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Be . fore midnight the wind came more off the land , and then became light and
variable , after which it set . tled in the northwest , with thick weather for sever . al
hours . In the course of this day the walruses became more and more numerous ...
Be . fore midnight the wind came more off the land , and then became light and
variable , after which it set . tled in the northwest , with thick weather for sever . al
hours . In the course of this day the walruses became more and more numerous ...
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We found musketballs the most certain and expeditious way of de . spatching
them after they had been once struck with the harpoon , the thickness of their skin
being such that whale - lances generally bend without penetrating it . One of
these ...
We found musketballs the most certain and expeditious way of de . spatching
them after they had been once struck with the harpoon , the thickness of their skin
being such that whale - lances generally bend without penetrating it . One of
these ...
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The tents , which varied in size according to the number of occupants , consisted
of several seal and walrus skins , the former dressed without the hair , and the
latter with the thick outer coat taken off , and the rest shaved thin , so as to allow
of ...
The tents , which varied in size according to the number of occupants , consisted
of several seal and walrus skins , the former dressed without the hair , and the
latter with the thick outer coat taken off , and the rest shaved thin , so as to allow
of ...
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A thick fog had come on before this time , notwithstanding which , however , we
managed to find the ships , and got on board by seven o'clock . Five canoes
arrived soon after , and the wind being now light and variable , we lay - to for an
hour ...
A thick fog had come on before this time , notwithstanding which , however , we
managed to find the ships , and got on board by seven o'clock . Five canoes
arrived soon after , and the wind being now light and variable , we lay - to for an
hour ...
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... ice to break up in the strait , after which we dismissed them with va . rious
useful presents , the atmosphere becoming extremely thick with snow , and
threatening a repetition of the same inclement weather as we had late . ly
experienced .
... ice to break up in the strait , after which we dismissed them with va . rious
useful presents , the atmosphere becoming extremely thick with snow , and
threatening a repetition of the same inclement weather as we had late . ly
experienced .
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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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