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... asked , or your Governor - General granted , a right to us to land on these shores and make our fish . Lord Elgin ought to have known that every foot of the sea foot of the sea coast of Nova Scotia has been granted , and is now private ...
... asked , or your Governor - General granted , a right to us to land on these shores and make our fish . Lord Elgin ought to have known that every foot of the sea foot of the sea coast of Nova Scotia has been granted , and is now private ...
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... asked the privilege to land and cure fish . I didn't think any created critter would have granted that . Yes , I foresee trouble arising out of this . Suppose Cayenne Pepper , ' as we call the captain that commanded . the Cayenne ' at ...
... asked the privilege to land and cure fish . I didn't think any created critter would have granted that . Yes , I foresee trouble arising out of this . Suppose Cayenne Pepper , ' as we call the captain that commanded . the Cayenne ' at ...
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... asked you to give up your seat to the maid , you would have pretended not to understand English , and not to know what he wanted , but would have answered him in French and offered him the book , and said certainly you would give it to ...
... asked you to give up your seat to the maid , you would have pretended not to understand English , and not to know what he wanted , but would have answered him in French and offered him the book , and said certainly you would give it to ...
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... asked the name of the trading post in the north - west where they had resided , and delighted her by informing her I had once been there myself on business of John Jacob Astor's New York Fur Company , and staid . with the Governor , who ...
... asked the name of the trading post in the north - west where they had resided , and delighted her by informing her I had once been there myself on business of John Jacob Astor's New York Fur Company , and staid . with the Governor , who ...
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... asked in a listless manner and without waiting for replies , some unconnected questions of the landlord : as , " Any news , Peter ? how does the world use you ? how are the young ladies ? how is fish this season ? macarel plenty ? any ...
... asked in a listless manner and without waiting for replies , some unconnected questions of the landlord : as , " Any news , Peter ? how does the world use you ? how are the young ladies ? how is fish this season ? macarel plenty ? any ...
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