"Captaincy" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of the surviving soldiers, and a very worthy man in his way, but a trifle over-zealous, had succeeded to the captaincy upon his master's disablement. Then, with desire to serve his country and show his education, he sat up most part of three nights, and wrote this very wonderful report by the aid of our stable lanthorn. It was a very fine piece of work, as three men to whom he read it (but only ...
— Lorna Doone - A Romance of Exmoor • R. D. Blackmore |
