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• About midnight the fog shut down again denser than before. One could almost "stand on it." It continued so for a number…
• And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say that I…
• Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came one day…
• If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She…
• Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over.
• They made a shrewd guess that I could give them some useful information, and they were the first to meet me. Some…
• I once knew a writer who, after saying beautiful things about the sea, passed through a Pacific hurricane, and he became a…
• Remember, Lord, my ship is small and thy sea is so wide!
• To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go. The tales of rough usage are for the most part exaggerations, as…
• Good work in the building of my vessel stood me always in good stead.
• To know the laws that govern the winds, and to know that you know them, will give you an easy mind on…
• My ship was also in better condition than when she sailed from Boston on her long voyage. She was still as sound…

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