With the sail set, on a flat surface, among ghostly bergs and over narrow leads we ran for forty-seven miles with scarce a clear view of what lay around.
Although one man at the age of fifty may be as strong physically as another at the age of twenty, it is certain that the exceptional man of fifty was also an exceptional man at twenty.
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The period of incubation is about five weeks, and male and female take turns at sitting.
Next morning a kedge-anchor (about five hundred-weights) was lowered with the remainder of the chain.
We found about two hundred and fifty cows in the nearer one, and, as closely as we could count, about five hundred in the adjacent colony.
He shifted his bunk up to a height of about five and a half feet, very close to the ceiling; a fact which necessitated some wriggling and squirming on his part to get into the sleeping-bag.
While standing on the piazza in front of the agency house at Mackinack, about five o'clock P.
What are the various evils belonging to the transportation of the Africans from their own country?
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About five in the morning the body was brought up, and laid on the waist near the half-deck door.
About five in the evening, some time in the month of September, the vessel then lying in Bonny river, the captain, as was his custom, went on shore.
After an absence of seven months and six days, to the great satisfaction of every one, about five in the evening his Majesty's ship Sirius anchored in the cove from the Cape of Good Hope.
About five in the afternoon we crossed the bar, and soon after passing the fort of Santa Cruz, saluted it with thirteen guns, which were returned by an equal number of guns from the fort.
We reached Carlisle atabout five o'clock, and, after taking tea at the Bush Hotel, set forth to look at the town.
I took the ten-o'clock train yesterday morning from the Euston station, and arrived at Liverpool at about five, passing through the valley of Trent, without touching at Birmingham.
About five o'clock down to Gravesend; and as we come nearer Gravesend, we hear the Dutch fleet and ours a-firing their guns most distinctly and loud.
About five o'clock they went; and then my wife and I abroad by coach into Moore-fields, only for a little ayre.
Called up about five in the morning, and my Lord up, and took leave, a little after six, very kindly of me and the whole company.
However, one morning, about five o'clock, they set off, and soon reached the foot of the cone of the crater.
About five o'clock we came in sight of Benowm, the residence of Ali.
About five o'clock Anderson faintly intimated his desire of being mounted, and Park led forward the horse as quickly as possible, in the hope of reaching Koomikoomi before night.
In about five minutes I heard the sound of oars, and perceived a boat crossing me.
About five o'clock in the morning I was roused by O'Brien, who at the same time put his hand gently over my mouth.
About five o'clock the orders were given for the ship to be cleared.
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