Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 165
... side , then a breath - catching moment waiting for the next to hit the crowded decks or scream through the rigging , but , by the mercy of Providence , they hit the sea thirty yards beyond us . We had several signals from the 66 escort ...
... side , then a breath - catching moment waiting for the next to hit the crowded decks or scream through the rigging , but , by the mercy of Providence , they hit the sea thirty yards beyond us . We had several signals from the 66 escort ...
Page 187
... side so that he can get out on the tail- plane quickly . The reason for this is that by the rudder there is a second and outside handle to the dinghy release cord , covered by an easily removable fabric patch in the same way as the ...
... side so that he can get out on the tail- plane quickly . The reason for this is that by the rudder there is a second and outside handle to the dinghy release cord , covered by an easily removable fabric patch in the same way as the ...
Page 209
... side , and was always shying away to the off or swinging bodily round to give the near side hedge a thorough scrutiny with his sound eye . Next to Titch in the stables stood two little ponies of the same dark bay colouring . Both had ...
... side , and was always shying away to the off or swinging bodily round to give the near side hedge a thorough scrutiny with his sound eye . Next to Titch in the stables stood two little ponies of the same dark bay colouring . Both had ...
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