Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 265-266W. Blackwood, 1949 - England |
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Page 62
... seen of Iran ? " " I've been to Isfahan , and Shiraz , and Persepolis , " I would answer with pride ; " I've seen the mosque at Qum ; I've crossed the Bakhtiari Mountains ; I've sailed on the Persian Gulf ; I've camped on the shores of ...
... seen of Iran ? " " I've been to Isfahan , and Shiraz , and Persepolis , " I would answer with pride ; " I've seen the mosque at Qum ; I've crossed the Bakhtiari Mountains ; I've sailed on the Persian Gulf ; I've camped on the shores of ...
Page 84
... seen were among Egyptian troops in Palestine . We regarded it as a fairly trivial ailment . It was , too , easily cured by injections of an arsenical com- pound known as ' N.A.B. ' I had certainly never seen any of the symp- toms ...
... seen were among Egyptian troops in Palestine . We regarded it as a fairly trivial ailment . It was , too , easily cured by injections of an arsenical com- pound known as ' N.A.B. ' I had certainly never seen any of the symp- toms ...
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... seen what we have seen . " Row behind the island ! " orders the Resident . He gives the crew " ten " in the style of the best Henley cox . They , in their gorgeous , heavy uniforms , try desperately to do his bidding . We progress ...
... seen what we have seen . " Row behind the island ! " orders the Resident . He gives the crew " ten " in the style of the best Henley cox . They , in their gorgeous , heavy uniforms , try desperately to do his bidding . We progress ...
Contents
AN ODD OCCASION | 125 |
AN OLD NAVY LIST | 160 |
ST HELENA PASSAGE | 202 |
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