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under Nepean Island and boat came
At 4 P.M. stretched under Nepean island and left the boat waiting to land at Sydney if the swell abated: stretched off with ship to windward between 2 islands to keep her ground: at 10 A.M. got under Nepean Island and boat came on board with water which was loaded with iron and sent ashore.
— from The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Ida Lee

up neatly in a bundle calculating
He donned a citizen's dress and tied his uniform up neatly in a bundle, calculating to take it down to the office and present it to a boy there who did not act as though he had more in this world than the law allows.
— from The Haunted Mine by Harry Castlemon

using Neurilla in a bad case
Dr. Dā€™s testimonial is admitted to be based on a single case: ā€œ I am using Neurilla in a bad case of neuralgic tic with very good results on an aged lady.
— from The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 by Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry (American Medical Association)

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