A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions, Volumen1Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1842 |
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... thought that there was more finery than comfort ; but it ended in my promising the captain to meet him at Portsmouth . He was to sail from London on the 1st of April , and I did not choose to sail on that day - it was omi- nous ; so I ...
... thought that there was more finery than comfort ; but it ended in my promising the captain to meet him at Portsmouth . He was to sail from London on the 1st of April , and I did not choose to sail on that day - it was omi- nous ; so I ...
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... thought I was shipped . ” “ Very good , indeed - very good , miss ; you'll make an excellent sailor , I see . " " I should make a better sailor's wife , I ex- pect , Captain H. " " Excellent ! Allow me to hand you aft ; DIARY IN AMERICA ...
... thought I was shipped . ” “ Very good , indeed - very good , miss ; you'll make an excellent sailor , I see . " " I should make a better sailor's wife , I ex- pect , Captain H. " " Excellent ! Allow me to hand you aft ; DIARY IN AMERICA ...
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... thoughts wander back to his own Emerald Isle . The Americans delight in the hyperbole ; in fact they hardly have a metaphor without it . During this crash , when every day fifteen or twenty merchants ' names appeared in the news- papers ...
... thoughts wander back to his own Emerald Isle . The Americans delight in the hyperbole ; in fact they hardly have a metaphor without it . During this crash , when every day fifteen or twenty merchants ' names appeared in the news- papers ...
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... thought that they might advantageously specu- late with the capital of others . One of the most singular affections of the human mind is a proneness to excessive specu- lation ; and it may here be noticed that the disease for ( such it ...
... thought that they might advantageously specu- late with the capital of others . One of the most singular affections of the human mind is a proneness to excessive specu- lation ; and it may here be noticed that the disease for ( such it ...
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... thought proper thus to address his men : - " Now , my lads , you see we're only an out- post , and we are not expected to beat the whole army in face of us . The duty of an outpost , when the enemy comes on , is to go in 78 DIARY IN ...
... thought proper thus to address his men : - " Now , my lads , you see we're only an out- post , and we are not expected to beat the whole army in face of us . The duty of an outpost , when the enemy comes on , is to go in 78 DIARY IN ...
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A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions, Volumen1 Frederick Marryat Vista completa - 1839 |
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