Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 222William Blackwood, 1927 - England |
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... wind is blow- according as the tide flows in ing , and to change his rôle or out , go the huge junks laden accordingly . with merchandise flour , coal , timber , pigs , whilst two or three boatmen pole and steer , and groups of women ...
... wind is blow- according as the tide flows in ing , and to change his rôle or out , go the huge junks laden accordingly . with merchandise flour , coal , timber , pigs , whilst two or three boatmen pole and steer , and groups of women ...
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... wind was rising rapidly , and as we slowly steamed out of the last tunnel into Puerto Barrios , we realised that a violent storm was in progress . Our hotel faced the sea , which even in that sheltered bay was foaming with white horses ...
... wind was rising rapidly , and as we slowly steamed out of the last tunnel into Puerto Barrios , we realised that a violent storm was in progress . Our hotel faced the sea , which even in that sheltered bay was foaming with white horses ...
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... wind . The sails were raised , and we slowly drifted away from the quay . Then a big puff of wind , and we narrowly escaped The officers on the liner watched us with some amuse- ment , and wondered what would happen when we really got ...
... wind . The sails were raised , and we slowly drifted away from the quay . Then a big puff of wind , and we narrowly escaped The officers on the liner watched us with some amuse- ment , and wondered what would happen when we really got ...
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... wind . For'ard our jibsails looked like kites . I heard afterwards that they had been wrongly hoisted . I can quite believe it . They might have been somebody's laundry on a windy day for all the use they were . All of a sudden another ...
... wind . For'ard our jibsails looked like kites . I heard afterwards that they had been wrongly hoisted . I can quite believe it . They might have been somebody's laundry on a windy day for all the use they were . All of a sudden another ...
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schooner now drifted , but the wind was dropping ; the squall , for that was all it was , had nearly passed . We tossed about aimlessly until most of us , exhausted by sea - sickness and our efforts , fell asleep ; whilst the captain ...
schooner now drifted , but the wind was dropping ; the squall , for that was all it was , had nearly passed . We tossed about aimlessly until most of us , exhausted by sea - sickness and our efforts , fell asleep ; whilst the captain ...
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