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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... never miss- ing a mail . He had not the remotest idea that any thing which he saw and described during his absence would ever appear in a book . But since his return it has oc- curred to the Editor of these pages that the information ...
... never miss- ing a mail . He had not the remotest idea that any thing which he saw and described during his absence would ever appear in a book . But since his return it has oc- curred to the Editor of these pages that the information ...
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... never before seen , and feel myself quite incompetent to describe . As we had to wait here for a fair wind , and the gale was still blowing right into the harbor's mouth , there seemed no probability of our setting sail very soon . We ...
... never before seen , and feel myself quite incompetent to describe . As we had to wait here for a fair wind , and the gale was still blowing right into the harbor's mouth , there seemed no probability of our setting sail very soon . We ...
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... Every body turned up on deck . Passengers who had never been seen since leaving Plymouth now made their appearance to look out for the ships . One of them was a steamer , recognizable by the line 34 ROUND THE WORLD .
... Every body turned up on deck . Passengers who had never been seen since leaving Plymouth now made their appearance to look out for the ships . One of them was a steamer , recognizable by the line 34 ROUND THE WORLD .
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... never forget . The three rescued ladies were on the poop ; and ladies you could see they were , in spite of their scanty and disheveled garments . The dress of one of them consisted of a common striped man's shirt , a water - proof ...
... never forget . The three rescued ladies were on the poop ; and ladies you could see they were , in spite of their scanty and disheveled garments . The dress of one of them consisted of a common striped man's shirt , a water - proof ...
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... they bore their privations with great courage and patience , and while the men were complain- ing and swearing , the women and children never uttered a complaint . I had a long talk with the ladies , whom 46 ROUND THE WORLD .
... they bore their privations with great courage and patience , and while the men were complain- ing and swearing , the women and children never uttered a complaint . I had a long talk with the ladies , whom 46 ROUND THE WORLD .
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