 I could distinguish by a telescope every sail, the general rig of the ship, and its particular character; insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's ship the Fame, which it afterwards proved to be; though, on comparing notes with my father,...  The Hobart Town Magazine - Page 1551834Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Bulfinch Emmons - Spiritualism - 1857 - 302 pages
...distinguish, by a telescope, every sail, the general rig of the ship, and its particular character, insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's...found that our relative position, at the time, gave our distance from one another very nearly thirty miles, being about seventeen miles beyond the horizon,... | |
 | 1823 - 450 pages
...oould distinguish every bail, the general " rig of the ship," and its particular character ; insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's...Fame, which it afterwards proved to be • — though, OB comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position at the time gave our distance... | |
 | English literature - 1823 - 614 pages
...distinguish every sail, the general •« rig of the ship," and its particular character ; insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's...found that our relative position at the time gave our distance from one another very nearly thirty miles, being about seventeen miles beyond the horizon,... | |
 | English literature - 1823 - 704 pages
...could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship," and its par. ticular character ; insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's...found that our relative position at the time gave our distance from one another very nearly thirty miles, being about seventeen miles beyond the horizon,... | |
 | 1823 - 610 pages
...distinguish every sail, the general •' rig of the ship," and its particular character ; insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's...found that our relative position at the time gave our distance from one another very nearly thirty miles, being about seventeen miles beyond the horizon,... | |
 | Mathematics - 1823 - 272 pages
...could distinguish every sail, the general 'rig of the ship,' and its particular character ; insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my Father's ship, the Fame, which it afterrtards proved to be ; — though on comparing notes with my Father, I found that our relative... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1824 - 570 pages
...could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship," and its particular character ; insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's ship, the Fame, which it afterwards proved to he; — though, on comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position at the time gave... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1825 - 508 pages
...could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship/» and its particular character: insomuch, that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's...found that our relative position at the time, gave our distance from one another very nearly thirty miles beyond the horizon, and some leagues beyond... | |
 | Science - 1824 - 628 pages
...could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship," and its particular character ; insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my Father's...found that our relative position at the time gave our distance from one another very nearly thirty miles, being about seventeen miles beyond the horizon,... | |
 | Science - 1823 - 472 pages
...could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship," and its particular character ; insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my Father's ship, the Fame, which jt afterwards proved to be ; — though, on comparing notes with my Father, I found that our relative... | |
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