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The wind being favourable, gave us an opportunity of examining and drying some of our provifion, particularly, fome Chinefe hams and dry filh, which conftituted part of our victualling.
Chapter 15 2010
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The wind being gave us an opportunity of examing and drying some of our provifion, particularly, fome
Chapter 15 1915
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The wind being favourable, gave us an opportunity of examining and drying some of our provifion, particularly, fome Chinefe hams and dry filh, which conftituted part of our victualling.
The Jacket (Star-Rover) Jack London 1896
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I have advocated the provifion of this bill s I CONGRESSIONAL REPORTER.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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The nature of this trade fhould be confidered; the numerous commanders and officers of the Company's fliips (a very fuperior clafs of nautical men) have no adequate provifion from dired pecuniary allowances; their compenfation has been in the privilege of trade, and a certain allowance of tonnage, freight free.
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Thefe canoes were fucceeded by many others, equally well loaded with the fame fort of fiih; and the cargoes purchased were fo great, that when falted, they might be coniidered as a month's provifion for the whole fhip's company.
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Notwithflanding the fertility of the country, provifion of every kind was very fcarce.
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Such a proportion of their labourers had been employed in the war, and the country was fo uncultivated, that all the provifion which had been raifed, or imported, was in no meafurc proportionate to the wants of the people.
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To carry much provifion or furniture through a pathlefs wildernefs was impra6licable.
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The reader will do mc the juftice to be - lieve, that I wifh no provifion for luxury and imaginary wants; but itmiy not be amifs to obferve, by the way, that a ftudious man has not always leifure, and not unfrequently wants a fufEcient knowledge of bufinefs» to turn his property even to warrantable ad - vantage,.
A Short Commentary, with Strictures, on Certain Parts of the Moral Writings of Dr. Paley & Mr ... George Croft 1797
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