The United Service, Volume 6L.R. Hamersly & Company, 1891 |
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Page 12
... duty at that , or even a much greater , age . The military spirit in such officers must in the nature of things be as lifeless as the mummy of a Pharaoh , dead these four thousand years . The trouble is that the judgment of superior ...
... duty at that , or even a much greater , age . The military spirit in such officers must in the nature of things be as lifeless as the mummy of a Pharaoh , dead these four thousand years . The trouble is that the judgment of superior ...
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... duty to go , as long as I can interest the children , and give the mothers a chance to rest . There is so little we can do in the world , anyway . " The look of admiration which the doctor gave her caused her to drop her eyes , and the ...
... duty to go , as long as I can interest the children , and give the mothers a chance to rest . There is so little we can do in the world , anyway . " The look of admiration which the doctor gave her caused her to drop her eyes , and the ...
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... duty of Naval Battalions of Reserves , while the " Seaman Reserve " should be called upon to fill up to the necessary war complement the crews of our war vessels . The " Seaman Reserve " should be composed entirely of American merchant ...
... duty of Naval Battalions of Reserves , while the " Seaman Reserve " should be called upon to fill up to the necessary war complement the crews of our war vessels . The " Seaman Reserve " should be composed entirely of American merchant ...
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... duties , to absent themselves so much from the United States that they have neither the opportunities nor time to place ... duty in a perfunctory manner and take no interest in acquiring a knowledge of what they had reason to hope would ...
... duties , to absent themselves so much from the United States that they have neither the opportunities nor time to place ... duty in a perfunctory manner and take no interest in acquiring a knowledge of what they had reason to hope would ...
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... duty at the Naval Academy , the same as they are at any institution of learning . The detailing of line - officers to the positions of clerks and secreta- ries should be stopped . Such duties are entirely foreign to the legiti- mate duties ...
... duty at the Naval Academy , the same as they are at any institution of learning . The detailing of line - officers to the positions of clerks and secreta- ries should be stopped . Such duties are entirely foreign to the legiti- mate duties ...
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