A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. A LADY'S CRUISE IN A FRENCH MAN - OF - WAR " THE morning watch was come ; the vessel lay.
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. A LADY'S CRUISE IN A FRENCH MAN - OF - WAR " THE morning watch was come ; the vessel lay.
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Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. " THE morning watch was come ; the vessel lay Her course , and gently made her liquid way ; The cloven billow flashed from off her prow In furrows formed , by that majestic plough . ' Huzza for ...
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. " THE morning watch was come ; the vessel lay Her course , and gently made her liquid way ; The cloven billow flashed from off her prow In furrows formed , by that majestic plough . ' Huzza for ...
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... STONES RETURN OF GILBERT ISLANDERS- DEPARTURE OF THE SEIGNELAY , 264 CHAPTER XXV . HURRICANE AT THE PAUMOTUS - MAHENA PLANTATION - WATCHING FOR VESSELS - FAREWELL TO TAHITI , . 289 ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE SECOND VOLUME . PAO PAO , OR.
... STONES RETURN OF GILBERT ISLANDERS- DEPARTURE OF THE SEIGNELAY , 264 CHAPTER XXV . HURRICANE AT THE PAUMOTUS - MAHENA PLANTATION - WATCHING FOR VESSELS - FAREWELL TO TAHITI , . 289 ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE SECOND VOLUME . PAO PAO , OR.
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... and of which Mrs Brander is the high chiefess . I hear that there is a chance of letters being de- spatched by some vessel , so I may as well close this . Your loving sister . • · 48 CHAPTER XV . THE SEMAPHORE - IMMUTABLE TIDES -
... and of which Mrs Brander is the high chiefess . I hear that there is a chance of letters being de- spatched by some vessel , so I may as well close this . Your loving sister . • · 48 CHAPTER XV . THE SEMAPHORE - IMMUTABLE TIDES -
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... vessel which was lying at anchor in the harbour . Even the small lagoon shark is not a pleasant fellow - swimmer , though it rarely exceeds six feet in length . It ventures into very shallow water , but makes its home in caves in the ...
... vessel which was lying at anchor in the harbour . Even the small lagoon shark is not a pleasant fellow - swimmer , though it rarely exceeds six feet in length . It ventures into very shallow water , but makes its home in caves in the ...
Common terms and phrases
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