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... wind , and in forty- eight hours , cast anchor at Santa Cruz , Teneriffe , having sighted the island some hours before . The north end of the isle is grand and rugged ; but I was not much struck with the peak , though the weather was ...
... wind , and in forty- eight hours , cast anchor at Santa Cruz , Teneriffe , having sighted the island some hours before . The north end of the isle is grand and rugged ; but I was not much struck with the peak , though the weather was ...
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... wind , crossed the Line , and luckily picked up the south - east trade , with only half a day's calm intervening , so ran on , with studding - sails set , 180 to 200 miles per day , and sighted Cape Frio , in Brazil , thirty days from ...
... wind , crossed the Line , and luckily picked up the south - east trade , with only half a day's calm intervening , so ran on , with studding - sails set , 180 to 200 miles per day , and sighted Cape Frio , in Brazil , thirty days from ...
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... winds up through the forests , which are not allowed to be cut , as the springs which supply Rio , rise in the mountain , and the shade of the trees is a great protection to them . The trees were full of lianas and creepers , and their ...
... winds up through the forests , which are not allowed to be cut , as the springs which supply Rio , rise in the mountain , and the shade of the trees is a great protection to them . The trees were full of lianas and creepers , and their ...
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... winds , which kept shifting about from north to north - east , so that after five days ' beating , we were to the south of Rio Harbour instead of the north . As we ap- proached Bahia , we saw two or three of those curious craft , the ...
... winds , which kept shifting about from north to north - east , so that after five days ' beating , we were to the south of Rio Harbour instead of the north . As we ap- proached Bahia , we saw two or three of those curious craft , the ...
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... wind dying away at sunset , we were obliged to anchor off the lighthouse . When the land - breeze blew , the odour from the shore was delicious , and the air felt heavy and loaded with the fragrance of flowers . We hung over the ...
... wind dying away at sunset , we were obliged to anchor off the lighthouse . When the land - breeze blew , the odour from the shore was delicious , and the air felt heavy and loaded with the fragrance of flowers . We hung over the ...
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