The English in the West Indies: Or, The Bow of UlyssesLongmans, Green, 1888 - 373 páginas |
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... round a common cen- tre while there is a centripetal power sufficient to hold them ; and so long as England ' to herself is true ' and continues worthy of her ancient reputation , there are no causes working visibly above the political ...
... round a common cen- tre while there is a centripetal power sufficient to hold them ; and so long as England ' to herself is true ' and continues worthy of her ancient reputation , there are no causes working visibly above the political ...
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... rounded bottom promised that she would roll , and I may say that the promise was faithfully kept ; but except to the stomachs of the inexperienced rolling is no disadvantage . A vessel takes less water on board in a beam sea when she ...
... rounded bottom promised that she would roll , and I may say that the promise was faithfully kept ; but except to the stomachs of the inexperienced rolling is no disadvantage . A vessel takes less water on board in a beam sea when she ...
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... round , but not Free Trade which was made into a mockery by bounties . And it seemed that their masters in Downing Street answered them as the Romans answered our forefathers . We have many colonies , and we shall not miss Britain ...
... round , but not Free Trade which was made into a mockery by bounties . And it seemed that their masters in Downing Street answered them as the Romans answered our forefathers . We have many colonies , and we shall not miss Britain ...
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... round the neck of the Caribbean Sea , had been most of them colonised and occupied by the French , and during the wars of the last century were the objects of a never ceasing conflict between their fleets and ours . The French had ...
... round the neck of the Caribbean Sea , had been most of them colonised and occupied by the French , and during the wars of the last century were the objects of a never ceasing conflict between their fleets and ours . The French had ...
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... round them protected by green Venetian blinds which can be opened or closed at pleasure ; the rooms within with polished floors , little or no carpet , and contrivances of all kinds to keep the air in continual circulation . In the ...
... round them protected by green Venetian blinds which can be opened or closed at pleasure ; the rooms within with polished floors , little or no carpet , and contrivances of all kinds to keep the air in continual circulation . In the ...
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