Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 265-266W. Blackwood, 1949 - England |
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... sail as the Western Islands , the great four - masted barque Bayard lay becalmed . There are few more help less objects than a large sailing vessel held up by a dead calm ; for the time being she is completely immobilised ; like a ...
... sail as the Western Islands , the great four - masted barque Bayard lay becalmed . There are few more help less objects than a large sailing vessel held up by a dead calm ; for the time being she is completely immobilised ; like a ...
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... sailing , rejoicing with every mile covered . All through the day she ran like that , though with the coming of darkness the more timid of the crew thought it was high time that sail was shortened ; for to the ordinary risk of sails or ...
... sailing , rejoicing with every mile covered . All through the day she ran like that , though with the coming of darkness the more timid of the crew thought it was high time that sail was shortened ; for to the ordinary risk of sails or ...
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... Sail after sail was crowded on her and away she romped . With the wind offshore the Channel seemed like a land - locked harbour after the rushing seas of the open Atlantic , and the sailing was delightful . She was still heeling over ...
... Sail after sail was crowded on her and away she romped . With the wind offshore the Channel seemed like a land - locked harbour after the rushing seas of the open Atlantic , and the sailing was delightful . She was still heeling over ...
Contents
AN ODD OCCASION | 125 |
AN OLD NAVY LIST | 160 |
ST HELENA PASSAGE | 202 |
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