Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239W. Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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Page 342
... waiting to garner the last of it from under the feet of the depressed beasts that trod it from the sheaves . A fine wind blew , and a group of men shook large sieves in mid- air on a tiny hillock not far from the threshing floor , and ...
... waiting to garner the last of it from under the feet of the depressed beasts that trod it from the sheaves . A fine wind blew , and a group of men shook large sieves in mid- air on a tiny hillock not far from the threshing floor , and ...
Page 375
... waiting for the cement base of the kitchen stove . " He should be here to- morrow to finish it , " said one of the waiting men . " Bother that avalanche , " said I. " That's not the avalanche , that's the Bishop , " they chorused . " We ...
... waiting for the cement base of the kitchen stove . " He should be here to- morrow to finish it , " said one of the waiting men . " Bother that avalanche , " said I. " That's not the avalanche , that's the Bishop , " they chorused . " We ...
Page 486
... waiting for him . The ebb had just started to run , and Flora May lay to the tide and a light air from the south - west . The skipper and Davidson hove short on the windlass as they tripped the anchor , Thompson got the foresail up and ...
... waiting for him . The ebb had just started to run , and Flora May lay to the tide and a light air from the south - west . The skipper and Davidson hove short on the windlass as they tripped the anchor , Thompson got the foresail up and ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 39 |
A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 293 |
WEST INDIAN INTERLUDE BY SEAWRACK | 452 |
Copyright | |
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