The British Empire Series, Volume 3K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1902 - Great Britain |
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... fleet and founded a Norse princi- pality at Dublin . At the same period the Isle of Man must also have received numerous Scandinavian colonists , but they do seem to have been strong enough to subdue the native inhabitants till about ...
... fleet and founded a Norse princi- pality at Dublin . At the same period the Isle of Man must also have received numerous Scandinavian colonists , but they do seem to have been strong enough to subdue the native inhabitants till about ...
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... fleet of steamers coming to the Isle of Man and for the use of our home fishing fleet , some of the finest harbours and piers in the British Islands . the money is not wasted . So The highways of the isle are in an excellent state ...
... fleet of steamers coming to the Isle of Man and for the use of our home fishing fleet , some of the finest harbours and piers in the British Islands . the money is not wasted . So The highways of the isle are in an excellent state ...
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... fleet of eleven steamers running daily to the Isle of Man from British ports , and that the number of benighted Englishmen who come to us every year is now considerably over 300,000 . They come to us to spend their holiday . " And his ...
... fleet of eleven steamers running daily to the Isle of Man from British ports , and that the number of benighted Englishmen who come to us every year is now considerably over 300,000 . They come to us to spend their holiday . " And his ...
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... fleet of some 250 boats , perhaps with a venerable Manxman as their admiral . As the sun set low in the west and the vessels were rounding the ancient castle of Peel , the admiral would raise his eyes to the setting sun and pray for a ...
... fleet of some 250 boats , perhaps with a venerable Manxman as their admiral . As the sun set low in the west and the vessels were rounding the ancient castle of Peel , the admiral would raise his eyes to the setting sun and pray for a ...
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... fleet , which con- sisted of H.M. ships Panther , Enterprise , Childers , Gib- raltar , and Fortune . In the summer of 1780 a fleet of gunboats belong- ing to the enemy commenced , from the 26 - pounder guns carried by each , a ...
... fleet , which con- sisted of H.M. ships Panther , Enterprise , Childers , Gib- raltar , and Fortune . In the summer of 1780 a fleet of gunboats belong- ing to the enemy commenced , from the 26 - pounder guns carried by each , a ...
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