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Page 130
... tion . When navigating among the drift - ice for whales , on the 9th , the greatest cold observed was -8 ° ; which is also the extreme of the author's observations during twenty voyages to the whale - fishery . This intensity of cold ...
... tion . When navigating among the drift - ice for whales , on the 9th , the greatest cold observed was -8 ° ; which is also the extreme of the author's observations during twenty voyages to the whale - fishery . This intensity of cold ...
Page 286
... tion , may either give them a cursory glance , or omit them without prejudice to the other portions of the diary . The colored engravings are very pleasing , and highly creditable to the pencils of Mr. B. and his lady , who have jointly ...
... tion , may either give them a cursory glance , or omit them without prejudice to the other portions of the diary . The colored engravings are very pleasing , and highly creditable to the pencils of Mr. B. and his lady , who have jointly ...
Page 448
... tion . The effusions of M. de la Voye , on the other hand , are for the most part of very moderate length , and of a mixed descrip- tion ; -epistolary , narrative and poetical ; - many of them dis- playing much spirit , united to ...
... tion . The effusions of M. de la Voye , on the other hand , are for the most part of very moderate length , and of a mixed descrip- tion ; -epistolary , narrative and poetical ; - many of them dis- playing much spirit , united to ...
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