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Updated: June 13, 2025
It is true the horse-marines have hitherto been considered a mythic corps, but my friend was too substantial-looking for me to doubt his existence: and unless I was to ride off on the proverbial credulity of the other branch of that amphibious profession, I had no reason to question his veracity.
And HOLLINS said unto himself, 'Lo! here is glory! 'Verily here be niggers who are not men of war, strength is not in them, and their habitations are as naught. So he went against them with cannon and sailors, men of war and horse-marines, and made war upon the children of Ham,
They made all the motions usual in hauling a rope, but it was a long time before the yard budged an inch. It was to no purpose that the officers swore at them, or sent the midshipmen among them to find out who those "horse-marines" and "sogers" were. The sailors were so enveloped in monkey jackets, that in the dark night there was no telling one from the other. "Here, you, sir!" cries little Mr.
"Now, a'n't ye a couple of old horse-marines!" again interrupted the young sailor; "don't you see that Congress wants us to cut up Johnny Bull's coasters, and that old Blow-Hard has found the days too short for his business, and so he has landed a party to get hold of night.
Does that lieutenant of the horse-marines or that young Stillwater parson visit the house much? Not that I am pining for news of them, but any gossip of the kind would be in order. I wonder, Ned, you don't fall in love with Miss Daw. I am ripe to do it myself.
They were known as Captain Brisbane's horse-marines. Though horse-marines are often spoken of, it was the only time I ever saw such a body either on shore or afloat. We had a very active time of it, every one doing double work, and endeavouring to make it appear as if we had double our real numbers.
There was page upon page of his exploits, portraits of all kinds, biographies, anecdotes, interviews, headlines, everything that his wildest dreams had imagined, only grander and more glorious. There was nothing to be seen but the words "Captain Jinks" from one end of the papers to the other. "They've even got a song about you," said Cleary. "Here it is: "'I'm Captain Jinks of the horse-marines.
"And who bees you?" asked the sentry, cocking his eye he was a wag in his way; "do you belong to the horse-marines, sir?" "No, I do not; I am Mr Theophilus Pigeon, and you must treat me properly, or I shall report you." "I thought as how you had drunk many a pint of Pigeon's milk when you was a baby," observed the marine, with perfect gravity.
Most of England's wit and manhood scintillated in the sunlight, while British matrons and England's fairest maids lit up with looks of proud affection; bosoms heaved in sympathetic unison with the measured tramp of the ammunition boots; bright eyes caught a sympathetic fire from the clanking spurs of the corporal rough-rider, while the bombardier in command of the composite squadron of artillery, horse-marines, and ambulance, could hardly pick his way through the heaps of rose leaves scattered before him by lily-white hands.
"Get up a ghost, then," said Lizzie; "I have known a ghost act with great effect on a dark night in an out-of-the-way place." "No use," returned Gildart, shaking his head. "Haco has seen ghosts enough to frighten a squadron of horse-marines."
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