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" It was a little before this period that one of the officers of the ship, with the well-meant intention of ascertaining that all was fast below, descended with two of the sailors into the hold, where they carried with them, for safety, a light in the patent... "
The London Magazine - Page 518
1825
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A narrative of the loss of the Kent East Indiaman, by fire, in the bay of ...

sir Duncan Macgregor - 1825 - 104 pages
...apartment, which is on a level with the quarter deck. the officers of the ship, with the welUmeant intention of ascertaining that all was fast below,...seeing that the lamp burned dimly, the officer took the precaution to hand it up to the orlop deck to be trimmed. Having afterwards discovered one of the spirit...
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The Christian guardian (and Church of England magazine).

1825 - 556 pages
...about with so much noise and violence, as to excite the liveliest apprehensions of individual danger. It was a little before this period that one of the officers of the ship, with the intention of ascertaining that all was fast below, descended with two of the sailors into the hold,...
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The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

1826 - 870 pages
...about with so much noise and violence, as to excite the liveliest apprehensions of individual danger. " It was a little before this period that one of the...seeing that the lamp burned dimly, the officer took the precaution to hand it up to the orlop deck to be trimmed. Having afterwards discovered one of the spirit...
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New elegant extracts; a selection from the most eminent prose and ..., Volume 3

New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pages
...about with so much noise and violence, as to excite the liveliest apprehensions of individual danger. It was a little before this period that one of the officers of the ship, with the well meant intention of ascertaining that all was fast below, descended with two of the sailors into...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection, Moral ..., Volume 3, Parts 5-6

Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...about with so much noise and violence, as to excite the liveliest apprehensions of individual danger. It was a little before this period that one of the officers of the ship, with the well meant intention of ascertaining that all was fast below, descended with two of the sailors into...
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New elegant extracts; a selection from the most eminent prose and ..., Volume 3

New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...about with so much noise and violence, as to excite the liveliest apprehensions of individual danger. It was a little before this period that one of the officers of the ship, %vith the well meant intention of ascertaining that all was fast below, descended with two of the sailors...
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Naval discipline ... or, A view of the necessity for passing a law ...

Christopher Biden - 1830 - 432 pages
...The cause of this dreadful catastrophe is related as follows, by one of the Kent's passengers :—" One of the officers of the ship, with the well-meant...seeing that the lamp burned dimly, the officer took the pracaution to hand it up to the orlop-deck to be trimmed.* Having afterwards * Fatality marked this...
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The Mariner's Chronicle: Containing Narratives of the Most Remarkable ...

Archibald Duncan - 1834 - 1044 pages
...the principal cabins were dashed about with violence, and the main chains were thrown at every lurch under water. It was a little before this period, that...seeing that the lamp burned dimly, the officer took the precaution to hand it up to the orlop-deck to be trimmed. Having afterward discovered one of the spirit...
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The Mariner's Chronicle: Containing Narratives of the Most Remarkable ...

1834 - 658 pages
...the principal cabins were dashed about with violence, and the main chains were thrown at every lurch under water. It was a little before this period, that...where they carried with them, for safety, a light in tho patent lantern; and seeing that the lamp burned dimly, the officer took the precaution to hand...
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Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea, Or Historical Narratives of the Most Noted ...

1836 - 454 pages
...the principal cabin? were dashed about with violence, and the main chains wer« thrown at every lurch under water. It was a little before this period, that...carried with them, for safety, a light in the patent lanthorn ; and seeing that the lamp burned dimly, the officer took the precaution to hand it up the...
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