Adventures in Australia; or, The wanderings of captain Spencer1851 |
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... gave others the long holiday of which he had spoken to Yacoub , with an allowance of wages through his agent , and , taking leave of his friends in Bombay , started for a cruise on the western side of the Indian Archipelago . He did not ...
... gave others the long holiday of which he had spoken to Yacoub , with an allowance of wages through his agent , and , taking leave of his friends in Bombay , started for a cruise on the western side of the Indian Archipelago . He did not ...
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... gave the name of the Sea - ser- pent , from its size , it being even larger than the Indian snake before taken . It was as big as a man's thigh , and was several feet long : a third kind had lids to its nostrils , and smooth and ...
... gave the name of the Sea - ser- pent , from its size , it being even larger than the Indian snake before taken . It was as big as a man's thigh , and was several feet long : a third kind had lids to its nostrils , and smooth and ...
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... fastened the line to one of the legs , and proceeded with it to the bank . Before it reached land , however , it gave signs of * Livistona . being still alive , and struggled ; but they pulled THE WANDERINGS OF CAPTAIN SPENCER . 21.
... fastened the line to one of the legs , and proceeded with it to the bank . Before it reached land , however , it gave signs of * Livistona . being still alive , and struggled ; but they pulled THE WANDERINGS OF CAPTAIN SPENCER . 21.
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... gave a short bark , plunged at something , and then retreated , shaking her head as if scratched or wounded ; she , however , made a stand at her enemy , and coming up to her assistance , her master found her engaged with a reptile ...
... gave a short bark , plunged at something , and then retreated , shaking her head as if scratched or wounded ; she , however , made a stand at her enemy , and coming up to her assistance , her master found her engaged with a reptile ...
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... gave every token of fine weather . Two of the Malays went ashore before sunrise to reconnoitre , and met with traces of natives , for whom they sought in all directions . They had , however , suddenly decamped at the approach of the ...
... gave every token of fine weather . Two of the Malays went ashore before sunrise to reconnoitre , and met with traces of natives , for whom they sought in all directions . They had , however , suddenly decamped at the approach of the ...
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