THE CHANNEL SQUADRON AT PORTLAND: A SHAM FIGHT: 1. Ten minutes to go up, ten seconds to come down!; 2. "Keep down! Keep covered, men! And don't make yourselves so confoundedly conspicuous"; 3. A spectator: "Ugh! hot tearing work that, and I reckons their hofficers give their orders roughly too, ugh!"; 4. Surrounded by a girdle of fire. "It seemed as if millions of bottles of ginger beer was bustin' promiscuous," said our lady caterer.
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THE CHANNEL SQUADRON AT PORTLAND: A SHAM FIGHT: 1. Ten minutes to go up, ten seconds to come down!; 2. "Keep down! Keep covered, men! And don't make yourselves so confoundedly conspicuous"; 3. A spectator: "Ugh! hot tearing work that, and I reckons their hofficers give their orders roughly too, ugh!"; 4. Surrounded by a girdle of fire. "It seemed as if millions of bottles of ginger beer was bustin' promiscuous," said our lady caterer.

Date

1891

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT13A24_394

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CHANNEL SQUADRON PORTLAND SHAM FIGHT Ten minutes go ten seconds come Keep down! Keep covered men! make confoundedly conspicuous spectator Ugh! hot tearing work I reckons hofficers give orders roughly too Surrounded girdle fire seemed millions bottles ginger beer bustin' lady caterer UK 1891 engraving

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