Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 222W. Blackwood, 1927 - England |
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Page 38
... brought face to face with sudden death in the midst of daily routine is very upsetting . The instinct of self - preservation is strong in most of us , and perhaps the thought of flight may have flashed across Par- kinson - Smythe's mind ...
... brought face to face with sudden death in the midst of daily routine is very upsetting . The instinct of self - preservation is strong in most of us , and perhaps the thought of flight may have flashed across Par- kinson - Smythe's mind ...
Page 41
... brought my men out for train- whole town seemed to be ing and , by Gad , they'll get it . gathered in the market square . As soon as you have got this The detachment hesitated and place clear I'll march in the hung back . " Lead on ...
... brought my men out for train- whole town seemed to be ing and , by Gad , they'll get it . gathered in the market square . As soon as you have got this The detachment hesitated and place clear I'll march in the hung back . " Lead on ...
Page 44
... brought near the deck that it is apt to become refractory . To see a balloon hauled in on a windy day reminds one of a groom trying to hold a plunging horse with a head- stall . Yet , like a horse , a balloon can be " humoured " ; it ...
... brought near the deck that it is apt to become refractory . To see a balloon hauled in on a windy day reminds one of a groom trying to hold a plunging horse with a head- stall . Yet , like a horse , a balloon can be " humoured " ; it ...
Page 51
... brought from shore , and for trial purposes flown from the winch at a height of a thou- sand feet . Everything worked well , and when night set in the commander retired to his bunk , feeling , perhaps , not ill- disposed towards his new ...
... brought from shore , and for trial purposes flown from the winch at a height of a thou- sand feet . Everything worked well , and when night set in the commander retired to his bunk , feeling , perhaps , not ill- disposed towards his new ...
Page 54
... brought together ; and steaming in circles , shook the foundations of the sea . High aloft the balloons bounced like corks with the concussions , and the area of torn water soon became stained with oil . Good , but not enough . Other ...
... brought together ; and steaming in circles , shook the foundations of the sea . High aloft the balloons bounced like corks with the concussions , and the area of torn water soon became stained with oil . Good , but not enough . Other ...
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