Narrative of a journey round the world, Том 1Hurst & Blackett, 1853 |
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... hundred and two passengers . No grumbling or quarrelling was heard all day , and at night the sounds under hatches were chiefly snores . But hardly did they feel the wind getting duller , the air warmer , and the waves settling down ...
... hundred and two passengers . No grumbling or quarrelling was heard all day , and at night the sounds under hatches were chiefly snores . But hardly did they feel the wind getting duller , the air warmer , and the waves settling down ...
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... hundreds and hundreds of ships and skimming boats rose as by magic into view . Where can I find words to picture the beauty , the grandeur of that scene , as it appeared at that moment ? Even the most indifferent of our pas- sengers ...
... hundreds and hundreds of ships and skimming boats rose as by magic into view . Where can I find words to picture the beauty , the grandeur of that scene , as it appeared at that moment ? Even the most indifferent of our pas- sengers ...
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... hundreds of these animals in the water , and the captain , who wanted a few skins , offered to let down the boat if I would endeavour to kill some . A few minutes later we were in full chase , and I shot eight without cap- turing one ...
... hundreds of these animals in the water , and the captain , who wanted a few skins , offered to let down the boat if I would endeavour to kill some . A few minutes later we were in full chase , and I shot eight without cap- turing one ...
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... hundred and nineteen leagues , of not quite three miles , for which I gave him four ounces , in value at that time just sixty - four dollars ; and though he had certainly a very fair profit , it is always better to be cheated by one ...
... hundred and nineteen leagues , of not quite three miles , for which I gave him four ounces , in value at that time just sixty - four dollars ; and though he had certainly a very fair profit , it is always better to be cheated by one ...
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... even some fields were fenced in along the road , fre- quently for a hundred yards or more , with nothing but cattle skulls the horns all stuck up with perfect regularity , to give the whole a finish . Dead ROUND THE WORLD . 45.
... even some fields were fenced in along the road , fre- quently for a hundred yards or more , with nothing but cattle skulls the horns all stuck up with perfect regularity , to give the whole a finish . Dead ROUND THE WORLD . 45.
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