To sleep at your post! shame on you! Had you been a sentine… - Robert Michael Ballantyne

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To sleep at your post! shame on you! Had you been a sentinel in time of war that nod would have cost you your life, supposing you to have been caught in the act.

Robert Michael Ballantyne

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Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction, who wrote more than a hundred books. He was also an accomplished artist: he exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy.

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Alternative Names: R. M. Ballantyne • Comus • Robert Michael Ballentyne

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