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Page 67
What ! right in the wind ' s eye ? " answered the commander : " ahey ! brother ,
where did you learn your navigation ? Hawser Trunnion is not to be taught at this
time of day how to lie his course , or keep his own reckoning . And as for you ...
What ! right in the wind ' s eye ? " answered the commander : " ahey ! brother ,
where did you learn your navigation ? Hawser Trunnion is not to be taught at this
time of day how to lie his course , or keep his own reckoning . And as for you ...
Page 163
And there was , of course , the occasional novel of distinction by a writer outside
the main tendencies of the age , the perennially delightful novel of Persian life , J
. J . Morier ' s The Adventures of Hajji Baba , for instance , which appeared in ...
And there was , of course , the occasional novel of distinction by a writer outside
the main tendencies of the age , the perennially delightful novel of Persian life , J
. J . Morier ' s The Adventures of Hajji Baba , for instance , which appeared in ...
Page 300
... he is certainly not more than l ' homme moyen sensuel ; neither his sexual nor
his drinking exploits are anything out of the ordinary , and they could have had
little effect on the course of his life if he had been in fact l ' homme moyen sensuel
.
... he is certainly not more than l ' homme moyen sensuel ; neither his sexual nor
his drinking exploits are anything out of the ordinary , and they could have had
little effect on the course of his life if he had been in fact l ' homme moyen sensuel
.
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THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 67 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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