Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239W. Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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Page 92
... land , take off , do a short circuit round the aero- drome , turn into wind , and land again . This would be done perhaps a dozen times or more , and we would all sit up and take notice and see if he came down lightly like a bird , or ...
... land , take off , do a short circuit round the aero- drome , turn into wind , and land again . This would be done perhaps a dozen times or more , and we would all sit up and take notice and see if he came down lightly like a bird , or ...
Page 647
... land as Mr Winterburn's , and by the time it had come down in succession to our old friend it was known only as Winterburns . ' You perceive Winterburns then as an historic landmark ; its owners had been looked up to and respected ...
... land as Mr Winterburn's , and by the time it had come down in succession to our old friend it was known only as Winterburns . ' You perceive Winterburns then as an historic landmark ; its owners had been looked up to and respected ...
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... land . un- The people had the infinite capacity of the East for uncomplaining suffering ; there was no overt sign of privation ; but it was deniable that the partial failure of the rains for the last few years had desiccated the land ...
... land . un- The people had the infinite capacity of the East for uncomplaining suffering ; there was no overt sign of privation ; but it was deniable that the partial failure of the rains for the last few years had desiccated the land ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 39 |
A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 293 |
WEST INDIAN INTERLUDE BY SEAWRACK | 452 |
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