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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... round and round in his skin , the bones and flesh moving , while the skin remained at rest . When he was tired of this exercise , he rested a little ; and he then began turning his skin continually round his body , down at one side and ...
... round and round in his skin , the bones and flesh moving , while the skin remained at rest . When he was tired of this exercise , he rested a little ; and he then began turning his skin continually round his body , down at one side and ...
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... round this , even though she had sunk down and had let water into the circle of high hills where once was great fire . For all round us on every far island there was fiery mountains , such as shake their sides and spit fire and smoke ...
... round this , even though she had sunk down and had let water into the circle of high hills where once was great fire . For all round us on every far island there was fiery mountains , such as shake their sides and spit fire and smoke ...
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... round Good Hope , and round the Horn , and round the Norway Maelstrom , and round perdition's flames before I give him up . And this is what ye have shipped for , men ! to chase that white whale on both sides of land , and over all ...
... round Good Hope , and round the Horn , and round the Norway Maelstrom , and round perdition's flames before I give him up . And this is what ye have shipped for , men ! to chase that white whale on both sides of land , and over all ...
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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