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Page 37
... once a year , at the time prescribed in the almanack ; but the offi- cers of justice only assembled to smoke a pipe or two , and ad- 4 38 DESCRIPTION OF NANTUCKET . journ the court . During DESCRIPTION OF NANTUCKET . 37.
... once a year , at the time prescribed in the almanack ; but the offi- cers of justice only assembled to smoke a pipe or two , and ad- 4 38 DESCRIPTION OF NANTUCKET . journ the court . During DESCRIPTION OF NANTUCKET . 37.
Page 38
... ( once so freely dispensed in Newengland , and not unknown even in the best days of Pennsylvania ) has here long been obsolete . The prison is admirably adapted to this state of things , for it would not readily contain more than two or ...
... ( once so freely dispensed in Newengland , and not unknown even in the best days of Pennsylvania ) has here long been obsolete . The prison is admirably adapted to this state of things , for it would not readily contain more than two or ...
Page 39
... once abounded with Teal , Brant , and other varieties of wild fowl ; and the head of the harbour , running several miles inland , furnished the first set- tlers with plenty of clams and oysters . These have now become scarce , from ...
... once abounded with Teal , Brant , and other varieties of wild fowl ; and the head of the harbour , running several miles inland , furnished the first set- tlers with plenty of clams and oysters . These have now become scarce , from ...
Page 42
... Once a year , about the middle of June , all the sheep , amounting to some thousands , are driven into pens , when each man selects his own , shears them himself , and separates such as he wants for use . This is the only holiday which ...
... Once a year , about the middle of June , all the sheep , amounting to some thousands , are driven into pens , when each man selects his own , shears them himself , and separates such as he wants for use . This is the only holiday which ...
Page 48
... once more the favourite of Mace- nas . I am solicitous that Horace , who is , indeed , the amicus om- nium Lorarum , should be familiar to every polite reader . Put I am persuaded , from certain peculiarities in his dialect and de ...
... once more the favourite of Mace- nas . I am solicitous that Horace , who is , indeed , the amicus om- nium Lorarum , should be familiar to every polite reader . Put I am persuaded , from certain peculiarities in his dialect and de ...
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