Scribners Monthly, Volume 15Scribner & Company, 1878 |
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... believe it C U B A We sailed over the bar and anchored in front of the town . The disposition to get off for an hour or two was very strong , but our captain gave us no time for landing . He took on the passengers who stood clus- tered ...
... believe it C U B A We sailed over the bar and anchored in front of the town . The disposition to get off for an hour or two was very strong , but our captain gave us no time for landing . He took on the passengers who stood clus- tered ...
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... believe , excepting those enter- prising people who wish to revive the old business of wrecking , for which the Bahamas used to be so famous . It is certain that there are very few islands which are so advantageously placed for this ...
... believe , excepting those enter- prising people who wish to revive the old business of wrecking , for which the Bahamas used to be so famous . It is certain that there are very few islands which are so advantageously placed for this ...
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... believe him , he can take you in his little boat and sail you to the lowlands low , or the high- lands high , or to any other place on earth accessible by water . He certainly can sail a boat , and he took us away on about five Japanese ...
... believe him , he can take you in his little boat and sail you to the lowlands low , or the high- lands high , or to any other place on earth accessible by water . He certainly can sail a boat , and he took us away on about five Japanese ...
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... believe to be quite equal to anything of the kind in the Bahamas . The " Glass Windows , " a high arch or natural bridge , eighty or ninety feet above the level of the sea , is one of the lions of Harbor Island . I have said it is easy ...
... believe to be quite equal to anything of the kind in the Bahamas . The " Glass Windows , " a high arch or natural bridge , eighty or ninety feet above the level of the sea , is one of the lions of Harbor Island . I have said it is easy ...
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... believe he does , don't you , Roxy ? " " I know he does , " said Roxy , looking at her unfortunate charge tenderly ; " to be sure he does . " " To be sure he does , " chimed in Bobo , with a delight , which was increased by the smiles ...
... believe he does , don't you , Roxy ? " " I know he does , " said Roxy , looking at her unfortunate charge tenderly ; " to be sure he does . " " To be sure he does , " chimed in Bobo , with a delight , which was increased by the smiles ...
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