February 2012
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Feb 27th
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Feb 26th
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“‘Oh thank you, thank you, sir,’ cried Babbington, suffused with joy. It was not...”
– HMS Surprise, Patrick O’Brian (via star-cunning)
Feb 25th
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PREVIEW: 50 first pages of Crucible of Gold →
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 21st
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Feb 20th
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loopdeloup: “Killick’s voice could be heard coming nearer:’No peace, no bleeding peace in this barky,’ and as the door opened, ‘Sir?’ ‘Toasted cheese for the Doctor, half a dozen mutton-chops for me, and a couple of bottles of the Hermitage. D’ye hear me there? Now, Stephen, give me an A.’ They tuned their strings, that pleasant tentative wailing, and as they tuned he said, ‘What do you say to...
Feb 20th
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all-the-sea-things asked: i'm fangirling all over your blog!
Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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Naval Heroes of the United States lithograph
ihavenotyetbeguntofight: Lithograph by N. Currier, 1846, featuring John Paul Jones, Richard Dale, John Barry, et. al.  [Source] Submission by thingsihappentolike.
Feb 6th
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Feb 5th
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aspiringsteelmagnolia asked: I just wanted to let you know that the download of Master and Commander that you just posted doesn't work because it's from Megaupload! Do you know of anywhere that I could download it though?
Feb 5th
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Feb 5th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
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““I suppose you are one of those hoarding creatures,” Laurence said, looking...”
– Temeraire [His Majesty’s Dragon], by Naomi Novik (oh my gods, will you look at them? *melts*)
Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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“My dearest friend, your letters have made me happy, to-day; and never again will...”
– Horatio Nelson to Emma Hamilton, 1801 (via levieuxcordelier) I am just going to go ahead and say that ‘confidence’ is a euphemism. you take it from there.  (via reneexmaria) thats what i fucking said! HAHAHA! (via annie-wyatt)
Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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sophistory: She was abreast of the point; she came smoothly to the wind, and her single carronade began to speak. Seventeen feeble puffs of smoke, and seventeen little bangs like damp squibs over the miles of deep blue sea; when the last faint yelp had died away, the flagship began her deep, full-throated reply, and at the same time another hoist ran up on shore. “Captain repair to flag, if you...
Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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