Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 192
... reached the summit of that interminable climb , a summit marked touchingly by a monument commemor- ating a former vintage of pack - pony , which had apparently there breathed its last at an advanced age . At that moment we could almost ...
... reached the summit of that interminable climb , a summit marked touchingly by a monument commemor- ating a former vintage of pack - pony , which had apparently there breathed its last at an advanced age . At that moment we could almost ...
Page 213
... reached a point above Amage Farm , at which we had to descend if we were to cross the River Stour at Wye . Farm tracks round Withersdane Hall brought us suddenly into the town of Wye through a hop - garden . I wanted to lunch with some ...
... reached a point above Amage Farm , at which we had to descend if we were to cross the River Stour at Wye . Farm tracks round Withersdane Hall brought us suddenly into the town of Wye through a hop - garden . I wanted to lunch with some ...
Page 214
... reached Maidstone without a contribution to the mess kitchen . To keep a couple of shot cartridges in a 45 is a safety pre- caution of which few seem to think . If they are fired by mistake there is usually an opportunity of apologising ...
... reached Maidstone without a contribution to the mess kitchen . To keep a couple of shot cartridges in a 45 is a safety pre- caution of which few seem to think . If they are fired by mistake there is usually an opportunity of apologising ...
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