Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 207William Blackwood, 1920 - England |
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Page 4
... officers and men had been appointed , had joined , and taken charge . Aladdin's lamp must have begun to think about hiding its pale ineffectual fire ! A short gun - trial outside the Bar lightship , which passed us sound as regards guns ...
... officers and men had been appointed , had joined , and taken charge . Aladdin's lamp must have begun to think about hiding its pale ineffectual fire ! A short gun - trial outside the Bar lightship , which passed us sound as regards guns ...
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... officers and crews of the sheltering and interned ships - many of them trained Intelligence men . They played off against us some quite skilfully conceived " belligerent acts , " through the medium of their rather unwilling but ...
... officers and crews of the sheltering and interned ships - many of them trained Intelligence men . They played off against us some quite skilfully conceived " belligerent acts , " through the medium of their rather unwilling but ...
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... Officer often had a long and difficult job , searching " mani- fests " and passenger - lists ; parading passengers and crew ; also in searching cabins for documents and holds for con- traband cargo . It was not without its alleviations ...
... Officer often had a long and difficult job , searching " mani- fests " and passenger - lists ; parading passengers and crew ; also in searching cabins for documents and holds for con- traband cargo . It was not without its alleviations ...
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... officer , who had been sent out specially to buy grain for man and beast engaged in the war . Further , this officer had be- sought the captain , with large sums of money ( but unavail- ingly ) , to allow him to take passage in the ship ...
... officer , who had been sent out specially to buy grain for man and beast engaged in the war . Further , this officer had be- sought the captain , with large sums of money ( but unavail- ingly ) , to allow him to take passage in the ship ...
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... officers " possessed " tickets ' of any kind , declaring their competence as " master mari- ner , " or even as ... officer , " I done teach navigation , sah , in unahvahsaty , sah , for seven- teen yeah , sah , but dis my fust ...
... officers " possessed " tickets ' of any kind , declaring their competence as " master mari- ner , " or even as ... officer , " I done teach navigation , sah , in unahvahsaty , sah , for seven- teen yeah , sah , but dis my fust ...
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