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... comparison of the various accounts , and by making allowances for the
different circumstances under which the journeys have been made , that these
apparent inconsistencies can be reconciled , and an approximation to the truth
obtained .
... comparison of the various accounts , and by making allowances for the
different circumstances under which the journeys have been made , that these
apparent inconsistencies can be reconciled , and an approximation to the truth
obtained .
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They had obtain . ed one reindeer , and had now a large seal on their sledge , to
which we added a quantity of breaddust , that seemed acceptable enough to
them . As our way lay in the same direction as theirs , I would gladly have taken
their ...
They had obtain . ed one reindeer , and had now a large seal on their sledge , to
which we added a quantity of breaddust , that seemed acceptable enough to
them . As our way lay in the same direction as theirs , I would gladly have taken
their ...
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I found the sound . ings regular in almost every part , and had just landed to
obtain a view from an eminence , when I was recalled by a signal from the Fury ,
appointed to inform me of the approach of any ice . On my return , I found the
external ...
I found the sound . ings regular in almost every part , and had just landed to
obtain a view from an eminence , when I was recalled by a signal from the Fury ,
appointed to inform me of the approach of any ice . On my return , I found the
external ...
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As we proceeded we gradually heard the noise of a fall of water ; and being pres
. ently obliged to strike more inland , as the bank became more precipitous , soon
obtained a fresh view of the stream running on a much higher level than before ...
As we proceeded we gradually heard the noise of a fall of water ; and being pres
. ently obliged to strike more inland , as the bank became more precipitous , soon
obtained a fresh view of the stream running on a much higher level than before ...
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Our sportsmen were fortunate in obtaining four of these animals ; but we had no
success with the seines , the ground proving altogether too rocky to use them
with ad . vantage or safety . We returned on board at thir . ty minutes past two
P.M. ...
Our sportsmen were fortunate in obtaining four of these animals ; but we had no
success with the seines , the ground proving altogether too rocky to use them
with ad . vantage or safety . We returned on board at thir . ty minutes past two
P.M. ...
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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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