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Instead of the double paddle , used by the Esquimeaux , they make use of a short piece of wood , about three feet long , narrow at the top , and gradually becoming broad towards the extremity ; on the whole , not unlike the extremity of ...
Instead of the double paddle , used by the Esquimeaux , they make use of a short piece of wood , about three feet long , narrow at the top , and gradually becoming broad towards the extremity ; on the whole , not unlike the extremity of ...
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July 3d , we were off Langeness , the N. E. point of that large island ; as we meant to bring up in the Bay of Patrix Fiord , at the opposite extremity , our course made us nearly go the circuit of it , and we seized the opportunity of ...
July 3d , we were off Langeness , the N. E. point of that large island ; as we meant to bring up in the Bay of Patrix Fiord , at the opposite extremity , our course made us nearly go the circuit of it , and we seized the opportunity of ...
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They are commonly oblong and without aisles , and , the entrance being at one end , a gay curtain screens the view from the street during the performance of divine service , while at the other extremity is usually an altar - piece ...
They are commonly oblong and without aisles , and , the entrance being at one end , a gay curtain screens the view from the street during the performance of divine service , while at the other extremity is usually an altar - piece ...
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Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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