Opposed to nearly 500 Blacks, whom he kept at bay during the day, reinforcements became necessary, and he was farther strengthened by two successive detachments of Marines under Lieutenants Lambert and Hawkins.
— from An Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps, from its Original Institution down to the Present Era, 1803 by Gillespie, Alexander, Major
Then he began in his best Sunday voice, very slowly, but by no means unimpressively: Long, long ago He said,
— from Walking Shadows: Sea Tales and Others by Alfred Noyes
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