Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 188
... sight of land . At about ten o'clock a trio of fighter machines that they took to be Spitfires or Hurricanes going back from a patrol over France passed in the distance . They tried to attract the attention of the fighter pilots , but ...
... sight of land . At about ten o'clock a trio of fighter machines that they took to be Spitfires or Hurricanes going back from a patrol over France passed in the distance . They tried to attract the attention of the fighter pilots , but ...
Page 210
... sight before he started his performance . With the first series of bucks and fly - kicks my mind flew to all those places in which I had ever witnessed the parade of matrimonial infelicity — to Norwich Assizes , to the Divorce Courts on ...
... sight before he started his performance . With the first series of bucks and fly - kicks my mind flew to all those places in which I had ever witnessed the parade of matrimonial infelicity — to Norwich Assizes , to the Divorce Courts on ...
Page 213
... sight of a mounted man with sword and revolver was too much for the small children of Wye , who turned out and escorted me along those four miles of road with shrieks of excitement . We were late for lunch , and by the time Nipper had ...
... sight of a mounted man with sword and revolver was too much for the small children of Wye , who turned out and escorted me along those four miles of road with shrieks of excitement . We were late for lunch , and by the time Nipper had ...
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