Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 287W. Blackwood, 1960 - England |
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Page 464
... ship running before the trades was sheer magic . I walked the poop deck with the Mate - nineteen steps from break to binnacle , under a velvety sky , the stars so brilliant that they cast shadows , and one could read print by their ...
... ship running before the trades was sheer magic . I walked the poop deck with the Mate - nineteen steps from break to binnacle , under a velvety sky , the stars so brilliant that they cast shadows , and one could read print by their ...
Page 469
... Ship Captain's Medical Guide , ' and administered the equiv- alent of an Army No. 9 ; he roughly bandaged the head , and the casualty was carried to the fo'c'sle , where he lay , more dead than alive , for nearly a month . ( Eventually ...
... Ship Captain's Medical Guide , ' and administered the equiv- alent of an Army No. 9 ; he roughly bandaged the head , and the casualty was carried to the fo'c'sle , where he lay , more dead than alive , for nearly a month . ( Eventually ...
Page 471
... ship preceded us , making for the Golden Gate under a press of canvas . The sight put the Old Man's teeth on edge . We had missed the tide . He fumed and growled , then went below , and left the poop to the Mate and pilot . But to me ...
... ship preceded us , making for the Golden Gate under a press of canvas . The sight put the Old Man's teeth on edge . We had missed the tide . He fumed and growled , then went below , and left the poop to the Mate and pilot . But to me ...
Contents
PATHFINDING IN THE GREAT NAFUD BY A DRUMMOND | 53 |
POINTS OF VIEW BY MARTIN GREEN | 62 |
RETURN BY BUDAPEST BY JAMES HANNAY | 78 |
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