Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 281William Blackwood, 1957 - England |
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Page 117
... sailing weather : no yacht . The Clydeside mast was there , a beauti- ful glittering spar ; lying out in the sun , for ... sail her away under sails only ; but I had not got any sails , they were to come ' soonest . ' I spent the greater ...
... sailing weather : no yacht . The Clydeside mast was there , a beauti- ful glittering spar ; lying out in the sun , for ... sail her away under sails only ; but I had not got any sails , they were to come ' soonest . ' I spent the greater ...
Page 207
... sail cheer- fully across the Atlantic and round the world . But when the plugs get damp and the wireless battery goes dead , then the skipper is fortunate if the five senses he has been given free of charge are in good working order ...
... sail cheer- fully across the Atlantic and round the world . But when the plugs get damp and the wireless battery goes dead , then the skipper is fortunate if the five senses he has been given free of charge are in good working order ...
Page 211
... sail , keeping the ship as quiet as he could . Presently she came back , wet and panting , with the sail in her arms , and reported that the eye had torn out of the clew . Ought we set the small one ? " she asked . 66 " No , she's all ...
... sail , keeping the ship as quiet as he could . Presently she came back , wet and panting , with the sail in her arms , and reported that the eye had torn out of the clew . Ought we set the small one ? " she asked . 66 " No , she's all ...
Contents
JANUARY 1957 | 1 |
A BATH IN TASHKENT BY DRUMSHIEL | 17 |
THE STONEFISH ON THE TRIDENT | 27 |
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