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The ice again opening , we were now obliged to dismiss them , after half an
hour's visit , when , having run to the Hecla's bows to see Captain Lyon and his
people , they returned to their sledge as fast as their loads of presents would al .
low ...
The ice again opening , we were now obliged to dismiss them , after half an
hour's visit , when , having run to the Hecla's bows to see Captain Lyon and his
people , they returned to their sledge as fast as their loads of presents would al .
low ...
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What added ex . tremely to the beauty of this picturesque river , which Captain
Lyon and myself named after our friend Mr. BARROW , Secretary to the Admiralty
, was the richness of the vegetation on its banks , the enlivening brilliancy of a ...
What added ex . tremely to the beauty of this picturesque river , which Captain
Lyon and myself named after our friend Mr. BARROW , Secretary to the Admiralty
, was the richness of the vegetation on its banks , the enlivening brilliancy of a ...
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When first wounded they became quite furious , and one , which had been struck
from Captain Lyon's boat , made a resolute attack upon her , and injured several
of the planks with its enor . mous tusks . A number of the others came round ...
When first wounded they became quite furious , and one , which had been struck
from Captain Lyon's boat , made a resolute attack upon her , and injured several
of the planks with its enor . mous tusks . A number of the others came round ...
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... Captain Cook has called it , being hung up for steaks , the meat was not only
eaten , but eagerly sought after on this and every other occasion throughout the
voyage , by all those among us who could overcome the prej . udice arising
chiefly ...
... Captain Cook has called it , being hung up for steaks , the meat was not only
eaten , but eagerly sought after on this and every other occasion throughout the
voyage , by all those among us who could overcome the prej . udice arising
chiefly ...
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After pulling out for an hour and a half , Captain Lyon , who had a boat's crew
composed of officers , and had , unfortunately , broken one of his oars , was
under the necessity of returning to the shore . My anxiety lest the ships should be
...
After pulling out for an hour and a half , Captain Lyon , who had a boat's crew
composed of officers , and had , unfortunately , broken one of his oars , was
under the necessity of returning to the shore . My anxiety lest the ships should be
...
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| Título | Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: And Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volumen2 School District Library, no. 100-[101?] Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: And Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Sir William Edward Parry |
| Autor | Sir William Edward Parry |
| Editor | Harper, 1843 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad Estatal de Ohio |
| Digitalizado | 23 Mayo 2013 |
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