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" They give different reasons for it ; but my story is this : She was an Amsterdam vessel, and sailed from that port seventy years ago. Her master's name was Vanderdecken. He was a staunch seaman, and would have his own way, in spite of the devil. For all... "
The flying Dutchman. Tr. by J.P. Jackson - Page x
by Wilhelm Richard Wagner - 1876
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 9

1821 - 818 pages
...Amsterdam vessel, and sailed from that port seventy years ago. Her master s name was Vanderdecken. He was a staunch seaman, and would have his own way,...they were a long day trying to weather the Table Bay, which we saw this morning. However, the wind headed them, and went against them more and more, and...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 9

1821 - 618 pages
...Amsterdam vessel, and sailed from that port seventy years ago. Her master's name was Vanderdecken. He was a staunch seaman, and would have his own way,...board with them now, nobody knows ; the story is this, thatin doubling the Cape, they were a long day trying to weather the Table Bay, which we saw this morning....
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The flowers of literature, or, Encyclopædia of anecdote, a coll ..., Volume 3

William Oxberry - 1821 - 378 pages
...replied, "I have heard of her beating about in these seas. What is the reason she never reaches port ?" a sailor under him had reason to complain ; though...they were a long day trying to weather the Table Bay, which we saw this morning. However, the wind headed them, and went against them more and more, and...
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The Flowers of Literature: Consisting of Selections from History ..., Volume 4

William Oxberry - 1824 - 382 pages
...vessel, and sailed from that port seventy years ago. Her master's name was Vanderdecken. He was a stanch seaman, and would have his own way, in spite of the...they were a long day trying to weather the Table Bay, which we saw this morning However, the wind headed them, and went against them more and more, and Vanderdecken...
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Legends of Terror!: And Tales of the Wonderful and Wild ; Original and ...

1826 - 654 pages
...a staunch • «nan, and would have his own ways in spite of the devil. For all that, never a sail under him had reason to complain ; though how it is...they were a long day trying to weather the Table Bay, which we saw this morning. However, the wind headed them, and went against them more and more, and...
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The Casket

1828 - 400 pages
...Amsterdam vessel, •*nd sailed from that port seventy years ago. Her master's name was Vanderdecken. He was a staunch seaman, and would have his own way...a sailor under him had reason to complain; though bow it is on board with them now, nobody knows ; the story is this, that in donbttfig the Cape, they...
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The Log Book; Or, Nautical Miscellany..

Old Sailor - 1826 - 534 pages
...Amsterdam vessel, and sailed from that port seventy years ago. Her master's name was Vanderdecken. He was a staunch seaman, and would have his own way,...they were a long day trying to weather the Table Bay, which we saw this morning. However, the wind headed them, and went against then more and more, and...
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The Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 9

1821 - 370 pages
...Amsterdam vessel, and sailed from that port seventy years ago. Her master's name was Vanderdecken. He was a staunch seaman, and would have his own way,...that, never a sailor under him had reason to complain ; tho' how it is on board with them now, nobody knows ; the story is this, that in doubling the Cape,...
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The Cabinet: A Collection of Romantic Tales, Embracing the Spirit of the ...

1836 - 360 pages
...Amsterdam vessel, and sailed from that port seventy years ago. Her master's name was Vanderdecken. He was a staunch seaman, and would have his own way,...they were a long day trying to weather the Table Bay, which we saw this morning. However, the wind headed them, and went against them more and more, and...
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Evening Tales for the Winter: Being a Selection of Wonderful ..., Volumes 1-3

1856 - 458 pages
...vessel, and sailed from that port seventy years ago. Her master's name was Vanderdecken. He was a stanch seaman, and would have his own way, in spite of the...to complain ; though how it is on board with them tfow, nobody knows. The story is this : that in doubling the Cape, they were a long day trying to weather...
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