The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 181George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1974 |
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... wind , clearing that bush , sailing across that little copse of firs ; and then away downstream , over the open country , the squared , ploughed fields like cowcake , the hedges , ditches , away forever , towards the sea . The wind ...
... wind , clearing that bush , sailing across that little copse of firs ; and then away downstream , over the open country , the squared , ploughed fields like cowcake , the hedges , ditches , away forever , towards the sea . The wind ...
Page 65
... wind tore at one ; but at the rim they would stand against its strength and be bent back like flimsy trees . The wind would fill their mouths and rinse their eyes with tears , and their voices would fly away unheard . Before they ...
... wind tore at one ; but at the rim they would stand against its strength and be bent back like flimsy trees . The wind would fill their mouths and rinse their eyes with tears , and their voices would fly away unheard . Before they ...
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... wind swept him up . There was no longer any sense , any choice . The thought passed through his mind that he was the ... wind caught him unbalanced and knocked him over . He fell , back on the hard edge of the earth , jarring his ...
... wind swept him up . There was no longer any sense , any choice . The thought passed through his mind that he was the ... wind caught him unbalanced and knocked him over . He fell , back on the hard edge of the earth , jarring his ...
Contents
POEMS translated by Graeme Wilson | 28 |
PRISONER by Elizabeth Jennings | 53 |
JOHN MURRAY 50 ALBEMARLE STREET LONDON W1X | 75 |
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