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Our squadron was blocked up four months in the roads , an event which so deeply affected the Chevalier as to occasion his death . Chagrin broke his heart , and he breathed out his last sigh while sitting at the table .
Our squadron was blocked up four months in the roads , an event which so deeply affected the Chevalier as to occasion his death . Chagrin broke his heart , and he breathed out his last sigh while sitting at the table .
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This task usually takes up two or three months . Every man takes on his back a load of 140 pounds , which he must carry , together with his chain , to a distance of five or six leagues across the mountains .
This task usually takes up two or three months . Every man takes on his back a load of 140 pounds , which he must carry , together with his chain , to a distance of five or six leagues across the mountains .
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These follow the course of the sun , which twice in the year passes over the zenith ; in the month of April , while travelling ... During the three months that follow , there are frequent , and sometimes tremendous , thunderstorms .
These follow the course of the sun , which twice in the year passes over the zenith ; in the month of April , while travelling ... During the three months that follow , there are frequent , and sometimes tremendous , thunderstorms .
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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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| Title | New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2 New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Sir Richard Phillips Volume 2 of New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgments ; with Index and Historical Preface, Sir Richard Phillips |
| Author | Sir Richard Phillips |
| Publisher | Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Apr 2007 |
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