Seven Isles
Americannoun
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And the same may be said of the Freya of the Seven Isles.
From Notes on My Books by Joseph Conrad
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.
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 Joseph Conrad
But there was nobody suitable within the Seven Isles group, as far as I knew.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Joseph Conrad
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 Joseph Conrad
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