Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 242William Blackwood, 1937 - Scotland |
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Page 37
... light cavalryman , General George Augustus Elliot , who had been present at Dettingen and Fon- tenoy ; had done splendid work with his 1st Light Horse in Germany under Prince Ferdi- nand - by whom he had been repeatedly thanked for his ...
... light cavalryman , General George Augustus Elliot , who had been present at Dettingen and Fon- tenoy ; had done splendid work with his 1st Light Horse in Germany under Prince Ferdi- nand - by whom he had been repeatedly thanked for his ...
Page 188
... lights could be seen from the houses down by the bridge , and on the opposite hillside one tiny pin - prick of light . Otherwise the night was of a deep velvety black . Thus in the solitude and darkness I waited for a long time . Came ...
... lights could be seen from the houses down by the bridge , and on the opposite hillside one tiny pin - prick of light . Otherwise the night was of a deep velvety black . Thus in the solitude and darkness I waited for a long time . Came ...
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... light of the two flickering lanterns a macabre experience . The heaviest squall of the voyage struck the Hampden , and she heeled till we thought she was going right over on her beam - ends . The six of us slithered to leeward through ...
... light of the two flickering lanterns a macabre experience . The heaviest squall of the voyage struck the Hampden , and she heeled till we thought she was going right over on her beam - ends . The six of us slithered to leeward through ...
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A MATTER OF NOMENCLATURE | 1 |
BLE THE IDLER | 9 |
OTHEL PEOPLET BUSINESS ET G H MILNE | 35 |
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