New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 - Voyages and travels |
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... considerable time . It was surprising to see how soon he adopted the European customs : when shewn into a room , he bowed very gracefully , and was very mild and tractable in his manners . This poor fellow had been drifted out to sea in ...
... considerable time . It was surprising to see how soon he adopted the European customs : when shewn into a room , he bowed very gracefully , and was very mild and tractable in his manners . This poor fellow had been drifted out to sea in ...
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... considerable time before the snows melt away . Even in this country I have frequently observed , that when heavy ... considerably retarded . The remarkable increase of heat which is observed here , during the summer months , is owing ...
... considerable time before the snows melt away . Even in this country I have frequently observed , that when heavy ... considerably retarded . The remarkable increase of heat which is observed here , during the summer months , is owing ...
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... considerable , extending into the interior nearly due - west ; but no precise information respecting them has been ... considerable town , well inhabited , protected by some works and native soldiers , and having a governor , second only ...
... considerable , extending into the interior nearly due - west ; but no precise information respecting them has been ... considerable town , well inhabited , protected by some works and native soldiers , and having a governor , second only ...
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taining a particular Account of the Icebergs and other Phenomena which | |
Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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