complements

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Classes. 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Complements     721 402 265 235 156 135 97 67 521 333 110 61 224 187 75 50 Small Arms.

From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance

Complements of the Crews of both Ships, and Names of the Officers.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Then the old man was satisfied, brought forth the Book of Hidden Complements, and gave it to him.

From The Chinese Fairy Book by Wilhelm, Richard

An Accident that will make pollicie blush, And all the Complements of wealth and state, In the succesfull and unnumbred Race That shall flow from it, fild with fame and grace.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

They are so much given to Speech-making, that their common Complements, to any Person they respect, at meeting and parting, are made in Harangues.

From The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Part I, Part II by Colden, Cadwallader