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... nature , " tells us , directly afterwards , that his writing is " calculated for the easy comprehen- sion of the inferior naval officers , " thereby , I presume , meaning the midshipmen , and I trust I shall be , by them , pardoned for ...
... nature , " tells us , directly afterwards , that his writing is " calculated for the easy comprehen- sion of the inferior naval officers , " thereby , I presume , meaning the midshipmen , and I trust I shall be , by them , pardoned for ...
Page xxiv
... nature of the ice in the so - called palæocrystic sea north of Smith Sound , I have no hesitation in saying that it would be manifestly unwise and imprudent , for any commander to risk the safety of his ship by attempting to navigate ...
... nature of the ice in the so - called palæocrystic sea north of Smith Sound , I have no hesitation in saying that it would be manifestly unwise and imprudent , for any commander to risk the safety of his ship by attempting to navigate ...
Page xxxiii
... nature , whilst the other is the ordinary floe - ice of one , or two , seasons ' formation . Between the two is a distinct line of demar- cation extending in a north and south direction . The pack here , as elsewhere , is of course ...
... nature , whilst the other is the ordinary floe - ice of one , or two , seasons ' formation . Between the two is a distinct line of demar- cation extending in a north and south direction . The pack here , as elsewhere , is of course ...
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... of the men abandoned to nature alone . was too kind to expose his courageous sea- men to the certain dangers of destruction , by farther voyages to the extreme north , and I. ] EARLY WHALE - FISHERY . 9 therefore gave.
... of the men abandoned to nature alone . was too kind to expose his courageous sea- men to the certain dangers of destruction , by farther voyages to the extreme north , and I. ] EARLY WHALE - FISHERY . 9 therefore gave.
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... nature , and so tightly packed , that it was impossible to make any progress . In their own words , - " Winds we have had at will , but ice and fog too much against our wills , if it had pleased the Lord God other- wise . " In some ...
... nature , and so tightly packed , that it was impossible to make any progress . In their own words , - " Winds we have had at will , but ice and fog too much against our wills , if it had pleased the Lord God other- wise . " In some ...
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