Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 221William Blackwood, 1927 - England |
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... upon the high seas . I was finding it a life chock - full of interest - and dis- comfort . " " There were compensations , though . For instance , " Pas- sengers are not allowed on this A deck " is a notice which bars one from the.
... upon the high seas . I was finding it a life chock - full of interest - and dis- comfort . " " There were compensations , though . For instance , " Pas- sengers are not allowed on this A deck " is a notice which bars one from the.
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... interest himself on my behalf . An old shipmate named Conn was Third Lieutenant in the Junon ; the rest of the officers were strangers . Of the First He was Captain Shortland bore the character of an austere dis- ciplinarian , and I ...
... interest himself on my behalf . An old shipmate named Conn was Third Lieutenant in the Junon ; the rest of the officers were strangers . Of the First He was Captain Shortland bore the character of an austere dis- ciplinarian , and I ...
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... interest in Bordeaux's merchandise ; and it has long been my desire- which this year at last I ful- filled - to go and see these famous wines actually in the making . In some ways the vintage of 1926 was a depressing occasion . No ...
... interest in Bordeaux's merchandise ; and it has long been my desire- which this year at last I ful- filled - to go and see these famous wines actually in the making . In some ways the vintage of 1926 was a depressing occasion . No ...
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... interest to other wine- lovers who are not versed in the subject . Briefly then , all St along the left bank of the Gar- onne - which a few miles below Bordeaux becomes the Gironde , where the Dordogne joins it . There is one exception ...
... interest to other wine- lovers who are not versed in the subject . Briefly then , all St along the left bank of the Gar- onne - which a few miles below Bordeaux becomes the Gironde , where the Dordogne joins it . There is one exception ...
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... interest ; but what concerns me here is the grand ordinaire of its restaurant- where I realised for the first time that a particular type of Bordeaux wine , quite unlike the rest , is St Emilion : also , that I was for the first time ...
... interest ; but what concerns me here is the grand ordinaire of its restaurant- where I realised for the first time that a particular type of Bordeaux wine , quite unlike the rest , is St Emilion : also , that I was for the first time ...
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