Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 252William Blackwood, 1942 |
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... round it . The Commandant was always building walls and putting up wire , and we used to wander round and give our approval and tell him we thought it a great improvement , as it would save us the trouble when we ' shut the French up in ...
... round it . The Commandant was always building walls and putting up wire , and we used to wander round and give our approval and tell him we thought it a great improvement , as it would save us the trouble when we ' shut the French up in ...
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... round the Horn like a tea - clipper . The days were eventless , overlapping into weeks and months . We had no adven- tures beyond hard weather ; no fires , no breathless rescues ; life at sea appeared to be settling down , so far as I ...
... round the Horn like a tea - clipper . The days were eventless , overlapping into weeks and months . We had no adven- tures beyond hard weather ; no fires , no breathless rescues ; life at sea appeared to be settling down , so far as I ...
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... round him he showed the greatest contempt , and , when the attack was over , there he was , surrounded by enormous piles of empties with his round red face covered in smiles and oil . But it was aft where the greatest damage occurred ...
... round him he showed the greatest contempt , and , when the attack was over , there he was , surrounded by enormous piles of empties with his round red face covered in smiles and oil . But it was aft where the greatest damage occurred ...
Contents
A CHANNEL PASSAGE BY R G A | 60 |
A DEAD LEESHORE BY CAPTAIN FRANK H SHAW | 163 |
A SOLDIER OF OLD INDIA BY J CHARTRES MOLONY | 192 |
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