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the ocean billows in all their wildness dashing without 

 the harbor, wrapping the rocks in sheets of spray and 

 foam, all strongly reminded me of my native home. 

 The Cod fishery in New England first commenced 

 at Dorchester, about five miles distant from Boston, 

 in the year 1633. The following will show the value 

 of the Cod fishery for the State of Massachusetts in 

 the year 1844. 



