Great Sea Stories of All Nations, by Giovanni Boccaccio, David Bone, Joseph Conrad ..: And Many Others from Ancient Greece to Modern JapanHenry Major Tomlinson |
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... boat ; and then we took breath and looked about us , and away from us a little space were th ' other boats , wi ' two other fish making play , and as likely as not to break loose , for I may say as I were th ' best harpooner on board ...
... boat ; and then we took breath and looked about us , and away from us a little space were th ' other boats , wi ' two other fish making play , and as likely as not to break loose , for I may say as I were th ' best harpooner on board ...
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... boat was high enough to catch the wind , and as she drifted to leeward the drag of the anchor kept her head to windward . Thus our boat took most of the seas more or less end on . Even then the crests of the waves often would curl right ...
... boat was high enough to catch the wind , and as she drifted to leeward the drag of the anchor kept her head to windward . Thus our boat took most of the seas more or less end on . Even then the crests of the waves often would curl right ...
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... boats . Andrés saw to his joy that Reñales ' boat was soon ready with all its crew . They took their oars , and the skipper of the boat stood at his oar at the stern to steer . They shoved off and the boat re- ceived the first impulse ...
... boats . Andrés saw to his joy that Reñales ' boat was soon ready with all its crew . They took their oars , and the skipper of the boat stood at his oar at the stern to steer . They shoved off and the boat re- ceived the first impulse ...
Contents
LUCIAN OF SAMOTHRACEHow Lucian of Samothrace Voyaged to | 15 |
BIBLICAL LITERATURE | 46 |
ANON The Story of AbdAllah of the Land and AbdAllah of the | 53 |
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