Main Title: Two Years Before the Mast
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Author: Dana Jr., Richard Henry
First Published: 1840
Publisher Used for Citing: Project Gutenberg
Type: Fiction
Period: 19th Century

"Main topsail haul!" shouts the captain; the braces are let go; and if he has taken his time well, the yards swing round like a top; but if he is too late, or too soon, it is like drawing teeth.


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