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Page 311
... night came , however , the schooner was so secured by means of shores , and purchases aloft that were carried out to the rocks , as to stand per- fectly upright on her keel . She was thus protected when the tide left her . At low water ...
... night came , however , the schooner was so secured by means of shores , and purchases aloft that were carried out to the rocks , as to stand per- fectly upright on her keel . She was thus protected when the tide left her . At low water ...
Page 378
... night was coming in cold and still . It was one of those last efforts of winter in which all the terrible force of the season was concentrated ; and it really appeared as if Nature , wearied with its struggle to return to a more genial ...
... night was coming in cold and still . It was one of those last efforts of winter in which all the terrible force of the season was concentrated ; and it really appeared as if Nature , wearied with its struggle to return to a more genial ...
Page 425
... night some embarrassment was encountered from broken field - ice , of which the ocean was pretty full ; but by exercising great vigilance , no serious thump occurred . Fortunately the period of darkness was quite short , the twilight ...
... night some embarrassment was encountered from broken field - ice , of which the ocean was pretty full ; but by exercising great vigilance , no serious thump occurred . Fortunately the period of darkness was quite short , the twilight ...
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