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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... Soon after his arrival in this country , he es- tablished himself in New York , in the busi- ness for which Sheffield is famed , and very soon afterwards he married the lady who was the mother of our hero - myself . Not many years after ...
... Soon after his arrival in this country , he es- tablished himself in New York , in the busi- ness for which Sheffield is famed , and very soon afterwards he married the lady who was the mother of our hero - myself . Not many years after ...
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... soon frankly confided to him my wishes , and the ill - success that they had met when I expressed them to my father . He consoled me by saying that the " old man ' would come around after awhile , " but he ob- served that , for his part ...
... soon frankly confided to him my wishes , and the ill - success that they had met when I expressed them to my father . He consoled me by saying that the " old man ' would come around after awhile , " but he ob- served that , for his part ...
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... Soon after meeting him , his fath- er's vessel made two or three voyages , and I saw him only at intervals of several months . During the absence of the vessel , I committed all sorts of vagaries . I used to go down to the wharf and ...
... Soon after meeting him , his fath- er's vessel made two or three voyages , and I saw him only at intervals of several months . During the absence of the vessel , I committed all sorts of vagaries . I used to go down to the wharf and ...
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... soon , as some other business was transacted . The next day my father proposed that we should make an excursion to a certain place- one of the numerous beautiful spots by which New York is surrounded . I eagerly acceded to his ...
... soon , as some other business was transacted . The next day my father proposed that we should make an excursion to a certain place- one of the numerous beautiful spots by which New York is surrounded . I eagerly acceded to his ...
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... soon as he and his son 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 ...
... soon as he and his son 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 ...
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