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Page 79
... sailors in peace and war have delighted in a diversity of fellow sea- farers . Surely Simon of the Amethyst has not been for- gotten . His story sums up this queer bringing together of creatures . For he was the first cat to be awarded ...
... sailors in peace and war have delighted in a diversity of fellow sea- farers . Surely Simon of the Amethyst has not been for- gotten . His story sums up this queer bringing together of creatures . For he was the first cat to be awarded ...
Page 132
... Sailors ' Rests for naval ratings and their families , had been opened at Southsea , calls up a pleasant memory of one of the doughtiest , most admirable — and among naval men , most loved - of that formidable line of Victorian women ...
... Sailors ' Rests for naval ratings and their families , had been opened at Southsea , calls up a pleasant memory of one of the doughtiest , most admirable — and among naval men , most loved - of that formidable line of Victorian women ...
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... Sailors ' Rests . They were more than mere shelters . Companionship , religion , education , thrift , exhortation , were all to be found there if the sailor wanted them . But if he did not , he was nonetheless welcome . ( Perhaps the ...
... Sailors ' Rests . They were more than mere shelters . Companionship , religion , education , thrift , exhortation , were all to be found there if the sailor wanted them . But if he did not , he was nonetheless welcome . ( Perhaps the ...
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