Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 186W. Blackwood, 1909 - England |
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Page 54
... took his double share as captain . Maze , Too , and so forth , are mere names . Kidd we know , but he was an arrant blockhead , and withal a ruf- fian , who in later times and as a merchant skipper would have found his way to jail for ...
... took his double share as captain . Maze , Too , and so forth , are mere names . Kidd we know , but he was an arrant blockhead , and withal a ruf- fian , who in later times and as a merchant skipper would have found his way to jail for ...
Page 57
... took to persuade them that mere intelligent self - in- terest , no less than a sense of duty , should make them find a true bill , leave the impression that the Court was by no means sure of getting a verdict . There had been so much ...
... took to persuade them that mere intelligent self - in- terest , no less than a sense of duty , should make them find a true bill , leave the impression that the Court was by no means sure of getting a verdict . There had been so much ...
Page 60
... took him as far as Sumatra , came to stand in the dock of the Old Bailey , he would have saved his life if lying could have done it ; but " justice taking place , " as he honestly words it , he was condemned , and he made his confession ...
... took him as far as Sumatra , came to stand in the dock of the Old Bailey , he would have saved his life if lying could have done it ; but " justice taking place , " as he honestly words it , he was condemned , and he made his confession ...
Page 89
... took a long drink and started off again like a giant refreshed . " Soon after we got under weigh we spotted a light a little way off the road and found that it was a farm . All seemed snug and quiet , so we decided to recon- noitre ...
... took a long drink and started off again like a giant refreshed . " Soon after we got under weigh we spotted a light a little way off the road and found that it was a farm . All seemed snug and quiet , so we decided to recon- noitre ...
Page 90
... took place at 1 A.M. It's 3 P.M. now . What have you been at all these hours in your cart ? " The Curate evidently thought that his Commanding Officer was not pleased . " We really had to go very slowly at the start , " he explained in ...
... took place at 1 A.M. It's 3 P.M. now . What have you been at all these hours in your cart ? " The Curate evidently thought that his Commanding Officer was not pleased . " We really had to go very slowly at the start , " he explained in ...
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