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... taken place in the islands . On the appearance of my book a few angry com- ments were made on it , chiefly by or on account of the American missionaries . What I wrote , I strove to write impartially , without malice and without fear ...
... taken place in the islands . On the appearance of my book a few angry com- ments were made on it , chiefly by or on account of the American missionaries . What I wrote , I strove to write impartially , without malice and without fear ...
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... taken in public affairs , as a member of the House of Nobles , qualify him to speak with distinctness , as he has been able to observe from a central point of view . The archives of my own office and the official and unofficial ...
... taken in public affairs , as a member of the House of Nobles , qualify him to speak with distinctness , as he has been able to observe from a central point of view . The archives of my own office and the official and unofficial ...
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... fact , that the earth was larger than antiquity had taken it to be ; and the belief gradually grew up that even another B continent lay interposed in the untraversed sea between Europe and CHAPTER I GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND ORIGIN- ...
... fact , that the earth was larger than antiquity had taken it to be ; and the belief gradually grew up that even another B continent lay interposed in the untraversed sea between Europe and CHAPTER I GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND ORIGIN- ...
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... taken a direction from South - east to North - west ; the first exertion of force having been greatest , and diminishing in intensity as it proceeded . Thus Hawaii , the most Southerly island , has an area of 4000 out of 6000 square ...
... taken a direction from South - east to North - west ; the first exertion of force having been greatest , and diminishing in intensity as it proceeded . Thus Hawaii , the most Southerly island , has an area of 4000 out of 6000 square ...
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... taken before the city was erected . They usually represent a good deal of mountain in the background , and in front a large expanse of water ; the harbour , bearing upon it a considerable amount of shipping ; -but they omit the ...
... taken before the city was erected . They usually represent a good deal of mountain in the background , and in front a large expanse of water ; the harbour , bearing upon it a considerable amount of shipping ; -but they omit the ...
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