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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... told me that the men had gone to town for a while , and that the captain and his son had gone there too , on business , as the schooner was to sail early in the morning , so as to take ad- vantage of the first of the ebb , for the tide ...
... told me that the men had gone to town for a while , and that the captain and his son had gone there too , on business , as the schooner was to sail early in the morning , so as to take ad- vantage of the first of the ebb , for the tide ...
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... told me that the captain and his son had gone to the city on business , and that the men were also off on leave , in anticipation of sailing in the morning . It happened that the captain and his son , when on their return , came across ...
... told me that the captain and his son had gone to the city on business , and that the men were also off on leave , in anticipation of sailing in the morning . It happened that the captain and his son , when on their return , came across ...
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... told me to return , I would return immediately . Whether he be- lieved me or not , I resolved that my course should be equally obedient . I must wait , how- ever , to learn his decision . I had no doubt that , " in the meantime , I , a ...
... told me to return , I would return immediately . Whether he be- lieved me or not , I resolved that my course should be equally obedient . I must wait , how- ever , to learn his decision . I had no doubt that , " in the meantime , I , a ...
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... told you enough of what relates to the scientific part of the phenomenon , and I now return to the description of the way in which it generally looks at sea . There is no appearance to which the upper cone in motion can be so well ...
... told you enough of what relates to the scientific part of the phenomenon , and I now return to the description of the way in which it generally looks at sea . There is no appearance to which the upper cone in motion can be so well ...
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... told of such a scrape as the one in which I found myself , but -I blubbered . How long I continued to cry I do not know , but I was suddenly startled by a gruff voice from the captain's berth . " Hollo , my fine fellow , " said the ...
... told of such a scrape as the one in which I found myself , but -I blubbered . How long I continued to cry I do not know , but I was suddenly startled by a gruff voice from the captain's berth . " Hollo , my fine fellow , " said the ...
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