Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 275William Blackwood, 1954 - England |
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Page 235
Once we were through the village and clear of the sad little cemetery , with its high - shouldered headstones leaning up against each other as if for comfort , the road was more or less flat and more or less free from obstruction .
Once we were through the village and clear of the sad little cemetery , with its high - shouldered headstones leaning up against each other as if for comfort , the road was more or less flat and more or less free from obstruction .
Page 269
In the early days the whole operation might well have taken us a quarter of an hour ; now it was done in less than five minutes . This gale lasted for twentyfour hours , and when we once more managed to set some sail there was a deal of ...
In the early days the whole operation might well have taken us a quarter of an hour ; now it was done in less than five minutes . This gale lasted for twentyfour hours , and when we once more managed to set some sail there was a deal of ...
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For a few timeless seconds she hung there on her beam ends , shuddering to the urgent vibrations of the reversed port propeller ; and then slowlyvery slowly - she dragged herself back to a less critical angle .
For a few timeless seconds she hung there on her beam ends , shuddering to the urgent vibrations of the reversed port propeller ; and then slowlyvery slowly - she dragged herself back to a less critical angle .
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