhile, al Qaeda finance officers and top oper- atives used their positions in Bin Ladin’s businesse... ...an greater security on one of the several borders where Pakistani military officers hoped for what they called “strategic depth.” 66 It is unlikely th... ... human sources as well as some technical intelligence collection.The Army, Navy,Air Force, and Marine Corps have their own intelligence components tha... ...telli- gence Authority consisting of the secretaries of State,War, and the Navy, and a personal representative of the president.This body was to be as... ...ng mission of each service, and their long and proud traditions, the Army, Navy,Air Force, and Marine Corps have often fought ferociously over roles a... ...their friends can help them change. 20 There are signs that Saudi Arabia’s royal family is trying to build a consensus for political reform, though un... ... ouchstone, 2001), pp. 80–82. On aid provided by a dissident member of the royal fam- ily , see Intelligence report, interrogation of KSM, Sept. 27, 2...