Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 225William Blackwood, 1929 - England |
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Page 251
... took decidedly shrewd measures . His pocket was empty , all his wealth was in the plan he had in his head for persuading the king to send him out to Peru and give him the means to sail to the Austrian regions of the South Seas . Friends ...
... took decidedly shrewd measures . His pocket was empty , all his wealth was in the plan he had in his head for persuading the king to send him out to Peru and give him the means to sail to the Austrian regions of the South Seas . Friends ...
Page 456
... took us perhaps five minutes to slide down . A blizzard raged again that night , but we countered it by broaching a precious bottle of rum and making merry with a hot punch . Next morning Flurscheim had to return to Mürren , but Mac ...
... took us perhaps five minutes to slide down . A blizzard raged again that night , but we countered it by broaching a precious bottle of rum and making merry with a hot punch . Next morning Flurscheim had to return to Mürren , but Mac ...
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... took one man aboard who had the money , and he counted it out in annas and pice , bit by bit , and yowling the whole time as if he was paying out in blood . Then I took them on . I reckon they were near starved - they'd been there a ...
... took one man aboard who had the money , and he counted it out in annas and pice , bit by bit , and yowling the whole time as if he was paying out in blood . Then I took them on . I reckon they were near starved - they'd been there a ...
Contents
A GOLDEN CALF BY WESTON MARTYR | 1 |
ANATOMY AND THE GOLF SWING BY DAVID WATERSTON | 40 |
MIST SALMON AND CROCODILES BY SHALIMAR | 46 |
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