The Young Wrecker of the Florida Reef: Or, The Trials and Adventures of Fred RansomJames S. Claxton, successor to Wm. S. & Alfred Martien, no. 606 Chestnut Street, 1866 - 381 pages |
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... reached that time of life at which we old fellows are generally supposed to be fat , and to wear gold spectacles and very easy shoes . If you will pic- ture me thus , the result will be a suf- ficiently accurate portrait of my per ...
... reached that time of life at which we old fellows are generally supposed to be fat , and to wear gold spectacles and very easy shoes . If you will pic- ture me thus , the result will be a suf- ficiently accurate portrait of my per ...
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... reached the river night had fallen , and the badly illumina- ted docks looked gloomier than usual , owing to my emerging from the brilliant streets of the city . Here and there one could discern the tracery of rigging defined against ...
... reached the river night had fallen , and the badly illumina- ted docks looked gloomier than usual , owing to my emerging from the brilliant streets of the city . Here and there one could discern the tracery of rigging defined against ...
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... reached my side . My friend uttered not a word . I saw , at a glance , that he thought I was a regular stow - a - way . At this point , the poetical unities of time , place , and action , suggest that I should intro- duce a thrilling ...
... reached my side . My friend uttered not a word . I saw , at a glance , that he thought I was a regular stow - a - way . At this point , the poetical unities of time , place , and action , suggest that I should intro- duce a thrilling ...
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... reached our destination . The slightest incident at sea , looking to a prospective arrival , no matter how distant , gives zest to life aboard . ship . We changed our course about daylight , and before eleven o'clock , I saw plainly ...
... reached our destination . The slightest incident at sea , looking to a prospective arrival , no matter how distant , gives zest to life aboard . ship . We changed our course about daylight , and before eleven o'clock , I saw plainly ...
Page 38
... reaching from sea to heaven , commences to reel and whirl rapidly off , until broken and dissipated in its frantic waltz . Sometimes I saw three or four water- spouts at the same time , either formed , or in various stages of formation ...
... reaching from sea to heaven , commences to reel and whirl rapidly off , until broken and dissipated in its frantic waltz . Sometimes I saw three or four water- spouts at the same time , either formed , or in various stages of formation ...
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