Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239William Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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Page 439
... wind , bent over to lee- ward at an abrupt angle of ninety degrees , if not shorn off as by machine - gun fire . These winds are persistent from early spring to autumn . On most days , and for long periods , they rise with the dawn ...
... wind , bent over to lee- ward at an abrupt angle of ninety degrees , if not shorn off as by machine - gun fire . These winds are persistent from early spring to autumn . On most days , and for long periods , they rise with the dawn ...
Page 494
... wind and fine , driving rain . At first their tired , scorched bodies wel- comed the coolness and turned gratefully to the healing touch of wet winds . But the chart of the east coast of England shows the coast - line running It was a ...
... wind and fine , driving rain . At first their tired , scorched bodies wel- comed the coolness and turned gratefully to the healing touch of wet winds . But the chart of the east coast of England shows the coast - line running It was a ...
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... wind and oc- casional rain - squalls . After days of cycling , it was very pleasant to sit on deck , enjoy- ing the world at large , and the ever - changing scenery on either bank of the loch . It was late afternoon when we disembarked ...
... wind and oc- casional rain - squalls . After days of cycling , it was very pleasant to sit on deck , enjoy- ing the world at large , and the ever - changing scenery on either bank of the loch . It was late afternoon when we disembarked ...
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A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 44 |
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