Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239William Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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" Lots of the houses looked worse than ours . " Mum looked at the fingers of fine snow that were growing along the kitchen floor under the windows . " We must keep the stove going , James . " James carried chairs from the living - room ...
" Lots of the houses looked worse than ours . " Mum looked at the fingers of fine snow that were growing along the kitchen floor under the windows . " We must keep the stove going , James . " James carried chairs from the living - room ...
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... looked up to him , for it is our belief that those more afflicted than others are holy . He also gained reputation as a prophet , for one day he looked up into a blue sky and said aloud- " Rain . " full metre deep , carrying sand and ...
... looked up to him , for it is our belief that those more afflicted than others are holy . He also gained reputation as a prophet , for one day he looked up into a blue sky and said aloud- " Rain . " full metre deep , carrying sand and ...
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... looked rather nervously at the long wall and the towers only a couple of hundred yards on our flank . We could see heads bobbing on the ramparts and what looked like a crowd at the gate . As we drew level , a drum began suddenly to beat ...
... looked rather nervously at the long wall and the towers only a couple of hundred yards on our flank . We could see heads bobbing on the ramparts and what looked like a crowd at the gate . As we drew level , a drum began suddenly to beat ...
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BLACKWOODS | 1 |
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A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 44 |
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