Midshipman Stanford: A Story of Midshipman Life at Annapolis |
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Alice Alice's Annapolis appointment artist asked Bancroft Hall beautiful boat Bobby Cuyler brigade Bryden cadet candle-grease captain chaplain Chesapeake Bay classman Columbia Line commandant coon corridor Dana David Copperfield dear deck dogs door drill English eyes face father feet fellows felt fight floor football forecastle friends gave guest hand happened hazing heard hero Hoddie Hollis's houseboat knew laughed little Roy London look matter midship Midshipman Vance Miss Peverick morning mother Naval Academy navy never night officer in charge papers plebe returned Hollis roommate Roy Talbot seemed Senator Sedgwick senator's ship shipman smile soon Stanford stood story tell thing third class third classmen Tibbitts Tibbitts's tion told took tree turned United States Navy upper classmen Waterloo Station young girl youth
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Page 75 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America ; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever ; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the Rules and Articles of War.
Page 135 - And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.