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The fucce& anfwered the admiral's ex - pcftiuotvy K6 THE FIRST VOYAGE peftjltion; for, in confequencc of the favourable ac - count given by the Indian, the iflanders came aboard in their canoes, to barter with the fame fort of com - modities found at St. Salvador; but thejr feemed to have more fagacity than the other, and made more advantageous bargains: they had fome cotton cloth in their houfcs, and the women wore a kind of fhort petticoat or fwathe round the middle.
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The original title is A fhort Account of fome new Aftronomical and Phyfical Obfervations made in Afia; and communicated to Matthew Maty, M.D.F.R.S. by his Excellency Mr.
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The original title is A fhort Account of fome new Aftronomical and Phyfical Obfervations made in Afia; and communicated to Matthew Maty, M.D.F.R.S. by his Excellency Mr.
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Thefe, in fhort, are the laws which gave rife and original to that collection of maxims and cuftoms, which is now known by the name of the common law.
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They made it the next day, and fpent the night makmg fhort boards under the north end of the ifland.
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In fhort, every thin? eaftward denotes the ravages of the waves and winds, while, on the weft, the general afped announces the tranquillity of nature, and the peaceful aclion of time.
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Soon after, he went down to Oparree in his boat, where having found both this chief and the King, after a fhort flay, he brought them both on board to dinner, together with Tarevatoo, the King's younger brother, and Tee.
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N, £•; and we proceeded along it a fhort diftance away.
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Their hair moftly black or brown, is fhort and curly; but not quite fo foft and woolly as that of a negroe.
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Thefe fingle canoes have all out-riggers, and are fometimes navigated with fails, but more generally with paddles, the blades of which are fhort, and broadeft in the middle.
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