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This village having no amusements , or variety of scene , appears to us intolerably dull ; for the life of a naval officer , on his usual element , is of itself so monotonous and vapid , except when there is some immediate object in ...
This village having no amusements , or variety of scene , appears to us intolerably dull ; for the life of a naval officer , on his usual element , is of itself so monotonous and vapid , except when there is some immediate object in ...
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Land conveyance was utterly impracticable ; and the anxiety and fatigue endured both days for this single object , were therefore unavailing . It was evidently a trick of the natives , in pointing out the wrong species of wood .
Land conveyance was utterly impracticable ; and the anxiety and fatigue endured both days for this single object , were therefore unavailing . It was evidently a trick of the natives , in pointing out the wrong species of wood .
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The horizon was now more contracted , the distant islands disappeared , and every object beneath me became more and more ... the scene presented so many interesting objects , that I had almost forgotten the distance I had to descend ...
The horizon was now more contracted , the distant islands disappeared , and every object beneath me became more and more ... the scene presented so many interesting objects , that I had almost forgotten the distance I had to descend ...
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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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