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... side of the Isle of Wight , a passage which the late admiral Macbride first successfully attempted , for vessels of war , in a ship of the line . The vessel , in which we sailed , was a fireship ; a costly instrument of destruction ...
... side of the Isle of Wight , a passage which the late admiral Macbride first successfully attempted , for vessels of war , in a ship of the line . The vessel , in which we sailed , was a fireship ; a costly instrument of destruction ...
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... side of the river , of which these elegant ruins.constitute the chief or- nament . The church still exhibits a beautiful specimen of gothic architecture , but its tottering remains will rapidly share the fate of the neigh- bouring pile ...
... side of the river , of which these elegant ruins.constitute the chief or- nament . The church still exhibits a beautiful specimen of gothic architecture , but its tottering remains will rapidly share the fate of the neigh- bouring pile ...
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... wave against the head and sides of the vessel , and by the whistling of the helmsman , who , with the helm between his knees , and his arms crossed , alternately watching CONDUCT OF FRENCH EMIGRANTS . 15 the compass and the.
... wave against the head and sides of the vessel , and by the whistling of the helmsman , who , with the helm between his knees , and his arms crossed , alternately watching CONDUCT OF FRENCH EMIGRANTS . 15 the compass and the.
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... , I heard a sound re- sembling the pattering of some web - footed bird , in the act of climbing up the miry side of a pond . I looked down upon the feet of this bonny lassie , 20 HOTEL DE LA PAIX . and found that their c 2.
... , I heard a sound re- sembling the pattering of some web - footed bird , in the act of climbing up the miry side of a pond . I looked down upon the feet of this bonny lassie , 20 HOTEL DE LA PAIX . and found that their c 2.
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... side , and the goddess of liberty on the other ; it was struck in the early part of the revolution . min 102 fry REPUBLICAN COIN . ' ( ) " ... SILVER . ༞ ་ ་ A fifteen sols piece is half of the above , and very convenient . 1 1 COPPER ...
... side , and the goddess of liberty on the other ; it was struck in the early part of the revolution . min 102 fry REPUBLICAN COIN . ' ( ) " ... SILVER . ༞ ་ ་ A fifteen sols piece is half of the above , and very convenient . 1 1 COPPER ...
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