Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 267William Blackwood, 1950 - England |
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Page 216
The journey of some eighty - five miles to the coast took us five hours . ... On all that long road there was but a single village , standing back a mile or so , with a wayside eating - house of doubtful attractions .
The journey of some eighty - five miles to the coast took us five hours . ... On all that long road there was but a single village , standing back a mile or so , with a wayside eating - house of doubtful attractions .
Page 335
My ancient vehicle is just capable of fifty - five miles an hour , and the vagaries of the steering at that speed merely add to the entertainment . So at fifty - five miles an hour we went with every rivet popping in its hole , the soap ...
My ancient vehicle is just capable of fifty - five miles an hour , and the vagaries of the steering at that speed merely add to the entertainment . So at fifty - five miles an hour we went with every rivet popping in its hole , the soap ...
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At ten , not more than the quarry's topsails were visible , and Pellew reckoned the distance to be eighteen miles ; the hands of the Indefatigable were kept busy wetting her sails , and by four that afternoon the lead was reduced to ...
At ten , not more than the quarry's topsails were visible , and Pellew reckoned the distance to be eighteen miles ; the hands of the Indefatigable were kept busy wetting her sails , and by four that afternoon the lead was reduced to ...
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