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... to this latter country . China is bounded on two sides by the Pacific Ocean ; but this great body of water is so broken into gulfs that it hardly looks like a sea . One of 6 THE PAVILION AT BRIGHTON . these gulfs , the.
... to this latter country . China is bounded on two sides by the Pacific Ocean ; but this great body of water is so broken into gulfs that it hardly looks like a sea . One of 6 THE PAVILION AT BRIGHTON . these gulfs , the.
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... side ; they are licensed by the Chinese government to conduct foreign vessels through the Bogue from Macao to the inner waters of the river . The pilot- boat will be wedge - shaped , sharp in the stem and broad in the stern , and lying ...
... side ; they are licensed by the Chinese government to conduct foreign vessels through the Bogue from Macao to the inner waters of the river . The pilot- boat will be wedge - shaped , sharp in the stem and broad in the stern , and lying ...
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... side of the island is more fertile , pleasant , and picturesque than the northern , though the buildings of the British are on the latter , to secure the anchorage of the bay , and to avoid the fury of the south - west monsoon . We must ...
... side of the island is more fertile , pleasant , and picturesque than the northern , though the buildings of the British are on the latter , to secure the anchorage of the bay , and to avoid the fury of the south - west monsoon . We must ...
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... side them . For beauty and kindness and virtue combined , For the graces of form and the charms of the mind , For affection and soul - beaming eloquent eyes , Old England ! thy daughters unrivalled arise . Should you visit the inner ...
... side them . For beauty and kindness and virtue combined , For the graces of form and the charms of the mind , For affection and soul - beaming eloquent eyes , Old England ! thy daughters unrivalled arise . Should you visit the inner ...
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... sides carriage wheels are fixed , And using fossil coal to make a fire , They whirl round as a race - horse flies- Of white cloth all her sails are made . In winds both fair and foul she goes ; On her bow is the god of the waves ; At ...
... sides carriage wheels are fixed , And using fossil coal to make a fire , They whirl round as a race - horse flies- Of white cloth all her sails are made . In winds both fair and foul she goes ; On her bow is the god of the waves ; At ...
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