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vessels but large ones generally
The bay has a very good anchorage for small vessels, but large ones generally anchor at the outer roadstead, called el Morro.
— from Historical and descriptive narrative of twenty years' residence in South America (Vol 2 of 3) Containing travels in Arauco, Chile, Peru, and Colombia; with an account of the revolution, its rise, progress, and results by Stevenson, William Bennet, active 1803-1825

very brief look of gratitude
Cecil glanced down at her with a very brief look of gratitude.
— from A World of Girls: The Story of a School by L. T. Meade

V Behind Leaves of Grass
[130] V. Behind “Leaves of Grass” stands the personality of the man Walt Whitman; that is the charm of the book and its power.
— from The New Spirit Third Edition by Havelock Ellis

voyages by land over Germany
His voyages by land over Germany and Russia had been counted as naval campaigns.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

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