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... night , although it was then nearly four . To the disappointment of our mercenary host , we set out immediately . We had scarcely paced back the three miles which McNab had led us away to his house , when Holmes began to lag be- hind ...
... night , although it was then nearly four . To the disappointment of our mercenary host , we set out immediately . We had scarcely paced back the three miles which McNab had led us away to his house , when Holmes began to lag be- hind ...
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... night's rest , and it was pro- bably owing more to our extreme fatigue than to the small- ness of the bed , that we courted sleep in vain . We were un- able to continue in the same position for one minute together , and neither of us ...
... night's rest , and it was pro- bably owing more to our extreme fatigue than to the small- ness of the bed , that we courted sleep in vain . We were un- able to continue in the same position for one minute together , and neither of us ...
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... night , it was decided that we should continue on the larboard tack by the wind , under a conviction that we should weather the Scilly Islands . This arrangement was made according to calculation by a chronometer under the charge of ...
... night , it was decided that we should continue on the larboard tack by the wind , under a conviction that we should weather the Scilly Islands . This arrangement was made according to calculation by a chronometer under the charge of ...
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... night , Bowen began to show great uneasiness , and continued on the quarter - deck quickening his pace , -his usual way of showing his anxiety . Observing this , I said to him , ' What's the matter , old boy ? you seem uneasy . ' ' The ...
... night , Bowen began to show great uneasiness , and continued on the quarter - deck quickening his pace , -his usual way of showing his anxiety . Observing this , I said to him , ' What's the matter , old boy ? you seem uneasy . ' ' The ...
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... night - glass in his hand , at the masthead of the Queen Charlotte . ' The work was very harassing and fatiguing , and Lord Howe had the kindly consideration to order him a chair on the quarter- deck . He scarcely ever went below ...
... night - glass in his hand , at the masthead of the Queen Charlotte . ' The work was very harassing and fatiguing , and Lord Howe had the kindly consideration to order him a chair on the quarter- deck . He scarcely ever went below ...
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Side 148 - See, what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury, New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination, and a form, indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.