Seven Isles
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Next day we came to seven high round islands, which we named the Seven Isles, which stretch 3 or 4 leagues out to sea, and are 40 leagues from the southern shore of the gulf.
The two men, so differently haunted by Freya of the Seven Isles, were not equally matched.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Conrad, Joseph
He as good as asked me whether I wouldn’t undertake to hint to Jasper that he was not wanted at the Seven Isles group.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Conrad, Joseph
Of course, these seas are almost uniformly serene, and the Seven Isles is a particularly calm and cloudless spot as a rule.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Conrad, Joseph
But there was nobody suitable within the Seven Isles group, as far as I knew.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Conrad, Joseph
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