Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 254William Blackwood, 1943 - England |
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Page 89
... standing as a sentinel upon the pier which sneaks out beneath the frowning battlements of the ancient castle , or by the outline of the larger isle of Jersey , sinking like a billowy Icloud below the southern horizon . And with eyes ...
... standing as a sentinel upon the pier which sneaks out beneath the frowning battlements of the ancient castle , or by the outline of the larger isle of Jersey , sinking like a billowy Icloud below the southern horizon . And with eyes ...
Page 117
... standing under short canvas for Astoria bar , and flying a pilot jack . She was on the port tack , coming down from Cape Disappointment , where she had made her landfall the evening before . She was not unexpected , as it was known she ...
... standing under short canvas for Astoria bar , and flying a pilot jack . She was on the port tack , coming down from Cape Disappointment , where she had made her landfall the evening before . She was not unexpected , as it was known she ...
Page 149
... standing away on a flank . When he got near it he saw that it was a German one , and as he saw no one of our side anywhere near he drove rapidly away again . He found a British ambulance and handed over the wounded man . As he did so a ...
... standing away on a flank . When he got near it he saw that it was a German one , and as he saw no one of our side anywhere near he drove rapidly away again . He found a British ambulance and handed over the wounded man . As he did so a ...
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