 | 1786 - عدد الصفحات: 782
...and verily believe, that if I could read or write, our captain would have given me prumoiiun, aiul made me a corporal. . But that was not my good fortune ¡ I foon fell fick ; and when I became good for nothing, got leave to return, home again, with forty pounds... | |
 | 1792 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion, for I foo» fell fick, and fo got leave to return home again with forty pounds in my pocket. This was at the beginning of the prefcnt war, and I hoped to be Set on ihorc, and " xo have the plcafure... | |
 | عدد الصفحات: 482
...made me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion, for I foon fell fick, and fo got leave to return home again with forty pounds in my pocket. This was at the beginning ot the prefent war, and I hoped to be fet on fhore, and to have the pleafure... | |
 | 1795 - عدد الصفحات: 94
...made me a corporil. But it was not my good fortune to have any pronotion, for I soon fell sick, and so got leave to return home again with forty pounds in my pocket, fhis was at the beginning of the present war, and I loped to be set on shore, and to have the pleasure... | |
 | Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 274
...made me a corporal : but it was not my good fortune to have promotion ; for I foon fell fick, and fo got leave to return home again with forty pounds in my pocket. This was at the beginning of the prefent war; and I hoped to be fet on fhore, and to have the pleafure... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 272
...me a corporal. Bui it was not my good fortune to have any promotion , for I soon fell sick t and so got leave to return home again with forty pounds in my pocket. This was at the beginning of the present war , and I hoped to be set on shore,' and to have the pleasure... | |
 | 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 242
...read or write, our captain would " have given me promotion, and made me a corpo" ral. But that was nol my good fortune ; I soon fell " sick, and when I became...home again with forty pounds in " my pocket, which 1 saved in the service. This was " at the beginning of the present war, so I hoped to " be set on shore,... | |
 | 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 360
...made me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion, for I foon fell fick, and fo got leave to return home again with forty pounds in my pocket. This was at the beginning of the prefent war, and I hoped to be fet on fhore, and to have the pleafure... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 312
...made me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion, for I soon fell sick, and so got leave to return home again with forty pounds in my pocket. This was at the beginning of the present war, and I hoped to be set on shore, and to have the pleasure... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 294
...made me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion, for I soon fell sick, and so got leave to return home again, with forty pounds in my pocket. This was at the heginning of the present war, and I hoped to he set on shore, and to have the pleasure... | |
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I hoped to be set on shore, and to have the pleasure of spending my money ; but the government wanted men, and so I was pressed for a sailor before ever I could set foot on shore. 
