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... kind- ness , friendship , and sympathy we had enjoyed there , which we prized the more , as we were now to take our leave of the civilized world , and of all the enjoyments of social life . On the 27th of June we arrived at the village ...
... kind- ness , friendship , and sympathy we had enjoyed there , which we prized the more , as we were now to take our leave of the civilized world , and of all the enjoyments of social life . On the 27th of June we arrived at the village ...
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... kind of dam , which obstructs the course of the river , and causes it to overflow its banks ; thus the meadows and villages are laid under water , and those who have not taken the precaution to drive their horses . to higher ground ...
... kind of dam , which obstructs the course of the river , and causes it to overflow its banks ; thus the meadows and villages are laid under water , and those who have not taken the precaution to drive their horses . to higher ground ...
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... kind , were made with difficulty , owing to the intense cold . We were obliged to cover with leather all those parts of our sextants which came in contact with the hand or the eye , otherwise the skin in- stantly froze to the metal ...
... kind , were made with difficulty , owing to the intense cold . We were obliged to cover with leather all those parts of our sextants which came in contact with the hand or the eye , otherwise the skin in- stantly froze to the metal ...
Contents
rival of the English Traveller Captain Cochrane The | 87 |
CHAPTER V | 97 |
CHAPTER VI | 114 |
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