Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 192W. Blackwood, 1912 - Scotland |
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Page 4
... ment of Bannu ( long called Edwardesabad ) , and it com- mands the road which leads from the valley to the Tochi Pass , a great trade route into the heart of Afghanistan . How Edwardes accomplished this marvellous task in a year ; how ...
... ment of Bannu ( long called Edwardesabad ) , and it com- mands the road which leads from the valley to the Tochi Pass , a great trade route into the heart of Afghanistan . How Edwardes accomplished this marvellous task in a year ; how ...
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... ment to be had for the asking over there by those rocks , " said the chef . " It's lucky . We have enough tinned stuff to last us for months ; but tinned turkey and tinned plum - pud- ding both taste very much alike after a few weeks ...
... ment to be had for the asking over there by those rocks , " said the chef . " It's lucky . We have enough tinned stuff to last us for months ; but tinned turkey and tinned plum - pud- ding both taste very much alike after a few weeks ...
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... mass of kaleidoscopic move- ment . Only for a few mo- ments , however . Some older animal probably gives the cue , and in a twinkling all dash up the opposite bank , to be in- stantly lost to 42 [ July Bush Pirates .
... mass of kaleidoscopic move- ment . Only for a few mo- ments , however . Some older animal probably gives the cue , and in a twinkling all dash up the opposite bank , to be in- stantly lost to 42 [ July Bush Pirates .
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... ment to divine that there must have been considerable confu- sion , if not actual pande- monium , on board those four ships . It will be equally obvious to any one possessing an elementary knowledge of sailing - vessels of that size ...
... ment to divine that there must have been considerable confu- sion , if not actual pande- monium , on board those four ships . It will be equally obvious to any one possessing an elementary knowledge of sailing - vessels of that size ...
Page 72
... ment , the fruits of the omission were instant and disastrous . In the new and involuntary disposition of the French ships , the Minerve , lying on the mud immediately behind the Bellone , was practically out of action , since her ...
... ment , the fruits of the omission were instant and disastrous . In the new and involuntary disposition of the French ships , the Minerve , lying on the mud immediately behind the Bellone , was practically out of action , since her ...
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