The Quarterly Review, Volume 92William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1852 |
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Page 401
... land was reported from the mast - head . A group of small islands could be distinctly seen , and further off a very extensive and high land was reported . ' There was a fine clear atmosphere ( such an one as can only be seen in this ...
... land was reported from the mast - head . A group of small islands could be distinctly seen , and further off a very extensive and high land was reported . ' There was a fine clear atmosphere ( such an one as can only be seen in this ...
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... Land . ' Its eastern extreme was indistinct ; but its western extreme termi- nated abruptly . Banks ' Land appears to be very lofty , with steep cliffs and large ravines , as about Cape Dundas . I could make out the ravines and snow ...
... Land . ' Its eastern extreme was indistinct ; but its western extreme termi- nated abruptly . Banks ' Land appears to be very lofty , with steep cliffs and large ravines , as about Cape Dundas . I could make out the ravines and snow ...
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... land to the south , but could perceive neither land nor loom of land to the west or south - west . As the weather was clear , and he had a good spy - glass , and as moreover he had advanced westward fifteen miles from the coast , his ...
... land to the south , but could perceive neither land nor loom of land to the west or south - west . As the weather was clear , and he had a good spy - glass , and as moreover he had advanced westward fifteen miles from the coast , his ...
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