Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 207William Blackwood, 1920 - England |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 3
... hope for a happy ending to any encounter with a real cruiser constructed for fighting . There was a sporting chance , we supposed - there always is -so " Vive le Sport ! " The Port of Liverpool , where the conversion of their most ...
... hope for a happy ending to any encounter with a real cruiser constructed for fighting . There was a sporting chance , we supposed - there always is -so " Vive le Sport ! " The Port of Liverpool , where the conversion of their most ...
Page 17
... hope that this undermining of naval authority was not based on treachery , and was inspired only by cowardice . " We were afraid of Neutral opinion ! " - an admission more remark- be placed in the hands of able for its candour than its ...
... hope that this undermining of naval authority was not based on treachery , and was inspired only by cowardice . " We were afraid of Neutral opinion ! " - an admission more remark- be placed in the hands of able for its candour than its ...
Page 25
... Hope- ton ? " I asked . " It's ower five mile if ye gang by the turnpike , but no ' muckle mair nor three by the auld Roman Road ower the hills - that's if ye're thinkin ' o ' walkin ' . But ye couldna tak ' ony o ' thae muckle boaxes ...
... Hope- ton ? " I asked . " It's ower five mile if ye gang by the turnpike , but no ' muckle mair nor three by the auld Roman Road ower the hills - that's if ye're thinkin ' o ' walkin ' . But ye couldna tak ' ony o ' thae muckle boaxes ...
Page 27
... hope of reach- ing my goal . To add to my troubles , the light for which I was aiming suddenly disap- peared . Once or twice again I caught a glimpse of it , and then it was gone for good . Immediately after I had lost sight of the ...
... hope of reach- ing my goal . To add to my troubles , the light for which I was aiming suddenly disap- peared . Once or twice again I caught a glimpse of it , and then it was gone for good . Immediately after I had lost sight of the ...
Page 28
... hope that I would blunder out on the opposite side . As I penetrated farther the trees seemed to grow wider apart , and patches of moon- light lay here and there , like white sheets spread upon the ground . A clear light shone some way ...
... hope that I would blunder out on the opposite side . As I penetrated farther the trees seemed to grow wider apart , and patches of moon- light lay here and there , like white sheets spread upon the ground . A clear light shone some way ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Arab arms army arrived asked attack Betty Blackdykes boar boat Bolshevik Bolshevists bombs Brig Brigade British brought camp Carrier tanks Charles Sorley dark deck Delia Murphy Deraa Egyptian Camel Corps enemy England English eyes face Faiz Ullah father feet fighting fire force French friends German grass guns hand head heard hills hope Hopeton horse infantry Ireland Irish Junker knew Laird land Le Cateau Lewis guns living looked Lord Makhmad Marigold ment miles mind Morgan morning nala never night Njombe officers once party passed petrol port reached replied river road round Russian sail Seaton seemed shell ship side Sinn Fein soldiers soon submarine Tanish tell thing thought tion told took troops Turkomans turned U-boat Ulster Ulster Loyalists village watch yards