Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 288
a moaning wind from the south-west, singing sadly in the shrouds, foretold achange of weather and a coming storm. The glassalso was falling. But as the gale would probablynot blow before night, we kept on our course.In looking about the ship, there was shown a pairof bitts, or blocks of wood to… … an Atlantic storm, especially an Oc-tober storm, and on alee shore; for the windwas coming out fromthe northeast, and weshould have had Cape Cod under ourIt was an occasion that called fordence and not for daring. If you will THE BOW AND THE STERN OFTHE CONSTITUTION, ASHOUSED IN THE…
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