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... island guarded by a battery ; but Nelson , with his usual intrepidity , forced a passage with half of his fleet of fifteen vessels between the island and the French line of battle , while the other half attacked the enemy in front . The ...
... island guarded by a battery ; but Nelson , with his usual intrepidity , forced a passage with half of his fleet of fifteen vessels between the island and the French line of battle , while the other half attacked the enemy in front . The ...
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... island , wholly of mica - slate , presents , towards the sea , a sheer precipice from its peak to its base , a height of 2208 feet . There is a mission - station in the island , which forms an exception to the general wretchedness of ...
... island , wholly of mica - slate , presents , towards the sea , a sheer precipice from its peak to its base , a height of 2208 feet . There is a mission - station in the island , which forms an exception to the general wretchedness of ...
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... ISLAND lies on the N. W. coast of N. America , between 57 ° 2 ′ and 58 ° 24 ' lat . N. , and 134 ° 52 ' and 135 ° 30 ... ISLANDS , a group of about 40 islands , to the N.E. of New Guinea , between 20 and 30 lat . S. , and 146 ° 18 ' and ...
... ISLAND lies on the N. W. coast of N. America , between 57 ° 2 ′ and 58 ° 24 ' lat . N. , and 134 ° 52 ' and 135 ° 30 ... ISLANDS , a group of about 40 islands , to the N.E. of New Guinea , between 20 and 30 lat . S. , and 146 ° 18 ' and ...
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... island stand the ruins of a A. is when the sovereign , or a subject by his license , founds a temple , usually called the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius , but church or chapel , and ordains that it shall be at the sole disposal now ...
... island stand the ruins of a A. is when the sovereign , or a subject by his license , founds a temple , usually called the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius , but church or chapel , and ordains that it shall be at the sole disposal now ...
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... Islands , with Madeira , Porto Santo , St. Thomas , Angola , Benguela , and Mozambique . The Canary Is- lands belong to Spain . The large island of Madagascar and the Comoro group are under native rulers ; but in some of these isl- A ...
... Islands , with Madeira , Porto Santo , St. Thomas , Angola , Benguela , and Mozambique . The Canary Is- lands belong to Spain . The large island of Madagascar and the Comoro group are under native rulers ; but in some of these isl- A ...
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