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... Land ! " was heard , and all joined in chanting the " Gloria in excelsis . " It was a false alarm , however , and ... land intervening . And he came upon the islands of the West Indies just in time to be saved from the violence of the ...
... Land ! " was heard , and all joined in chanting the " Gloria in excelsis . " It was a false alarm , however , and ... land intervening . And he came upon the islands of the West Indies just in time to be saved from the violence of the ...
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... land - birds had come to the ships , and herbage , fresh and green , was floating by . Terror and superstition prevailed , and these hopeful signs were regarded as so many de- lusions luring them to destruction . But all ended well ...
... land - birds had come to the ships , and herbage , fresh and green , was floating by . Terror and superstition prevailed , and these hopeful signs were regarded as so many de- lusions luring them to destruction . But all ended well ...
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... Land's End , Corn- wall , was sighted on the 22nd July , and anchor cast off Newland , Penzance , the same night at eleven . The captain was an ex- perienced sailor , having already crossed the Atlantic twenty - one times . The passage ...
... Land's End , Corn- wall , was sighted on the 22nd July , and anchor cast off Newland , Penzance , the same night at eleven . The captain was an ex- perienced sailor , having already crossed the Atlantic twenty - one times . The passage ...
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... land , even when the voyage is across the Atlantic . Then it is certain that the disasters are fewest where the ships are well - built and well - manned , and where discipline is best kept up . The prosperous career of the Cunard ships ...
... land , even when the voyage is across the Atlantic . Then it is certain that the disasters are fewest where the ships are well - built and well - manned , and where discipline is best kept up . The prosperous career of the Cunard ships ...
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... Land's End , England , first , and then proceed to Havre , France . " So much for the " Boston Herald's " narra- tive , which mentions various things better told by another than by the heroic voyagers . And now to the LOG OF THE ...
... Land's End , England , first , and then proceed to Havre , France . " So much for the " Boston Herald's " narra- tive , which mentions various things better told by another than by the heroic voyagers . And now to the LOG OF THE ...
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