Travels of Four Years and a Half in the United States of America: During 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, and 1802Holt, 1909 - 429 páginas |
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... round the others . No ship could touch her , whether going large , or close hauled . We were always first up with the chase ; and on the twenty - first of October , 1794 , after an action close , vigorous , and persevering , the Revo ...
... round the others . No ship could touch her , whether going large , or close hauled . We were always first up with the chase ; and on the twenty - first of October , 1794 , after an action close , vigorous , and persevering , the Revo ...
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... round up before the wind . The skipper had contracted these habits dur- ing the American war , when he commanded a small privateer ; and he could not in his old age reclaim the foibles of his youth . As we increased our longitude , the ...
... round up before the wind . The skipper had contracted these habits dur- ing the American war , when he commanded a small privateer ; and he could not in his old age reclaim the foibles of his youth . As we increased our longitude , the ...
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... was preparing , I ascended , with my com- panions , the light house , which stood on the point of the Hook . It was lofty , and well furnished with lamps . On viewing the land round the dwelling of our host , I could not 15.
... was preparing , I ascended , with my com- panions , the light house , which stood on the point of the Hook . It was lofty , and well furnished with lamps . On viewing the land round the dwelling of our host , I could not 15.
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... round to the sea , I am lord of the fowl and the brute . ” The morning passed away not unpleasantly . The vivacity of the Captain enlivened our breakfast , which was prolonged nearly till noon ; nor do I think we should have then risen ...
... round to the sea , I am lord of the fowl and the brute . ” The morning passed away not unpleasantly . The vivacity of the Captain enlivened our breakfast , which was prolonged nearly till noon ; nor do I think we should have then risen ...
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... round ; Where the hoarse raven flaps his leaden wing , Where Philomel was never heard to sing , But where the owl , with melancholy strain , Does to the moon in solitude complain . O ! you , whose breasts have felt the pangs of love ...
... round ; Where the hoarse raven flaps his leaden wing , Where Philomel was never heard to sing , But where the owl , with melancholy strain , Does to the moon in solitude complain . O ! you , whose breasts have felt the pangs of love ...
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