Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 223William Blackwood, 1928 - England |
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Page 40
... skippers with the words , " If He came down in a rage . The skipper met him ashore , and the two of them came out in a boat bobbing up and down like two corks . There was a bitter wind blowing off the Welsh hills . The boss clam- bered ...
... skippers with the words , " If He came down in a rage . The skipper met him ashore , and the two of them came out in a boat bobbing up and down like two corks . There was a bitter wind blowing off the Welsh hills . The boss clam- bered ...
Page 116
... skipper did refuse to salute the French flag , and even went so far as to fire a shotted gun in defiance , but he was easily brought to his bearings . Sourdis joined Harcourt near the Lérins , and so the main strength of the French ...
... skipper did refuse to salute the French flag , and even went so far as to fire a shotted gun in defiance , but he was easily brought to his bearings . Sourdis joined Harcourt near the Lérins , and so the main strength of the French ...
Page 240
... skipper was a tall dignified Arab , who , according to the transport offi- cer , was a good man , and I could see that he evidently knew his job . As we steamed down the mile of channel which I was looking round 240 [ Feb. Sail Beats ...
... skipper was a tall dignified Arab , who , according to the transport offi- cer , was a good man , and I could see that he evidently knew his job . As we steamed down the mile of channel which I was looking round 240 [ Feb. Sail Beats ...
Page 241
... skipper a hand . " What I had done yesterday in the way of turning the tug and barges round had been easy and obvious ; this was a different situation altogether , and as I mounted to the stern- wheeler's bridge , I felt that I could do ...
... skipper a hand . " What I had done yesterday in the way of turning the tug and barges round had been easy and obvious ; this was a different situation altogether , and as I mounted to the stern- wheeler's bridge , I felt that I could do ...
Page 242
... skipper pointed out to me the general direction in which the rather narrow channel through the lake lay , but said that it changed from day to day . The lake was so shallow that it was dotted all over with Marsh Arabs , who lived in mat ...
... skipper pointed out to me the general direction in which the rather narrow channel through the lake lay , but said that it changed from day to day . The lake was so shallow that it was dotted all over with Marsh Arabs , who lived in mat ...
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