Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 297William Blackwood, 1965 - England |
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was from that direction that the wind had been blowing for six months . The swells would be very heavy and , clearly , any chances of landing on Batti Malv or of diving would now be a matter of luck . Friday closed ominously , with ...
was from that direction that the wind had been blowing for six months . The swells would be very heavy and , clearly , any chances of landing on Batti Malv or of diving would now be a matter of luck . Friday closed ominously , with ...
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The wind blows warm and easy from the north - east . The sun shines . ... The light winds come and go , wooed with the lightest terylene veils , and the most tactful suggestions at the helm . After two days ' courting of the weather ...
The wind blows warm and easy from the north - east . The sun shines . ... The light winds come and go , wooed with the lightest terylene veils , and the most tactful suggestions at the helm . After two days ' courting of the weather ...
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The wind is heavy . At forty knots it comes out of the cold south - west , fetching up a short but steep sea , with not much white for warning , into which we charge at seven knots . Each unseen crest whammels the length of the gunwale ...
The wind is heavy . At forty knots it comes out of the cold south - west , fetching up a short but steep sea , with not much white for warning , into which we charge at seven knots . Each unseen crest whammels the length of the gunwale ...
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Contents
A BIT OF A DUSTING BY W RUTHERFORD | 96 |
ACROSS THE WALL OF TEARS BY JOHN PEMBROKE | 288 |
MR CHIPLUNKAR | 384 |
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