Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 236W. Blackwood, 1934 - England |
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Page 537
... sail , and , lying down in the stern with an oar for a steering paddle , I let her go . It was exciting , but my boat proved seaworthy , though her tendency to roll nearly gunwale under was alarming . The sail drew bravely , and the ...
... sail , and , lying down in the stern with an oar for a steering paddle , I let her go . It was exciting , but my boat proved seaworthy , though her tendency to roll nearly gunwale under was alarming . The sail drew bravely , and the ...
Page 673
... sailing man . It was pleasant , too , in hot weather , instead of tossing about on one's bed in barracks , to go for a sail in the evening , to sleep up some inland creek within sound of the duck and curlew out on the saltings , and to ...
... sailing man . It was pleasant , too , in hot weather , instead of tossing about on one's bed in barracks , to go for a sail in the evening , to sleep up some inland creek within sound of the duck and curlew out on the saltings , and to ...
Page 674
... sail as faithfully and to put up as patiently with the energetic enthusiasm of her mixed crew . She used sometimes to pull our legs by climbing the mud - bank of the river , where she would sit smirking but immovable when we came down to ...
... sail as faithfully and to put up as patiently with the energetic enthusiasm of her mixed crew . She used sometimes to pull our legs by climbing the mud - bank of the river , where she would sit smirking but immovable when we came down to ...
Contents
A BOTANIST ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN BY SIR ARTHUR W HILL | 81 |
MAGAS LOGcontd | 140 |
ADVENTURERS IN OLD LONDON | 176 |
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