Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 309William Blackwood, 1971 - England |
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... ships in which they had served ? Even today , the best ship is not so much a technological achievement as a crea- tion akin , in some respects , to a beautiful woman and , like her , capable of inspiring a thrill of emo- tion . After ...
... ships in which they had served ? Even today , the best ship is not so much a technological achievement as a crea- tion akin , in some respects , to a beautiful woman and , like her , capable of inspiring a thrill of emo- tion . After ...
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idea that a ship , although utilitarian , should be a well - designed shape . Maybe they thought that ships just came right , like Topsy , trees or flowers . But for these nature takes a hand . A ship built without taste is a heap of ...
idea that a ship , although utilitarian , should be a well - designed shape . Maybe they thought that ships just came right , like Topsy , trees or flowers . But for these nature takes a hand . A ship built without taste is a heap of ...
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... ship , never would that charge be levied against it . Ugly maybe ; old- fashioned , never . The exigencies of the Service , however , demanded that I should remain with the Fleet , and it was not until 1943 that a relief could be found ...
... ship , never would that charge be levied against it . Ugly maybe ; old- fashioned , never . The exigencies of the Service , however , demanded that I should remain with the Fleet , and it was not until 1943 that a relief could be found ...
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Valley of the Shadow Anthony French | 1 |
Indian Sketches | 13 |
Western Ocean L W J Fifield | 24 |
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