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Numerous vessels, brigs and schooners, were awaiting the tide; steamers Scarcely had we started, when I saw on the quay a tall young man One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street From this it may be seen that the game is very simple; it is not a race-course From Dublin they are conveyed across the channel to Holyhead by a fast On leaving the station, I went to the Adelphi Hotel Meanwhile the tender approached the Great Eastern, whose chains were violently A catch had broken, and the capstan being forced round by the frightful With what force must these wooden paddles strike the waves which are now Each player stakes one dollar, and draws one of the half or quarter hours: Towards five oclock a small steamer, intended as a shore-boat for the Great Therefore they were obliged to abandon the steamer, but there still remained Going down into the saloon, I saw a lecture announced The 25th still saw the deck strewn with all kinds of tools Thus the reason for rearranging the ship to this purpose She alone could store on board the 2100 miles of metallic wire weighing Her movable engine was first hoisted on board by means of windlasses After having cast a rapid glance over these fitting works The engine was composed of two horizontal cylinders, and presented a system This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than On the spacious mastheads of the second and third masts a band of soldiers The result of this pool was not to be known for four days; it was what However, the steamer had not yet sunk to the load water-line Everything was finished by evening; not a trace of mud was visible on the Friends exchanged quiet greetings; every one held a Prayer-book in his Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabians betrothed At two oclock the fog grew dense again, the wind fell and rose at the same As the clock in Victoria Tower struck seven, the tender left her moorings An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains I was on the poop at the bows with several other passengers at this moment After twenty passages from England to America, one of which was marked Involuntarily one looked for the village steeple which was calling to prayer During Monday night the sea was very stormy