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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... night in the sea , in a flood of light . The stars , too , came out of the blue one after another , night after night , un- obscured , and twinkled as clear as on a still , frosty night at home , until the day came upon them . All this ...
... night in the sea , in a flood of light . The stars , too , came out of the blue one after another , night after night , un- obscured , and twinkled as clear as on a still , frosty night at home , until the day came upon them . All this ...
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... Night descended upon the scene , a pitch dark night , full of anxiety to the Spaniards , to the armada , to Leyden . Strange sights and sounds occurred at different moments to bewilder the anxious sentinels . A long procession of lights ...
... Night descended upon the scene , a pitch dark night , full of anxiety to the Spaniards , to the armada , to Leyden . Strange sights and sounds occurred at different moments to bewilder the anxious sentinels . A long procession of lights ...
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... night with a chorus of frogs . Once he had been on guard in that village all night ; now that past stood before him at once in a series of views . He is an Uhlan again , and he stands there on guard ; at a distance is the public- house ...
... night with a chorus of frogs . Once he had been on guard in that village all night ; now that past stood before him at once in a series of views . He is an Uhlan again , and he stands there on guard ; at a distance is the public- house ...
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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