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fourth part |
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The composition of the fourth part alone was broken by occasional interruptions. I had formerly been surgeon of another ship where he was master, and a fourth part owner, in a voyage to the Levant. But when it was observed that even inside the harbor the boats were tossed to and fro, and that beyond the jetty the waves rose mountains high, dashing upon the shore with a terrible uproar, it will readily be believed that not one of those frail boats would be able with safety to reach a fourth part of the distance between the shore and the vessels at anchor. |
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fourth part - one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"