Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251William Blackwood, 1942 - England |
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Page 35
... called on deck - it being my watch below - after Mayun Light had been sighted . We shortened sail , and soon after we picked up the Laranaca lying at anchor . We saw her masts and yards , then her hull , before we saw her riding ...
... called on deck - it being my watch below - after Mayun Light had been sighted . We shortened sail , and soon after we picked up the Laranaca lying at anchor . We saw her masts and yards , then her hull , before we saw her riding ...
Page 211
... called many things in its time , but I was left wondering whether Intercourse Regi- ment ' was not the mot juste . We would usually bivouac under the extraordinary circle of trees above Hawkinge , spend the night in amazing alarms ...
... called many things in its time , but I was left wondering whether Intercourse Regi- ment ' was not the mot juste . We would usually bivouac under the extraordinary circle of trees above Hawkinge , spend the night in amazing alarms ...
Page 345
... called the crew aft , gave them the biggest swig of rum they'd ever tasted - no good letting that go to the bottom - and then called them to prayers . I'm not a religious man , as you've maybe noticed ; but -an hour after the men went ...
... called the crew aft , gave them the biggest swig of rum they'd ever tasted - no good letting that go to the bottom - and then called them to prayers . I'm not a religious man , as you've maybe noticed ; but -an hour after the men went ...
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