Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 248William Blackwood, 1940 - England |
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Page 168
... wind was blowing with the flood tide , and as allies they assailed the stricken vessel . The tide put the pressure on the hull , the fiendish wind applied it to the masts and yards ; the ship simply raced to leeward . The cable stopped ...
... wind was blowing with the flood tide , and as allies they assailed the stricken vessel . The tide put the pressure on the hull , the fiendish wind applied it to the masts and yards ; the ship simply raced to leeward . The cable stopped ...
Page 182
... wind . The flood - tide had caught her on the port quarter , thus bringing the wind out on to the starboard bow . That was all right . The starboard side was the low one , and the wind would help to keep her upright . But , with ...
... wind . The flood - tide had caught her on the port quarter , thus bringing the wind out on to the starboard bow . That was all right . The starboard side was the low one , and the wind would help to keep her upright . But , with ...
Page 501
... wind freshened to half a gale , and brought cold , driving rain , so that icy water ran down our necks , through our thin over- alls and into our boots . When , after an hour's soaking , the sergeant asked whether we should still go on ...
... wind freshened to half a gale , and brought cold , driving rain , so that icy water ran down our necks , through our thin over- alls and into our boots . When , after an hour's soaking , the sergeant asked whether we should still go on ...
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AERE PERENNIUS | 19 |
In these days of economy and retrenchment my annual | 104 |
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