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Page vii
... head . He became an immortal by missing a boat . It was quite an important boat to miss . For it was The City of Portland , and it was her last voyage . She went out into a Thanksgiving season snowstorm in all her plush carpets and ...
... head . He became an immortal by missing a boat . It was quite an important boat to miss . For it was The City of Portland , and it was her last voyage . She went out into a Thanksgiving season snowstorm in all her plush carpets and ...
Page viii
... heads like his own . But he is one of the great names in our family . And he will last as long as the story of the ill - starred City of Portland lasts and there are people in our family to tell it . Not all geniuses are as easy to spot ...
... heads like his own . But he is one of the great names in our family . And he will last as long as the story of the ill - starred City of Portland lasts and there are people in our family to tell it . Not all geniuses are as easy to spot ...
Page 57
... dirges due in sad array Slow through the church - way path we saw him borne . Approach and read ( for thou canst read ) the lay Graved on the stone beneath yon agèd thorn : ” B THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap. 57 ...
... dirges due in sad array Slow through the church - way path we saw him borne . Approach and read ( for thou canst read ) the lay Graved on the stone beneath yon agèd thorn : ” B THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap. 57 ...
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