The chatterbox book of soldiers and sailors (1910)
Robinson, Anna, Weir, Harrison · Boston, D. Estes · leaf 108
seen it. But I wonder if youknow with what almost incredible labor it wasbuilt. The brave men who laid its foundationsnot only wore life-preserv^ers, but each was chainedto an iron post riveted to the reef. Only betweenwave and wave could the foundation stones belaid. It took years to build it. But… … NAPOLEONS FIRST ARTILLERY BOOTS I ^HE very night that the young Napoleons-■- uniform as a lieutenant of artillery camehome, he arrayed himself in it, epaulets andsword sash, and the enormous boots then wornby the artillery, and called upon his friendMademoiselle Peenien. He felt sure that shewould…
Children's literature, American
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial01dodg-368-224.webp)
