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The Pioneers Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna a Descriptive Tale

By: James Fenimore Cooper

...atural and artificial objects and the customs of the inhabitants. Thus the academy , and court- house, and jail, and inn, and most similar things, are... ...lcome home, Cousin ‘Duke— welcome, wel- come, black-eyed Bess. Thou seest, Marina duke that I have taken the field with an assorted cargo, to do thee ... ...been convened, to take into consideration the propriety of establishing an academy . This measure originated with Richard, who, in truth, was much dis... ...in good plain English. From this time until the date of our incidents, the academy was a common country school, and the great room of the building was... ... another de- nomination had previously occupied the field, by engaging the academy , the first Sunday after his arrival was allowed to pass in silence... ...st’ard; and I was below, mixing a toothful of hot stuff for the captain of marines, who dined, dye see, in the cabin, that there very same day; and I ... ...e medicine chest for a cure; for, as I thought the brew was spoilt for the marine’s taste, and there was no telling when another sea might come and sp... ...mes Fenimore Cooper or he must have made a valuable officer to the British marine. It is no wonder that they overcame the French so easily on the wate... ...ad for a fathom or two, and if you catch me afloat again with such a horse-marine as your self, why, rate me a ship’s jackass, that’s all.” Probably e...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 7 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

...o the education of officers and engineers for the naval service. The Naval Academy is rendering signal service in preparing midshipmen for the highly ... ...which is in the following words, viz: That any line officer of the Navy or Marine Corps may be advanced one grade if upon recommendation of the Presid... ...E MANSION, W ASHINGTON, December 15, 1863. MOTHER MARY GONYEAG , Superior, Academy of Visitation, Keokuk, Iowa: The President has no authority as to w... ...E, MANSION, February 19, 1864. COMMANDER GEORGE S. BLAKE, Commandant Naval Academy, Newport, R. I.: I desire the case of Midshipman C. Lyon re-examine... ...red for two hundred thousand men for the military service (Army, Navy, and Marine Corps) of the United States. The proportional quotas for the differe... ...rates, all civil, military, and naval officers, all soldiers, sailors, and marines, with all loyal and law-abiding people, to convene at their usual p... ...the land, whether civil, military, or naval, and all soldiers, seamen, and marines in the national service, and all other loyal and law-abiding people... ...which is in the following words, viz: That any line officer of the navy or marine corps may be advanced one grade, if, upon recommendation by the Pres...

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Notes on a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo

By: William Makepeace Thackeray

...f the bay. Whether it is that the sight of land is always welcome to weary mariners, after the perils and annoyances of a voyage of three days, or whe... ...re closed; that which contains the famous Murillos has been turned into an academy of the fine arts; but the English guide did not think the pictures ... ...the young gentleman in the bows of the boat—the handsome young officers of marines we met sauntering in the town next day—the Scotch surgeon who board... ...on who boarded us as we weighed anchor—every man, down to the broken-nosed mariner who was drunk in a wine-house, and had “Caledonia” written on his h... ...minate, the Moors abound; and from the “Jolly Sailor,” or the brave “Horse Marine,” where the people of our nation are drinking British beer and gin, ... ...nd on the sunburnt heights round about it; an improvised town of quays and marine taverns has sprung up on the shore; a host of jingling barouches, mo...

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The Trial or More Links of the Daisy Chain

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...of times shall ever shock”!’ and he began to hum it. ‘That is the Sicilian Mariners’ hymn,’ said Averil. ‘I can sing you that whenever you please.’ ‘T... ...aid Ethel. ‘She was the daughter of Mrs. Ledwich’s brother, the Colonel of Marines, and used in old times to be with her aunt; there used to be urgent... ...rence between the staff of the middle school and of the private commercial academy. He evidently was pleased to stand upon his rights, to disap- point... ... robust, with revived spirits, but bent on standing an examination for the academy at Woolwich. He had written about it several times before his retur...

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Women in Love

By: D. H. Lawrence

...hat it is justified.’ ‘Does she!’ cried Ursula. ‘ And tell it to the Horse Marines.’ ‘To them also.’ ‘It is just like Gerald Crich with his horse—a lu... ...ed her. This picture she entitled ‘Home.’ It would have done for the Royal Academy. ‘Come with us to tea—do,’ said Ursula, as they ran nearer to the c...

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Bureaucracy

By: Honoré de Balzac

...f these recon- ciliations he received the formal promise of a place in the Academy of Belles-lettres on the first vacancy. “It would pay,” he said, “t... ... foreign or- ders of Christ, Isabella, Saint Wladimir, etc., member of the Academy of Gers, and other learned bodies, vice-presi- dent of the Society ... ...ns—” 97 Balzac Bixiou. “Forward, march! infantry, cavalry, artillery, and marines of the guard! You rave, my good fellow! And I, what part am I to ta... ...tion. I sum up all I’ve been saying in one single remark, namely, that the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-lettres, which seems to have very little... ...tor-general.’ But in the interests of our noble French language and of the Academy—” Poiret [magnetized by the fixity of Bixiou’s eye]. “The French la... ...iret [magnetized by the fixity of Bixiou’s eye]. “The French language! the Academy!” Bixiou [twisting off the second button and seizing another]. “Yes...

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Moby Dick; Or the Whale

By: Herman Melville

..., Fishes of every colour, form, and kind; Which language cannot paint, and mariner Had never seen; from dread Leviathan To insect millions peopling ev... ... By Owen Chace of Nantucket, First Mate of said vessel. New York, 1821. “A mariner sat in the shrouds one night, The wind was pip- ing free; Now brigh... ...s heard in the entry; the door was flung open, and in rolled a wild set of mariners enough. Enveloped in their shaggy watch coats, and with their head... ...s from foreign parts. Even in Broadway and Chestnut streets, Mediterranean mariners will sometimes jostle the affrighted ladies. Regent Street is not ... ...in vain essays his wretched smile. Strong intuitions of the man assure the mariners he can be no innocent. In their gamesome but still serious way, on... ...of Banks and Solander, Cooke’s naturalists, we find a Danish member of the Academy of Sci- ences setting down certain Iceland Whales (reydan-siskur, o...

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Moby-Dick or the Whale

By: Herman Melville

...e, Fishes of every color, form, and kind; Which language cannot paint, and mariner Had never seen; from dread Leviathan To insect millions peopling ev... ...” By Owen Chase of Nantucket, first mate of said vessel. New York. 1821. “A mariner sat on the shrouds one night, The wind was piping free; Now bright,... ...as heard in the entry; the door was flung open, and in rolled a wild set of mariners enough. Enveloped in their shaggy watch coats, and with their head... ...s from foreign parts. Even in Broadway and Chestnut streets, Mediterranean mariners will sometimes jostle the affrighted ladies. Regent street is not ... ...in vain essays his wretched smile. Strong intuitions of the man assure the mariners he can be no innocent. In their gamesome but still serious way, on... ...s of Banks and Solander, Cook’s naturalists, we find a Danish member of the Academy of Sciences setting down certain Iceland Whales (reydar fiskur, or W...

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The Count of Monte Cristo Voulume One

By: Alexandre Dumas

...illes.” “Before he entered the merchant service, had he ever served in the marines?” “Oh, no, monsieur, he is very young.” “How old?” Alexandre Dumas... ... you served under the usurper?” “I was about to be mustered into the Royal Marines when he fell.” “It is reported your political opinions are extreme,... ...lly darker; half an hour after, the night was quite dark. Fortunately, the mariners were used to these latitudes, and knew every rock in the Tuscan Ar... ...e more such adventures, and I do not despair of seeing you a member of the Academy.” Doubtless Albert was about to discuss seriously his right to the ... ...ho has done nothing to de- serve it,” said Beauchamp; “that is the way the Academy mostly es- The Count of Monte Cristo 388 capes from the dilemma.” ...

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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency

By: The Duke of Saint Simon

... In 1691 I was studying my philosophy and beginning to learn to ride at an academy at Rochefort, getting mightily tired of masters and books, and anxi... ...nt of the refusal of the others; and I loaded my sack be- fore their eyes. Marin, a brigadier of cavalry and lieutenant of the body guards, who was th... ...her difficulty occurred in the matter. As soon as the detachment had gone, Marin went straight to the King and told him what had occurred. This was a ... ...ry. The Abbes Tallemant, Toureil, and Dacier, three learned members of the Academy, were charged with the explanation to be placed opposite each of th... ...s spiked by one of our officers, Le Guerchois, with his brigade of the old marine, when, en- feebled by the losses he had sustained, he called upon a ... ...- nary order given to Amenzago; and the Queen the actress, charged in some mariner by the two Kings to bring it about. The sequel in France confirmed ...

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Virginibus Puerisque, And Other Papers

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

...of making it fast; and yet, unless it be some marti- net of a professional mariner or some landsman with shat- tered nerves, every one of God’s creatu... ...y in the grave. It was by a hazard that we learned the conduct of the four marines of the Wager. There was no room for these brave fellows in the boat... ...ossible twisting of human speech, be construed into anything great for the marines. You may suppose, if you like, that they died hoping their behaviou... ...e likely. What can be the signification of the word “fame” to a private of marines, who cannot read and knows nothing of past history beyond the remin... ...ion, worth “thousands” to any one who has a heart under his jacket. If the marines of the Wager gave three cheers and cried “God bless the king,” it w... ...ular merit and interest. They were exposed in the apartments of the Scotch Academy; and filled those who are accustomed to visit the annual spring exh...

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Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

...army, loaded himself with debt, was forced to sell out, took refuge in the Marines, and was lost on the Dogger Bank in the war-ship Minotaur. If he di... ...n, in the formal sense, began at Jedburgh. Thence he went to the Edinburgh Academy, where he was the classmate of Tait and Clerk Maxwell, bore away ma... ... Liddell & Gordon; these gentlemen had begun to dabble in the new field of marine telegraphy; and Fleeming was already face to face with his life’s wo... ...nations in the following subjects: (1) For boys in the fourth class of the Academy – Geometry and Algebra; (2) For boys at Mr. Henderson’s school – Di... ...is Italian, to see and arrange with the actor; it was mine to write in the Academy a notice of the first performance of Macbeth. Fleeming opened the p...

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The Brotherhood of Consolation

By: Honoré de Balzac

...runk half one’s time.” “Y es, but you know the abbe turned his back on old Marin the other day; he refused him everything.” “Because old Marin tried t... ...cked and broken plaster, presented to the eye more in- scriptions than the Academy of Belles-lettres has yet com- posed. The portress stopped on the f...

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The Three Musketeers

By: Alexandre Dumas

...ng a gentle- man. I will write a letter today to the Director of the Royal Academy, and tomorrow he will admit you without any ex- pense to yourself. ... ... T reville, stopping him. “I promised you a letter for the director of the Academy. Are you too proud to accept it, young gentleman?” “No, sir,” said ... ...e a judge enter to interrogate her. But no one entered except two or three marines, who brought her trunks and packages, deposited them in a cor- ner,... ...d him, shutting the door after him. One instant after, the heavy step of a marine who served as sentinel was heard in the corridor—his ax in his girdl... ...The soldier went out, leaving the dinner served. Felton was sent away. The marines were removed. Felton was then mistrusted. This was the last blow to...

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The Voyage of the Beagle

By: Charles Darwin

... of the age of the streams. During our stay, I observed the habits of some marine animals. A large Aplysia is very common. This sea-slug is about five... ...train of ink to hide the hole into which it had crawled. While looking for marine animals, with my head about two feet above the rocky shore, I was mo... ...water quite salt. I have no doubt many interest- ing facts, in relation to marine and fresh water ani- mals, might be observed in this chain of lagoon... .... Gay* has stated that he found in the neighbourhood of Rio, shells of the marine genera solen and mytilus, and fresh wa- ter ampullariae, living toge... ...at in all the different kinds of glow- worms, shining elaters, and various marine animals (such as the crustacea, medusae, nereidae, a coral- line of ... ...is very inferior in force and rapidity to that of a hawk. *Read before the Academy of Sciences in Paris. L’Institut, 1834, p. 418. 63 Charles Darwin ...

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Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers

By: Thomas de Quincey

...s and at- testations direct and collateral. From the archives of the Royal Marine at Seville, from the autobiography or the heroine, from contemporary... ...g to her. The condition of Kate is exactly that of Coleridge’s ‘An - cient Mariner.’ But possibly, reader, you may be amongst the many careless reader... ...me to enlighten you, else you ruin 105 Thomas de Quincey the story of the mariner; and by losing all its pathos, lose half the jewels of its beauty. ... ...ose half the jewels of its beauty. There are three readers of the ‘Ancient Mariner.’ The first is gross enough to fancy all the imagery of the mariner... ... febrile delirium; really seen, but not seen as an exter- nal reality. The mariner had caught the pestilential fever, which carried off all his mates;... ...arity school; and, in the year 1732, removed to the Royal (or Frederician) Academy. Here he studied the Greek and Latin classics, and formed an intima...

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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant

By: Ulysses S. Grant

...emporary injury sufficient to make me ineligible, for a time, to enter the Academy. Nothing of the kind occurred, and I had to face the music. Georget... ...t sit in my room doing nothing. There is a fine library connected with the Academy from which cadets can get books to read in their quarters. I devote... ...cure a detail for a few years as assistant professor of mathematics at the Academy, and afterwards obtain a permanent position as professor in some re... ...eeks were shorter than one week at West Point. Persons acquainted with the Academy know that the corps of cadets is divided into four companies for th... ...re, a day separating the divisions. The for- ward division halted again at Marin, twenty-four miles from Monterey. Both this place and Cerralvo were n... ...st have given them a favorable opinion of Los Grengos— ”the Yankees.” From Marin the movement was in mass. On the 19th General Taylor, with is army, w... ...osition was reached. One of these officers was a Lieutenant Semmes, of the Marine Corps. I think Captain Gore, and Lieutenant Judah, of the 4th infan-... ... three days’ bombardment by the navy an assault was made by the troops and marines, resulting in the capture of the place, and in taking 5,000 prisone... ...t-Commander George Brown commanding, be- low. She met Colonel Ellet of the Marine brigade below Natchez on a captured steamer. Two of the Colonel’s fl...

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Evan Harrington

By: George Meredith

...already claimed to provide for the daughters: first in the shape of a lean Marine subaltern, whose days of obscuration had now passed, and who had com... ...overy. T wice cursed by Love, twice the victim of tailordom, our excellent Marine gave away Harriet Harrington in marriage to Mr. Andrew Cogglesby. Th... ...hed seaman of him. He courteously declined. They then attacked the married Marine—Navy or Army being quite indifferent to them as long as they could w... ...hat stiff bandbox of a man of yours, Caroline!’ addressing the wife of the Marine, ‘he looks as if he were all angles and sections, and were taken to ... ...r had gone forth to dine with General Sir George Frebuter, the head of the Marines of his time. It would have been difficult for the Major, he informe... ... our old school—poor old Jack!’ exclaimed Evan. ‘Lieutenant in the Cudford Academy!’ the latter rejoined. ‘I walked the distance from London. I had my... ...ck,’ he re- marked; ‘you will hear of me, though hardly as a tutor in this academy.’ Scanning the bundle of notes, without a reflection beyond the tho...

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War and Peace

By: Leo Tolstoy, Graf

...premium for the man who writes a history of Suvorov’s wars. Send it to the Academy. Here are some jottings for you to read when I am gone. Y ou will f... ..... They say the other day Matthew Ivanych Platov drove them into the river Marina and drowned some eighteen thousand in one day.” Alpatych collected h... ... Andrew Kaysarov, his adjutant’s brother. “Those verses... those verses of Marin’s... how do they go, eh? Those he wrote about Gerakov: ‘Lectures for ...

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The 9/11 Commission Report Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

By: Thomas H. Kean

...ingdom. It praised the 1983 suicide bombing in Beirut that killed 241 U.S. Marines, the 1992 bombing in Aden, and especially the 1993 firefight in Som... ...n learning how to use truck bombs such as the one that had killed 241 U.S. Marines in Lebanon in 1983.The relation- ship between al Qaeda and Iran dem... ...ll as some technical intelligence collection.The Army, Navy,Air Force, and Marine Corps have their own intelligence components that collect informatio... ...ervice, and their long and proud traditions, the Army, Navy,Air Force, and Marine Corps have often fought ferociously over roles and missions in war f... ...April 1980 dur- ing the Iranian hostage crisis, when Navy helicopters with Marine pilots flew to a site known as Desert One, some 200 miles southeast ... ... and his concerns in another commence- ment speech, this time at the Naval Academy, in May 1998, the President said: First, we will use our new integr... ...uld become even more obvious early in 1999, when he addressed the National Academy of Sciences and presented his most somber account yet of what could... ... started training on a Boeing 737 simulator at Pan Am International Flight Academy in Mesa.An instructor there found his work well below standard and ... ...r piloting skills. Shortly thereafter, Hanjour switched to Caldwell Flight Academy in Fairfield, New Jersey , where he rented small aircraft on severa...

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