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... duty , he was nevertheless con- siderate for their comforts , which , as a rule , are more attended to on board Danish ships than amongst British merchantmen . A more contented ship's company , with better food and accommodation , could ...
... duty , he was nevertheless con- siderate for their comforts , which , as a rule , are more attended to on board Danish ships than amongst British merchantmen . A more contented ship's company , with better food and accommodation , could ...
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... duty of half - a - crown per ounce on all gold taken from the colony , and as all attempts at smuggling rendered the metal liable to confiscation , it was not difficult to tell how much there was on board the Jupiter . Our two hundred ...
... duty of half - a - crown per ounce on all gold taken from the colony , and as all attempts at smuggling rendered the metal liable to confiscation , it was not difficult to tell how much there was on board the Jupiter . Our two hundred ...
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... duty to appear clean and respectable on the occasion of sacrificing to a favourite deity . Kwan - Yin is an exceedingly popular goddess amongst the Chinese , and her images and shrines may be found in almost every temple of note ...
... duty to appear clean and respectable on the occasion of sacrificing to a favourite deity . Kwan - Yin is an exceedingly popular goddess amongst the Chinese , and her images and shrines may be found in almost every temple of note ...
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... duty was undertaken by a staff officer , accompanied by an interpreter , and myself as assistant surveyor . As we proceeded along the highway we came to a mud - built roadside house , from the roof of which there was an extensive view ...
... duty was undertaken by a staff officer , accompanied by an interpreter , and myself as assistant surveyor . As we proceeded along the highway we came to a mud - built roadside house , from the roof of which there was an extensive view ...
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... duties been deprived of participation in the spoil . Accordingly Sir Hope Grant issued orders that the British share of the plunder must be handed over to a commission of prize agents , to be sold by auction , and the proceeds divided ...
... duties been deprived of participation in the spoil . Accordingly Sir Hope Grant issued orders that the British share of the plunder must be handed over to a commission of prize agents , to be sold by auction , and the proceeds divided ...
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