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The boat was quickly unlashed from where she hung at her davits , cast clear of the side , and lowered into the water . Three able seamen and myself took the oars , the mate steering , and rowed smartly away .
The boat was quickly unlashed from where she hung at her davits , cast clear of the side , and lowered into the water . Three able seamen and myself took the oars , the mate steering , and rowed smartly away .
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N a small cottage lying to one side of the great main road , that incidentally passed through the village of Fairlea on its way to the north , dwelt an elderly couple . Strictly speaking , a cottage is usually said to stand in some spot ...
N a small cottage lying to one side of the great main road , that incidentally passed through the village of Fairlea on its way to the north , dwelt an elderly couple . Strictly speaking , a cottage is usually said to stand in some spot ...
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Still , invariably built of wood ( the mujik boasts of five elements -earth , air , fire , water , and wood ) , black with both age and tar , they stand each side of the road , presenting to it their gabled ends rather than their fronts ...
Still , invariably built of wood ( the mujik boasts of five elements -earth , air , fire , water , and wood ) , black with both age and tar , they stand each side of the road , presenting to it their gabled ends rather than their fronts ...
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Naples Low Life in as pictured by Neapolitans By Lily | 84 |
its Growth and Evolution By Percy Fitz | 208 |
Points about Speakers By JAMES SYKES | 219 |
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