Word: seamans
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...times, permitting himself a specialization of curiosity, he draws his trusty telescope and applies its concentrated vision to a limited section of the horizon. An Arnold Bennett may contrive to narrow the scope of his mundane investigation to the intensive inspection of one unsavory Soho basement. Joseph Conrad, his seaman's vision scorning the intervention of the spyglass, embraces the entire Mediterranean in a searching survey. Frank Swinnerton, perched on a suburban rooftop, observes with an amiable sympathy the beginnings of young Felix's cheerful misadventures...
...stocky man, and a bluff man, William McFee, with a seaman's sense of humor and a book-lover's wisdom. He does not bemoan the vanished days of sailing vessels. His romances are those of the swift modern ships, of merchantman and transport. As an essayist and critic he is almost as well known as for his novels. His opinions of books are often violent; but usually well founded...
...Fear God and Keep Your Powder Dry." The 416 members of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis were presented with Bibles last week by the American Seaman's Friend Society. This is the 50th presentation of the kind which the society has made to the future Admirals. Possibly Farragut got his " Damn the torpedoes! Go ahead ! " from this source...
HARVARD LAFAYETTE Clark. c.f. 3b., Willever Gordon, l.f. 2b., Vanhart Jenkins, s.s. s.s., Gazella Owen, 1b., c.f., Ernest Hammond, 2b. lb., Brennan Buell, 3b. l.f., Brunner Thayer, r.f. l.f., Brunner Larrabee, c. c., Berry Herrmann, Spalding, p. p., Longaker, Seaman...
...nine has been built around eight veterans two of them pitchers, Longaker and Seaman...