marine

• He caused the Bible to be translated into the Sclavonic language; founded a school for the marine, and also institutions for the encouragement of literature and art. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
• Again, when a marine was the suitor for some favour, in rejecting his petition he put him through his exercises, which ended in quick march_. —  The History of Tasmania, Volume I
• The efficiency of a marine, therefore, depends rather on its working qualities, than on its number of ships Perhaps the best fleet that ever sailed under the English flag, was that with which Nelson fought the battle of the Nile. —  The Two Admirals
• While France was struggling, first for independence, and next for the mastery of the continent, a marine was a secondary object; for Vienna, Berlin, and Moscow, were as easily entered without, as with its aid. —  The Two Admirals
• What your errand is I care not; I want to go with you We do not take passengers," he answered positively Then take me as a marine, a seaman, what you will. —  The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV

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