A yacht voyage round EnglandReligious Tract Society: 56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard; and 164, Piccadilly, 1879 - Всего страниц: 334 |
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afterwards anchor ancient appeared Barnstaple Bay beach boat breeze Brixham built called captain carried castle caught cavern cliffs close cloth boards coast coxswain crew curious dark deck Dick distance Dolphin entrance Farne Islands fish gale gallant goot Grace Darling harbour hauled head heard height houses inhabitants island Isle Jack Kent's Cavern lamp land Land's End lantern lifeboat light lighthouse Loch lofty looked Lundy Island Menai Straits miles morning Mount Edgecumbe mouth night number of vessels ocean Oliver once passed Perranzabuloe picturesque pier port Portsmouth Prince Prince of Orange pulled reached remain rising river rock round ruins sail sand seen ship shore shouted side sight smugglers soon spot stands steered stone stood summit Swanage tide told Torbay tower town Uncle Uncle Tom village walls wind wreck yachts Yarmouth
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