Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Barre” in chapter 19, page 326 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition.:
...prevent desertion.
On the last day of January, the new Prime Minister, amidst great excitement and the sanguine hopes of the opposition, appeared in the House of Commons. The ship of state, said Barre , tossed on a stormy sea, is scudding under a jury-mast, and hangs out signals for pilots from the other side.
The pilots
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