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THE NAVAL OFFICER.
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CHAPTER III.
Where the remote Bermudas ride,
In th' ocean's bosom.
Andrew Marvell.
There is a peculiar kind of beauty among these islands, which we might readily believe to be the abode of fairies. They consist of a cluster of rocks, formed by the zoophyte, or coral worm. The number of the islands is said to be equal to the days of the year. They are covered with a short greensward, dark cedar trees, and low white houses, which have a pretty and pleasing effect; the harbours are numerous,
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