Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 296William Blackwood, 1964 - England |
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AT SEA OFF BUFFALO ISLAND . [ NING - PO . ] July 2nd , 1840 . When I commenced this letter we were lying off Macao and in immediate expectation of being ordered up to the Canton River to storm and take the Chinese Forts on its banks .
AT SEA OFF BUFFALO ISLAND . [ NING - PO . ] July 2nd , 1840 . When I commenced this letter we were lying off Macao and in immediate expectation of being ordered up to the Canton River to storm and take the Chinese Forts on its banks .
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Without him , granted even three extremely congenial friends , I think I should have found Patmos a dull place , a hot , dusty , rocky island with scant vegetation offering only two diversionsexcellent swimming and excellent Greek ...
Without him , granted even three extremely congenial friends , I think I should have found Patmos a dull place , a hot , dusty , rocky island with scant vegetation offering only two diversionsexcellent swimming and excellent Greek ...
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Every island large enough for the purpose contains people who will , sooner or later , resent a foreign base despite the attractions of full employment and a ... Even among inhabited islands , natural deep - water harbours are scarce .
Every island large enough for the purpose contains people who will , sooner or later , resent a foreign base despite the attractions of full employment and a ... Even among inhabited islands , natural deep - water harbours are scarce .
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Contents
A FORMER PROCONSUL BY DENIS CAREY | 96 |
THE HUNTING OF ARIF SAID BY JOHN PEMBROKE | 192 |
BALMORAL INTERLUDE BY MOLLY DICKINS | 288 |
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| Title | Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 296 Blackwood's Magazine |
| Publisher | William Blackwood, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Dec 2008 |
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