Accordingly we hauld in Close upon a Wind, and sent a boat ahead to sound; after making some Trips we Anchored at 8 o'Clock in 5 fathoms, a Sandy bottom.
At this time we shortened Sail, and hauld off shore East-North-East and North-East by East, close upon a Wind.
A moderate breeze of Wind with some flying showers of hail and rain; close upon a Wind all this day.
Indeed, night now was so close upon us that had not the cañon in which we were run east and west, we would have been for some time past in darkness.
I am not yet on that brink, but I am close upon mysticism, and never so happy as when I thus lose myself and scatter my own self, so that I have some difficulty in finding it again.
Close upon noon I met Kromitzki coming back from a long walk on the Kaiserweg.
I love as a man with diseased nerves, a man who is close upon mania; love as old men do, clinging to love with all their might, as it is for them a question of life.
One sunshiny afternoon, close upon winter, Arthur and Mr. Duffham went out riding.
And, close upon my heels, wanting to share the box with me, came Dan Sanker.
Close upon that, they fell in with the watchers, Gisby and the rest.
Close upon that, it was known that Ketira was laid up with rheumatism.
Close upon this Mr. Lake took a week's holiday, leaving that interesting young deacon as his substitute, and a brother Rector to preach on the Sunday morning.
Close upon that, Charles Stirling of the Court (my place) came in; and Mrs. Todhetley went to the kitchen to say that we should require supper.
Nineteen--close upon twenty, I think she said," replied the mother.
Close upon Juliet's thus taking up her residence with her aunt, finding perhaps the farm rather dull, she struck up a flirtation with Fred Scott, or he with her.
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