A Boy's Voyage Round the World: Including a Residence in Victoria, and a Journey by Rail Across North AmericaSamuel Smiles John Murray, 1871 - 304 páginas |
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... BLUE JACKET . THE April Fools ' Day . - A Ship in Sight . - The " Pyrmont . " - The Rescued “ Blue Jacket ” Passengers . — Story of the burnt Ship . — Suffering of the Lady Passengers in an open Boat . - Their Rescue . - Distressing ...
... BLUE JACKET . THE April Fools ' Day . - A Ship in Sight . - The " Pyrmont . " - The Rescued “ Blue Jacket ” Passengers . — Story of the burnt Ship . — Suffering of the Lady Passengers in an open Boat . - Their Rescue . - Distressing ...
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... blue . How different from the weather in the English Channel only a short week ago ! Rugs are now discarded , and winter clothing begins to feel almost oppressive . In the evenings , as we hang over the taffrail , we watch with interest ...
... blue . How different from the weather in the English Channel only a short week ago ! Rugs are now discarded , and winter clothing begins to feel almost oppressive . In the evenings , as we hang over the taffrail , we watch with interest ...
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... Australia , we regard it with all the greater interest , and I myself watched it in the twilight until it faded away into a blue mist on the horizon . CHAPTER III . WITHIN THE TROPICS . Increase of Temperature 30 ROUND THE WORLD .
... Australia , we regard it with all the greater interest , and I myself watched it in the twilight until it faded away into a blue mist on the horizon . CHAPTER III . WITHIN THE TROPICS . Increase of Temperature 30 ROUND THE WORLD .
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... blue - dark , deep blue — and calm . Now we see plenty of flying fish . Whole shoals of the glittering little things glide along in the air , skimming the tops of the waves . They rise to escape their pursu- ers , the bonitos , which ...
... blue - dark , deep blue — and calm . Now we see plenty of flying fish . Whole shoals of the glittering little things glide along in the air , skimming the tops of the waves . They rise to escape their pursu- ers , the bonitos , which ...
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... blue , with a streak of light blue silver on either side , and the belly silvery white . These fish are usual- ly caught from the jibboom and the martingale , as they play about the bows of the ship . The only bait is a piece of white ...
... blue , with a streak of light blue silver on either side , and the belly silvery white . These fish are usual- ly caught from the jibboom and the martingale , as they play about the bows of the ship . The only bait is a piece of white ...
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