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... remain at home , possibly a little cheaper . This , however , might be like the twenty - five cents of the penurious bridegroom , and would involve the steerage of the ships , the third - class cattle - pens of the European railways ...
... remain at home , possibly a little cheaper . This , however , might be like the twenty - five cents of the penurious bridegroom , and would involve the steerage of the ships , the third - class cattle - pens of the European railways ...
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... remains , always aim to get as near as pos- sible to the midships of the vessel - a consideration of not much consequence to old voyagers with strong nerves , but of great importance to landsmen , as every foot of distance from the ...
... remains , always aim to get as near as pos- sible to the midships of the vessel - a consideration of not much consequence to old voyagers with strong nerves , but of great importance to landsmen , as every foot of distance from the ...
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... remain as long a proportion of the time as possible on deck , at sea , has been given in the previous paper ; and one of the motives has been stated as the natural desire to see passing ships and witness the novel details of the sea ...
... remain as long a proportion of the time as possible on deck , at sea , has been given in the previous paper ; and one of the motives has been stated as the natural desire to see passing ships and witness the novel details of the sea ...
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... great naval station of Spithead , at the right- not much of additional interest remains , except the first shore - views of fertile Old England , until the twenty or thirty miles of Southampton - water are measured LAND - MAKINGS . 59.
... great naval station of Spithead , at the right- not much of additional interest remains , except the first shore - views of fertile Old England , until the twenty or thirty miles of Southampton - water are measured LAND - MAKINGS . 59.
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... remain away ! " might be very often said , with pro- priety , to those Americans who start out from home with the ... remains to deal a moment with one or two of the national regula- tions connected with persons and property , some of ...
... remain away ! " might be very often said , with pro- priety , to those Americans who start out from home with the ... remains to deal a moment with one or two of the national regula- tions connected with persons and property , some of ...
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Page 73 - On this I ponder, where'er I wander, And thus grow fonder, sweet Cork, of thee ; With thy bells of Shandon that sound so grand on The pleasant waters of the River Lee.
Page 418 - ... Boston philosopher of the last century, whose visit to Philadelphia is still remembered in that city,) set himself at work to contrive a limb which should take the place of the one he had lost, fulfilling its functions and counterfeiting its aspect so far as possible. The result was the " Palmer leg," one of the most unquestionable triumphs of American ingenuity. Its victorious march has been unimpeded by any serious obs'tacle since it first stepped into public notice. The inventor was introduced...