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Their gambols rouse our desire to test the powers of the harpoon - gun ; but all
hands are now busy with the various preparations for the coming season , and a
few rifle shots are fired at them , until one more successful than the rest at last ...
Their gambols rouse our desire to test the powers of the harpoon - gun ; but all
hands are now busy with the various preparations for the coming season , and a
few rifle shots are fired at them , until one more successful than the rest at last ...
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A pyramidal rock shot up into the air about 1,200 feet above us ; its otherwise
bleak and wall - like face was cut up by stratification into a series of narrow
ledges inaccessible to all save the winged denizens of the air , who here found a
secure ...
A pyramidal rock shot up into the air about 1,200 feet above us ; its otherwise
bleak and wall - like face was cut up by stratification into a series of narrow
ledges inaccessible to all save the winged denizens of the air , who here found a
secure ...
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Without delay , the sea - bird soared aloft into the air , leaving the baffled fox in a
state of evident perplexity . Then began their long - delayed chase of the fox , the
wild bird screaming as if in satisfaction , as shot after shot told how eager the ...
Without delay , the sea - bird soared aloft into the air , leaving the baffled fox in a
state of evident perplexity . Then began their long - delayed chase of the fox , the
wild bird screaming as if in satisfaction , as shot after shot told how eager the ...
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... of sight ; we feeling perfectly satisfied with the success of the shot , hurry up ,
and entirely forgetting the advice of the Hull Harbourmaster , jump on to the
treacherous ice and hasten to the opposite side ; there the ledge overhangs
somewhat ...
... of sight ; we feeling perfectly satisfied with the success of the shot , hurry up ,
and entirely forgetting the advice of the Hull Harbourmaster , jump on to the
treacherous ice and hasten to the opposite side ; there the ledge overhangs
somewhat ...
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109 thick and closely packed they seem to us to throw off the shot . His beautifully
white breast and glossy black plumage greatly interested us , but for lack of the
requisite materials for preserving the skins , we were unable to bring back ...
109 thick and closely packed they seem to us to throw off the shot . His beautifully
white breast and glossy black plumage greatly interested us , but for lack of the
requisite materials for preserving the skins , we were unable to bring back ...
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| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | H.S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 1 Abr. 2009 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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