Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239William Blackwood, 1936 - England |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 73
Page 18
... hour to wait , in the library of a great Govern- ment Department . My eye wandered over the shelves seeking a book to while away the time , but ponderous tomes on International Law and Eco- nomics have never attracted me . I was just ...
... hour to wait , in the library of a great Govern- ment Department . My eye wandered over the shelves seeking a book to while away the time , but ponderous tomes on International Law and Eco- nomics have never attracted me . I was just ...
Page 362
... hour . For one hour Edgar and Rugg between them flogged it along the straight road in a way that no roller had ever been flogged before . They stoked like demons , their over- alls wet through with sweat and clinging to their bodies ...
... hour . For one hour Edgar and Rugg between them flogged it along the straight road in a way that no roller had ever been flogged before . They stoked like demons , their over- alls wet through with sweat and clinging to their bodies ...
Page 853
... hour or two while they burn the place ? 66 Ought to burn that in half an hour , " he replied , " but I expect Brigade ' ll spend two hours writing orders about it ! " But apparently they were not going to , for suddenly the transport ...
... hour or two while they burn the place ? 66 Ought to burn that in half an hour , " he replied , " but I expect Brigade ' ll spend two hours writing orders about it ! " But apparently they were not going to , for suddenly the transport ...
Contents
BLACKWOODS | 1 |
FoxStrangways | 34 |
A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 44 |
Copyright | |
9 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Ant-bear asked Aunt Trudi bank barge Bashi-Bazouks basmachi Berbera BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE boat bridge British called camp canoe Captain CCXXXIX.-NO Cheviot climbed coal Coalport course dark Davidson deck eyes face feet fire fish flying goat Gracious Lady grass Gurkha half hand havildar head heard hill hippo horse hour hundred John Davidson Kirghiz knew Kuruman land Lewis gun light Livadia Looey looked Malapuram ment miles minutes morning moved never night officer once panther passed realised Redshirts replied rifle river road round sail second mate seemed sheep ship shot shouted side soldiers sound stood suddenly Tazza Teesdale thing thought Tierra del Fuego tion told took trees Turkish turned valley Valparaiso village voice waiting walked watch wind yards young