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Although Yang had publicly expressed his desire to remain at the helm,
Wired Top Stories 2008
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For I mean to grow as little as the dolly at the helm,
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"Very good, Sir," replied the sailor; while the mate, still keeping his eyes on the compass, watched the needle till it reached the desired point, and exclaimed quickly, when he saw the vessel fast obeying her helm,
A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition William A. Ross
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And there, amid the Persian chiefs, himself he holds the helm,
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 Various
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Down came the great spar with a crash, and as the dhow swung round in answer to anchor and helm,
The Ivory Trail Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920
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For I mean to grow as little as the dolly at the helm,
My Ship and I 1913
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For I mean to grow a little as the dolly at the helm,
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With birch-trees fringed; my hand shall guide the helm,
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For I mean to grow as little as the dolly at the helm,
A Child's Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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For I mean to grow as little as the dolly at the helm,
A Child's Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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