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... things I had determined from my earliest childhood to see for myself . Years ago I had heard from an old shepherd , in whose hut I was living as sheep overseer , of his cruises in the South Seas . He used to pour into my ear by the hour ...
... things I had determined from my earliest childhood to see for myself . Years ago I had heard from an old shepherd , in whose hut I was living as sheep overseer , of his cruises in the South Seas . He used to pour into my ear by the hour ...
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... things such as pipes . Bryant and May's matches , figs of tobacco , & c . , are only good for pur- chasing yams , cocoa - nuts , tara , or bananas . The trade , too , varies so much on the different islands , that it is impossible to ...
... things such as pipes . Bryant and May's matches , figs of tobacco , & c . , are only good for pur- chasing yams , cocoa - nuts , tara , or bananas . The trade , too , varies so much on the different islands , that it is impossible to ...
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... things as a native and his gunpowder must be always kept separate , and all arms were stowed carefully away in my private store till we should arrive at the Islands , the fortunate possessors being allowed to feast their eyes on them ...
... things as a native and his gunpowder must be always kept separate , and all arms were stowed carefully away in my private store till we should arrive at the Islands , the fortunate possessors being allowed to feast their eyes on them ...
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... thing . These natives were by far the most civilised I saw in the course of my cruise . The French priests had long been on the island , and it was at that monent occupied by a detachment of soldiers . The natives had no arms , and were ...
... thing . These natives were by far the most civilised I saw in the course of my cruise . The French priests had long been on the island , and it was at that monent occupied by a detachment of soldiers . The natives had no arms , and were ...
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... things of my powers in that line , and had always boasted to my party , that if we met any Frenchman I could tackle him in his own tongue ; and the blank look that came over the captain's face when he saw that I did not understand a ...
... things of my powers in that line , and had always boasted to my party , that if we met any Frenchman I could tackle him in his own tongue ; and the blank look that came over the captain's face when he saw that I did not understand a ...
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Сторінка 118 - ... passengers on the whole than in the proportion of one statute adult to every five superficial feet, clear for exercise, on the upper deck or poop, or...
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Сторінка 122 - Pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain, to be paid to...
Сторінка 115 - Passengers during the Voyage, including an adequate Supply of disinfecting Fluid or Agent, together with printed or written Directions for the Use of the same...