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From that time one vessel after another deserted the band, and put themselves under the protection of the fort at Sheerness.
THE CHRONICLES OF CRIME OR THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. V. 1/2CAMDEN PELHAMOrth'ris, on the rear-rank log, whispers we had got into the Thames below Sheerness by mistake.
SOLDIER STORIESRUDYARD KIPLINGThe valve was opened, and the car first struck the water some two miles north of Sheerness.
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE VOL. IV, NO. 19, DEC 1851VARIOUSEngland paid dearly before the value of Sheerness as a strong position was recognised.
RIVERS OF GREAT BRITAIN. THE THAMES, FROM SOURCE TO SEA.ANONYMOUSThen, as the Sheerness rolled closer, two more ensigns fluttered to the deck.
FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEACHARLES H. L. JOHNSTONBoth the privateers started in pursuit, but the Sheerness was left far astern, as the Boscawen was a speedy sailer.
FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEACHARLES H. L. JOHNSTONSheerness had fallen, and practically nothing had been done for the defence of Chatham.
MONKJULIAN CORBETTIn consequence, Sir Harry resolved immediately to quit the fleet and to run into the harbour of Sheerness.
THE FERRYMAN OF BRILLWILLIAM H. G. KINGSTONHe was left behind on the pier at Sheerness, and with regret watched it leave, full of merrymakers.
THE STRAND MAGAZINE, VOLUME I, ISSUE 2, FEBRUARY 1891VARIOUSYet that same gracious area frames the grim cliff-cup which holds San Francisco bay—a spot of Dantesque sheerness and bareness.
THE NATIVE SONINEZ HAYNES IRWINWORDS RELATED TO SHEERNESS
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