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Page 125
... seen in the neighborhood . They consequently flew so high , that different trials to reach them with a capital rifle proved ineffectual ; nor did the reports dis- turb them in the least . I cannot describe to you the extreme beauty of ...
... seen in the neighborhood . They consequently flew so high , that different trials to reach them with a capital rifle proved ineffectual ; nor did the reports dis- turb them in the least . I cannot describe to you the extreme beauty of ...
Page 126
... seen industriously throwing up the withered leaves in quest of the fallen mast . The rear ranks are continually rising , passing over the main body , and alight- ing in front , in such rapid succession , that the whole flock seems still ...
... seen industriously throwing up the withered leaves in quest of the fallen mast . The rear ranks are continually rising , passing over the main body , and alight- ing in front , in such rapid succession , that the whole flock seems still ...
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... seen from a point of view a little higher , they are what I have described them ; seen from a higher still , and the highest , who shall say what they are , or that they are worth looking at or thinking of at all ? However , the ...
... seen from a point of view a little higher , they are what I have described them ; seen from a higher still , and the highest , who shall say what they are , or that they are worth looking at or thinking of at all ? However , the ...
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NATHANIEL WARD 15781652 | 1 |
JOHN WINTHROP 15881649 | 9 |
COTTON MATHER 16631728 | 16 |
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