Origin and history of the American flag and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations (1917)
Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885, Asnis, Charles Edward · Philadelphia, N. L. Brown · leaf 398
oted men listened to each gasp of wind, wdiosebreath was now their life. The looks of the crew reproached theircommander with having doomed them to a lingering death, and manyan eye wandered over the helpless vessel to estimate how long shemight last for fuel. Preparations were hastily made to… … Tlie Flvinfc Fish beset. 360 Origin and Progress of the was accordingly crowded on the vessel, and after a hard struggle offour hours duration they had occasion to thank Heaven for anothersignal deliverance. With straining oars and bending spars They dasli their icy chains asunder; Force frozen…
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