Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 205; Volume 208W. Blackwood, 1920 - Scotland |
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Page 91
... coast to bring back to me the aching memory of the task . Instead of six skilled assistants , I had bat two - the captain of the Sphinx and the navigating officer - neither of whom , naturally , had ever undertaken anything of the sort ...
... coast to bring back to me the aching memory of the task . Instead of six skilled assistants , I had bat two - the captain of the Sphinx and the navigating officer - neither of whom , naturally , had ever undertaken anything of the sort ...
Page 92
... coast by a long narrow channel , named " Clarence Strait " ( after good King William IV . ) There are three towns on it - Kishm , on the eastern extreme , which gives the island its name ; Laft , on the northern side ; and Basidu , on ...
... coast by a long narrow channel , named " Clarence Strait " ( after good King William IV . ) There are three towns on it - Kishm , on the eastern extreme , which gives the island its name ; Laft , on the northern side ; and Basidu , on ...
Page 95
... coast- line bathed by its waters re- joices therein . The five days that followed at Maskat , while we waited for the mail , were pleasant enough . There was a good deal of back survey- work to be plotted and reports to be written , and ...
... coast- line bathed by its waters re- joices therein . The five days that followed at Maskat , while we waited for the mail , were pleasant enough . There was a good deal of back survey- work to be plotted and reports to be written , and ...
Page 96
... coast , opposite Maskat- whether Persian or Beluchi , it would be difficult to say . It was of strategic importance , and that was enough for us . We sailed immediately for that delectable spot , and spent THE KING'S PRIZE MONEY . BY ...
... coast , opposite Maskat- whether Persian or Beluchi , it would be difficult to say . It was of strategic importance , and that was enough for us . We sailed immediately for that delectable spot , and spent THE KING'S PRIZE MONEY . BY ...
Page 100
... coast of Wales . thirty months ' qualifying ser- vice . The value of one such share is 50s . Upon this basis I observe a recent writer calculated that the first dis- tribution would result in the Commander - in - Chief of the Grand ...
... coast of Wales . thirty months ' qualifying ser- vice . The value of one such share is 50s . Upon this basis I observe a recent writer calculated that the first dis- tribution would result in the Commander - in - Chief of the Grand ...
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