on the _l_ast of springs

last a We had run her ashore "on the last of springs," which is to say, on the highest tide of the month. Enos, who knew all about such things, pointed out to us it would be nearly twenty-eight days before the tide was high again. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JAN 1970 JH 1/70 Used I and Sup No...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55735
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Summary:last a We had run her ashore "on the last of springs," which is to say, on the highest tide of the month. Enos, who knew all about such things, pointed out to us it would be nearly twenty-eight days before the tide was high again. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JAN 1970 JH 1/70 Used I and Sup Not used Not used last going off, on the last of it, (on) the last shove-off, first, first going off Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 14 Jul 2015