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... never fought a British man - of - war , he was one who could boast of having beaten off a man - of - war's boats ; and nothing would give him greater pleasure than trying to do so again , if Captain ARRANGEMENTS TO EQUIP A FLOTILLA . 29 ...
... never fought a British man - of - war , he was one who could boast of having beaten off a man - of - war's boats ; and nothing would give him greater pleasure than trying to do so again , if Captain ARRANGEMENTS TO EQUIP A FLOTILLA . 29 ...
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... never voluntarily fight the " white men , Orang- putihs , " as we , of all Europeans , are styled par ex- cellence . It was quite possible , if we were very careless , that they would try and capture Englishmen as hostages for their own ...
... never voluntarily fight the " white men , Orang- putihs , " as we , of all Europeans , are styled par ex- cellence . It was quite possible , if we were very careless , that they would try and capture Englishmen as hostages for their own ...
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... never from a Malay's side . Over one shoulder and across to the opposite hip , hung in an easy jaunty manner another sarong of brighter hues , generally red and yellow tartan ; it served as a covering to the upper part of the body when ...
... never from a Malay's side . Over one shoulder and across to the opposite hip , hung in an easy jaunty manner another sarong of brighter hues , generally red and yellow tartan ; it served as a covering to the upper part of the body when ...
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... never spoke of without execrating the memory of their mothers— he escaped , and took service under the Rajah of Jehore , or some chief who sailed prahus from the neighbourhood of our then youthful colony of Singa- pore .. After a little ...
... never spoke of without execrating the memory of their mothers— he escaped , and took service under the Rajah of Jehore , or some chief who sailed prahus from the neighbourhood of our then youthful colony of Singa- pore .. After a little ...
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... never bargained for fighting them anything with a dark skin- let him be the Old Gentleman himself - he felt himself a match for . A Dutchman he did not mind , and a Spaniard he had often seen run ; but the Orang - putihs -there was no ...
... never bargained for fighting them anything with a dark skin- let him be the Old Gentleman himself - he felt himself a match for . A Dutchman he did not mind , and a Spaniard he had often seen run ; but the Orang - putihs -there was no ...
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